The recent, unprecedented 43-day government shutdown, which concluded on November 12, 2025, has plunged the Federal Reserve into a profound "data blackout," significantly obscuring its ability to accurately assess the U.S. economic outlook. This prolonged disruption, described as the longest in the nation's history, has severely curtailed the collection
Here are five dividend ETFs that are clearly outpacing the broad market indices this year by wide margins and are considered solid options for investors searching for yields as well as some returns in uncertain markets.
With Trump's tariffs in focus, dividend-paying, domestically focused businesses are expected to benefit. ETFs like Vanguard Dividend Appreciation and iShares Select Dividend could offer exposure to these companies.
Dividend equities have historically shown resilience during market downturns and offer the potential for quicker recovery after losing less than other non-dividend benchmarks.
Wall Street has been sizzling hot this holiday season. This is likely to continue, given that the Santa Claus rally is on the way. Against such a backdrop, there are some hidden gems which could surprise investors with big returns this Christmas.
While there have been losers in many corners of the space, these five ETFs from different industries that easily survived the market rout and outperformed last year.
At the moment there seems to be no respite on the ride down, markets opened the week on Monday, by closing markedly down again. Market futures are still up heading into the open.
