Three Dividend ETFs Outside the S&P 500 That Are Beating It and Paying Up to 3.4 Percent
Key takeaways
- Three Dividend ETFs Outside the S&P 500 That Are Beating.
- The analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 stocks and Victory Shares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd Index ETF wasn t one of them.
- Most dividend ETF conversations start and end with the S&P 500.
Three Dividend ETFs Outside the S&P 500 That Are Beating. It and Paying Up to 3.4 Percent Andrew Angelov / Shutterstock.com John Seetoo Thu, May 21, 2026 at 8:35 PM GMT+7 6 min read ^GSPC VIG CDL DON DES Quick Read Wisdom Tree U.S. Small Cap Dividend Fund (DES) surged 14% YTD by filtering unprofitable small caps through dividend requirements.
The analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 stocks and Victory Shares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd Index ETF wasn t one of them. Get them here FREE.
Most dividend ETF conversations start and end with the S&P 500. That is fine if you already own Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF or Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF and want one more large-cap variant. It is limiting if you are trying to build an income stream from companies the large-cap dividend crowd never touches. Three funds widen that aperture: WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DON), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DES), and VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (NYSEARCA:CDL).