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Dividend Aristocrat ETFs are a type of exchangetraded fund (ETF) that focuses on investing in companies known as "Dividend Aristocrats." These are highquality, bluechip companies that have a long history of consistently increasing their dividend payments year over year. Specifically, to be ...

ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF (TDV)
The tech sector accounts for 30% of current S&P 500 market value. It's known as a volatile sector, which tends to outperform in bull markets, while underperforming in weak market conditions. For example, it's the most beaten-up sector year to ...

ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (REGL)
Mid-caps have a history of outperforming both large and small caps over the long term. Mid-caps are generally classified as companies with market capitalizations between between $2 billion and $10 billion.
The REGL ETF invests exclusively ...

WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW)
This ETF tracks an index of large-cap U.S. companies that are growing their dividends. The largest holdings among the ETF's 300 stocks include Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM).
Sanabria says weighting is based ...

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL)
This is the only ETF focusing exclusively on the S&P Dividend Aristocrats. That consistency is a trait of companies that can maintain earnings throughout various market and economic cycles.
"Investors seeking lower volatility, consistent earnings ...

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD)
This ETF tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index, offering broad exposure to the 100 largest stocks that pay high dividends. Going a bit beyond Dividend Aristocrats, it screens for a history of at least 10 years of consecutive payouts, or stocks known as ...

Companies that consistently increase their dividends over time, sometimes over several decades, are in a unique group of those with strong financial health and a long-standing commitment to shareholder value. These dividend growers, also known as "Dividend Aristocrats" if they've raised their ...

Definition of Stagflation
Stagflation is a rare economic situation where an economy experiences both stagnant growth and high inflation at the same time. Typically, during an economic slowdown, prices tend to fall due to weaker demand. However, in stagflation, factors such as supply-side shocks ...

Franco-Nevada Corp. (FNV)
Gold is uniquely suited to stagflation because it tends to hold value during both inflationary spikes and periods of economic weakness. While you can gain exposure through mining stocks, they carry risks like high operating leverage and vulnerability to political or ...

NNN REIT Inc. (NNN)
Midstream energy infrastructure companies aren't the only ones able to pass costs on to customers – so-called triple-net lease real estate investment trusts (REITs) can, too. A strong example is NNN REIT, which offers a 5.7% dividend yield. This REIT owns over 3,500 retail ...