SDY News and Press, SPDR S&P Dividend From 05/09/22

The CDC ETF combines fundamental criteria to select dividend stocks with a volatility weighting methodology. The fund has delivered a positive return thus far in 2022, bucking the trend of the broad market selloff. CDC is a high-quality strategy ETF that can represent a defensive ...

There was a lot of volatility in stocks last week but in the end, the S&P 500 was down a mere 21 basis points. A rising currency is presumably negative for the export sector and positive for domestic purchasing power. On a sector basis, there were several winners last week wit...

SDY is down for the year, but not by much. In contrast, the S&P is well into correction territory. This has been a great example of the power of quality and dividends. When the risk-off modes dominates, investors seek shelter in time-tested companies. SDY continues to be a sta...

The map of the Asset Allocation Committee’s market views is a buzz of activity this quarter. Coming into 2022, we anticipated slower growth compared with the steep recovery levels of 2021 and inflation that was declining but persistent—and problematic due to its origins ...

Despite robust corporate profitability and household debt service coverage, recession fears have increased due to slowing GDP growth, tightening Fed policy, plunging consumer sentiment, and geopolitical uncertainty. Greater perceived risks in financial markets often drive investors to...

The Miller Income Strategy returned -10.08% for Q1 2022. As of the middle of April, the market is telling us the economy is still strong, though the rate of growth is now slowing due to overheating and inflation. Red-hot inflation now looks like it is weighing on growth. There...

Benchmark ETFs led by BlackRock (BLK), State Street Corporation (STT) and Vanguard that track the S&P 500 index watched more than $30B of capital exit the door in April. The move came as investors fled for safety as the market moved sharply lower during the month. iShares Core S&P 500...

The stagflation scenario got a little more traction last week with the release of a negative Q1 GDP print on Thursday and hints of more inflation on Friday. April was a really rotten month with everything down but the general commodity indexes. Investing is mostly an exercise in s...

This article series covers 94 U.S. dividend and income ETFs. Use it as a one-stop shop to learn about your favorite fund's performance, risk, concentration, turnover, yield, growth, and more. High Dividend ETFs produced a median loss of 3.17% in April, 5.61% better than SPY. They cont...

While the two more senior historic indices have not confirmed a bear market, retail sentiment for the next six months is extremely bearish. The American Association of Individual Investors' (AAII) latest weekly survey summary indicates a 59.4% bearish view. There were 989 new lows for...