Dividend stocks have long been a way for investors to earn income, but recent cuts may have some concerned about what to do next. On Wednesday, Intel announced it was slashing its dividend by nearly 66%, to 12.5 cents per share from 36.5 cents. The new annualized dividend yield is 4.20%, down from 7.13%. The latest dividend is payable June 1 to shareholders on record as of May 7.
mountain SPDR S & P Global Dividend ETF's year-to-date performance The ProShares S & P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF , also tracks the index. Holdings are equal-weighted and the ETF is rebalanced at the same time as the index. It currently has a dividend yield of 2.42%, according to FactSet. For Mike Moray, Integrity Viking Funds' chief investment officer, a history of raising dividends is a key metric his team uses when deciding to keep a name in their Dividend Harvest Fund .
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