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2 Magnificent S&P 500 Dividend Stocks Down as Much as 25% to Buy and Hold Forever

Yahoo Finance · May 25, 2026, 1:50 PM

Key takeaways

  • XLY ^GSPC The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF, the bellwether exchange-traded fund (ETF) dedicated to that sector, is off 1.2% year to date.
  • As expected, some consumer discretionary stocks are outperforming the group as a whole, while others are outright duds.
  • Our team just released a report on a little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly," providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need.

XLY ^GSPC The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF, the bellwether exchange-traded fund (ETF) dedicated to that sector, is off 1.2% year to date. That performance is all the more gloomy when considering the S&P 500 is up 8.6% since the start of 2026.

As expected, some consumer discretionary stocks are outperforming the group as a whole, while others are outright duds. But one thing that s interesting about the consumer cyclical laggards group is that it includes some potentially attractive dividend names.

Will AI create the world s first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on a little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly," providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue »

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