7/17/2023
By Charles Payne CEO & Principal Analyst

Dividend payout ratios continue to drift lower, down significantly over the last century.  Dividends are just 17% of the S&P 500 total return from 2013 to 2022. 

Investors have mainly been pulling money out of dividend funds and exchange-traded-funds (ETFs). There were big hopes dividend payers would be a haven, but lots of investors have found more comfort in money markets and bonds. Long-time dividend payers tend to be the older companies that haven’t gotten any traction.

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Charles Payne
Wall Street Strategies

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