Prediction: This High-Yield Dividend Stock Will Outperform the S&P 500 Over the Next Decade

Since its debut in 1957, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index has served as the gold standard for measuring investment performance. It's a collection of the largest publicly traded companies arranged according to each company's market cap. This means giants like Apple, Nvidia, and Microsoft represent an outsized percentage of the overall index.Some investors complain that the S&P 500 is too heavily weighted toward its largest components, but you can't argue with its track record. Despite being off its peak, the index rose by 173% during the decade that ended on May 23, 2025. If we include dividend payments, the index delivered a 226% return over that period.According to S&P Global, over 64% of actively managed large-cap equity funds underperformed the S&P 500 index over the past 24 years. Money managers have a hard time outperforming the benchmark, but there are individual businesses with competitive advantages that regularly outperform.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool