Why I'm Loading Up on These 3 High Dividend ETFs for Passive Income
2026-01-02 07:35:00 ET
Dividend exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have largely underperformed in 2025 as tech stocks kept leading the equity markets higher. Only a handful of U.S. dividend ETFs have managed to beat the S&P 500 and those were mostly due to their overweighting in tech.
However, there is reason for hope. During the latter part of 2025, the markets have broadened, improving the performance of dividend ETFs in the process. Financials, industrials, and healthcare, three sectors that tend to show up heavily in dividend ETFs, had stretches of beating the market and could continue doing so in 2026.
High-yield dividend ETFs are looking quietly compelling again and a few look especially attractive. Here are three that combine high income with a bright future.
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