Interesting flavor of the S&P 500. It's (SPYD) performed about as well as the regular S&P 500 (SPY) when you count the bigger dividend. SPYD yields 4.2% versus about 1.9% for the standard SPY. For two years SPY is up 10.4% versus 14.4% for the SPYD. http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2015/12/23/what-new-year-could-bring-for-new-dividend-etf.html