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Over the last 10 years, it has delivered a strong annualized total return of 10.8% before taxes, beating VIG. Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) doesn’t market itself specifically as a dividend growth fund, but dividend growth is a key part of its benchmark, the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index. Like NOBL, SDY has also lagged peers with a 10-year annualized total return of 9.2% before taxes. Over the last 10 years, DGRO has slightly outperformed VIG, delivering an annualized total return of 12.4% before taxes. Over the past 10 years, VIG has delivered an annualized total return of 12.7% before taxes. By applying this process, we identified a group of five dividend growth ETFs that are not only true to the strategy but also cost-effective, easy to trade and built to last.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
This argument has done little to persuade the many investors who consider dividends an attractive investment incentive. These companies have increased their dividends every year for more than 50 years. Disclosures are typically included in the notes to the financial statements under the Equity or Retained Earnings sections.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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