ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

NOBL

Market cap $11.5B

iShares Core High Dividend ETF provides a lower expense ratio and a higher trailing dividend yield than ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats® ETF. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has delivered stronger total returns over the past year, with lower price volatility than the S&P 500.

The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NYSEARCA:NOBL) is built for one job: deliver a slowly rising income stream from companies that have raised their dividends every year for at least a quarter century.

It's one thing to gather momentum and another to maintain it. The S&P 500 Momentum has effectively done both, gaining 7.5% during the month of June while maintaining a 44.4% gain that led all S&P factor-based equity exposure during the full second quarter.

Dividend Aristocrats rebounded in June and are now outperforming SPY YTD with a 9.61% return versus SPY's 6.91%. CAT leads 2026 performance at +76.98%, with 46 Aristocrats now ahead of SPY and 39 posting double-digit total returns. Recent dividend increases averaged 4.09%, slightly below the 2025 average, with 2026's average dividend growth rate at 3.97%.

If you own ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NYSEARCA:NOBL) for income, the question is whether the Aristocrat methodology delivers a safer payout than the broad market through SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY).

Investors who own the ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NYSEARCA:NOBL) bought one of the cleanest stories in dividend investing: S&P 500 companies that have raised their payout for at least 25 straight years.

Dividend Aristocrats ETFs offer steady income, dividend growth and downside protection, making them ideal picks for navigating volatile markets.

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