Dividend ETFs Reach Record Highs as Treasury Yields Rise
SCHD, DGRO, and VYM hit new peaks this week. Their dividend yields now sit below current Treasury rates after stock price gains reduced payout percentages.
swissinfo.chThree major dividend ETFs reached record highs this week. S. Dividend Equity ETF, iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF, and Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF extended a multi-year advance.
22 percent.
96 percent and VYM yields 3 percent. Fixed payouts combined with higher share prices produced the lower percentages. Treasury yields remain higher. 55 percent, and the 30-year above 5 percent after a modest pullback earlier in the week.
8 percent.
Producer price data also increased. Benzinga reported the figures contributed to the recent rise in Treasury yields.
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SCHD, DGRO, and VYM reached record highs.
1 sourceBenzinga - This week
Two-year Treasury yield stood at 4.12 percent and ten-year at 4.55 percent.
1 sourceBenzinga - April 2026
U.S. CPI rose to 3.8 percent.
1 sourceBenzinga
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Investors may compare ETF yields with Treasury rates when allocating funds.
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