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Dividend Stocks Outperforming AI Growth
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Steady attention in S&P 500 coverage, without a clear trend.
Updated 14 October 2026
The argument: Dividend and value stocks are outperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 due to investor demand for defensive, lower-growth sectors over high-growth AI exposure
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This measures attention in published coverage, not the likelihood of a price move.
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Recent coverage
Earlier coverage
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Investor's Business Daily · Published 8 Sep 2026
4 Stocks Whup The S&P 500 — And Yield More Than 30-Year Treasurys
In coverage record: 9 Sep 2026
“4 Stocks Whup The S&P 500 — And Yield More Than 30-Year Treasurys”
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Barchart · Published 1 Sep 2026
Is Union Pacific Stock Outperforming the S&P 500?
In coverage record: 2 Sep 2026
“UNP shares rose 28.7% on a YTD basis and climbed 33.2% over the past 52 weeks, outperforming SPX's YTD gains of 11.5% and 18.2% returns over the last year.”
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EUROPE SAYS · Published 22 Aug 2026
This Fund Pays 400% of the S&P's Dividend and Still Beat Half of Wall Street This Year
In coverage record: 23 Aug 2026
“SPY paid $7.52 over the trailing twelve months, roughly a 1% yield on a $776 share. Income seekers who still want the same 500 stocks now have a peer sitting alongside SPY that pays four times as much cash without abandoning the underlying equity exposure.”
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Investor's Business Daily · Published 21 Aug 2026
Dividend Tourists Find Way To Triple S&P 500's Puny Yield
In coverage record: 22 Aug 2026
“Dividend Tourists Find Way To Triple S&P 500's Puny Yield”
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CNBC · Published 3 Aug 2026
Church & Dwight is an attractive, low beta, consumer staples standout, Katie Stockton says
In coverage record: 4 Aug 2026
“The relative improvement reinforces CHD's defensive appeal, suggesting its low-beta profile is being rewarded as market volatility rises. Overall, CHD offers a constructive defensive setup when the market is choppy.”
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Moneycontrol · Published 1 Aug 2026
AI earnings season splits stock markets as investors reward returns, punish heavy spending
In coverage record: 2 Aug 2026
“S&P 500 firms are on track to post a 29% surge in second-quarter earnings per share, among the highest on record outside of post-crises recovery years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence. And yet, the S&P 500 has gone nowhere since the season began in mid-July, weighed down by the largely underwhelming response to big tech.”
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The Straits Times · Published 31 Jul 2026
Wall Street ends higher as Amazon soothes AI jitters
In coverage record: 1 Aug 2026
“Strong earnings forecasts and a recent decline in share prices have left the S&P 500 trading at about 20 times expected earnings, just above its 10-year average of 19 times, according to LSEG data.”
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NBC News · Published 29 Jul 2026
Wall Street closes down sharply after Fed keeps rates unchanged
In coverage record: 30 Jul 2026
“Strong earnings forecasts and Wall Street's recent decline have left the S&P 500 trading at about 20 times expected earnings, just above its 10-year average of 19, according to LSEG data.”
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Seeking Alpha · Published 16 Jul 2026
SCHD: Your ETF To Hide From The AI Bottleneck Bust
In coverage record: 17 Jul 2026
“With a total return of 20% YTD, SCHD has easily outperformed the S&P 500... SCHD offers less aggressive and volatile portfolio positioning with sector allocations favoring Healthcare (20.7%), Consumer Defensive (19%), and Energy (14%)”
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Forbes · Published 8 Jul 2026
6 High-Yield International Dividend Stocks Analysts Love
In coverage record: 9 Jul 2026
“High-quality international stocks are quietly paying dividend yields well above the S&P 500 average yield of 1.05%. The yield gap between some international stocks and the S&P 500 average could be a difference-maker for your income portfolio.”
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Benzinga · Published 5 Jul 2026
SCHD ETF Is Beating VOO and QQQ This Year Despite Limited AI Exposure
In coverage record: 6 Jul 2026
“The Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (NYSE:SCHD) is hovering near its all-time high and is beating the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 in terms of total returns this year, a sign that there is demand for value stocks.”
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