Are Dividend Stocks Good For Passive Income? It has not been the best of times for investors who prefer to own stocks that spin off regular income via dividend payments. While the S&P 500 is up about 18% this year, the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF SPYD -0.7%, which tracks the performance of the 80 highest yielding stocks within the S&P 500, is down about 5%. Now, the good news: investing is, if nothing else, cyclical.
It has not been the best of times for investors who prefer to own stocks that spin off regular income via dividend payments. While the S&P 500 is up about 18% this year, the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF SPYD, which tracks the performance of the 80 highest yielding stocks within the S&P …
