iShares Select Dividend ETF

DVY

Market cap $22.6B

A million dollars sounds like the finish line. For dividend investors in 2026, it is the starting point for a specific question: how much income does it generate, and is that enough to live on?

I'm mostly a tech investor, but I like to keep some dividend holdings as well.

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I am upgrading iShares Select Dividend ETF to a buy, citing its ability to capture capital rotation out of technology into value sectors. DVY's heavy Utilities allocation positions it to benefit from AI-driven data center growth, offering both resilience and exposure to a major secular trend. DVY has outperformed the S&P 500 over the last six months, delivering an 8.19% total return versus SPY's 1.89%, driven by sector rotation and dividend growth.

Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market? You should consider the iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on November 3, 2003.

Most retirees building an income portfolio face the same tradeoff: take Treasury bonds and accept yields just above 4%, or put money into dividend stocks and hope the income holds up.

The iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY) was launched on 11/03/2003, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.

Shifting from higher-risk assets to consistent income sources is a natural progression for retirees.