2 High-Yield Dividend ETFs I Would Buy Right Now and Why

Dividend exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are finally making a comeback in 2026 and it can't come quick enough for some. After a comparatively strong 2022, which saw some dividend ETFs outperform the S&P 500 by 10% or more, it's been mostly misery ever since. The WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF, which I like to use as a pseudo-proxy for the entire dividend stock universe, was up 50% total from 2023 to 2025, well behind the 86% return for the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF over the same period. Will AI create the wo ...