If you’re seeking steady income from your investments, good luck finding it in traditional U.S. index funds tracking the The current dividend yield on that tech-stock-laden benchmark is only 1.1%. Yes, there are solid U.S. stock dividend-focused exchange-traded funds like which has a 2.2% trailing 12-month yield, and which yields 3.1%. It also sports a 14% five-year annualized return versus the Vanguard’s U.S. dividend ETF’s 12.2% and Schwab’s 9.5%, with international stocks beating U.S. ones over that period.