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The State of Dividends — Q3 2026
Every raise and cut across the listed dividend universe, valuation against fair value, and safety grades by sector. Free, ungated and citable.
Watch10:47High-Yield Funds: Did Anyone Actually Make Money? We Checked
We sent a made-up investor back in time with $10,000 for each of seven high-yield funds (JEPQ, MSTY, ULTY, PDI, GOF, NLY and ARR), took every payment as cash, and counted what he had on November 6, 2026, against a plain S&P 500 fund bought the same day. Six made money. One beat the index.
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The dividend market today
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- As of Nov 11, 2026, SmarterDividends tracks 3,069 U.S.-listed stocks, ETFs and funds that pay a dividend.
- As of Nov 11, 2026, the median forward dividend yield among U.S.-listed dividend-paying stocks with a market value of at least $500 million is 2.49%.
- As of Nov 11, 2026, 110 U.S.-listed stocks in SmarterDividends' data have raised their dividend for 25 or more consecutive years.
- In the 30 days to Nov 11, 2026, 153 U.S.-listed companies raised their regular dividend and 3 cut it, by ex-dividend date. That is 51.0 increases for every cut.
- In the seven days from Nov 11, 2026, 469 U.S.-listed dividend payers tracked by SmarterDividends have an ex-dividend date.
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SmarterDividends, "SmarterDividends: Dividend Tracker & Dividend Stock Research," updated Nov 11, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/
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