财联社1月4日电，据新华社，美国总统特朗普3日称，美国将“管理”委内瑞拉直至实施“安全”过渡。

美国总统特朗普3日称，美国将“管理”委内瑞拉直至实施“安全”过渡。（新华社）

Key Points Main Street Capital pays a sustainable monthly dividend. It has steadily increased its monthly dividend payment over the years. The BDC also periodically pays supplemental quarterly dividends. 10 stocks we like better than Main Street Capital › One of my top financial goals for 2026 is to grow my passive Income. My ultimate target is to generate enough passive income to cover my basic living expenses. That would enable me to achieve a level of financial freedom where I wouldn't have to worry about any potential future decline in my income level. A key aspect of my strategy is to invest in high-quality, high-yielding dividend stocks with an excellent track record of steadily increasing their payouts. One company that certainly meets these criteria is Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN). Here's why I plan to buy shares of the high-yielding dividend stock hand over fist this year. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » A bankable and growing monthly dividend Main Street Capital is a business development company (BDC). It primarily provides capital (debt and equity) to lower middle market companies (those with between $10 million and $150 million in annual revenue). The BDC will also make private loans to middle-market companies with between $25 million and $500 million in revenue. It primarily invests in companies owned by private equity or in the process of being acquired by a private equity fund. The company has invested nearly $2.2 billion across 88 lower-middle-market portfolio companies, with 70.7% of this portfolio comprising debt investments. Additionally, Main Street Capital's private loan portfolio consists of $1.9 billion of primarily debt investments (94% of the portfolio) across 86 portfolio companies. Its debt investments generate interest income, while the equity investments often produce dividend income. Main Street Capital pays out a conservative perc...

Key Points VTI and SCHB both charge just 0.03% in annual fees and deliver nearly identical one-year returns and yields. VTI holds a broader mix of stocks -- over 3,500 versus SCHB’s 2,400 -- though both funds are tech-heavy. VTI's vast scale and higher trading volume may appeal to those prioritizing liquidity and seamless trade execution. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires › The Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF (NYSEMKT:SCHB) and the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT:VTI) are both designed to mirror the entire U.S. stock market, making them core building blocks for diversified portfolios. This comparison unpacks their similarities and subtle differences, helping investors weigh cost, returns, risk, and portfolio makeup. Snapshot (cost & size) Metric SCHB VTI Issuer Schwab Vanguard Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03% 1-yr return (as of Jan. 2, 2026) 15.81% 16.06% Dividend yield 1.11% 1.11% Beta (5Y monthly) 1.04 1.04 AUM $38 billion $567 billion Both funds are equally affordable, with a 0.03% annual expense ratio. Their dividend yields are also matched at 1.11%, leaving little to separate them on cost or payout. Performance & risk comparison Metric SCHB VTI Max drawdown (5 y) -25.40% -25.36% Growth of $1,000 over 5 years $1,734 $1,728 What's inside VTI tracks a broad index that covers large-, mid-, and small-cap U.S. companies, offering exposure to 3,527 stocks. The fund is heavily weighted toward technology (making up 35% of total assets), with financial services and consumer cyclicals sectors also prominent. Its top holdings include Apple, Nvidia, and Microsoft, together making up just over 19% of the portfolio. SCHB aims for similar market coverage but holds a somewhat narrower 2,407 stocks. Like VTI, it skews toward technology (34% of assets), with financials and consumer cyclicals rounding out its top three sectors. Its largest positions match VTI's, and combined, these top three stocks make up just over 18% of total assets. Neither fund has notab...

Key Points FDVV offers a higher dividend yield and a slightly better one-year return than VIG. VIG charges a lower expense ratio and holds 338 stocks, with much greater assets under management. Both ETFs lean heavily into technology and financials, but FDVV has a larger tilt toward consumer defensive stocks. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires › Fidelity High Dividend ETF (NYSEMKT:FDVV) stands out for its higher yield and better recent performance, while Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEMKT:VIG) appeals with lower costs, a broader portfolio, and far greater assets under management. Both funds focus on dividend-oriented U.S. stocks, but their approaches and portfolios differ. This comparison examines cost, performance, risk, and portfolio composition to help investors decide whether FDVV’s higher yield and sector tilts outweigh VIG’s lower fees and broader diversification. Snapshot (cost & size) Metric FDVV VIG Issuer Fidelity Vanguard Expense ratio 0.15% 0.05% 1-year return (as of 2026-1-2) 17.7% 15.1% Dividend yield 3.02% 1.59% Beta 0.82 0.79 AUM $7.7 billion $120.4 billion Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year weekly returns. The one-year return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. FDVV charges a 0.15% expense ratio, but VIG is even more affordable at 0.05%. FDVV may appeal to income-seekers with its 3.02% yield, which is substantially higher than VIG’s 1.59% payout. Performance & risk comparison Metric FDVV VIG Max drawdown (5 y) (20.2%) (20.4%) Growth of $1,000 over 5 years $2,098 $1,713 What's inside VIG tracks a diversified basket of 338 large-cap U.S. companies with a history of raising dividends, spanning technology (30%), financial services (21%), and healthcare (15%). Its largest holdings include Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO), Microsoft Corp.(NASDAQ:MSFT), and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). At nearly 20 years old, VIG’s long track record and broad approach may appeal t...

当地时间1月3日，美国总统特朗普就美国对委内瑞拉的军事行动举行新闻发布会。特朗普称，美国将“管理”委内瑞拉直至实施“安全”过渡。他还表示，马杜罗及其妻子都将面临美国司法审判。特朗普没有为美国的占领设定时间限制。他声称何时将委内瑞拉交还给委内瑞拉，将由美国决定。（央视）

IonQ and UiPath could see breakout growth over the next decade. Finding stocks that are still early in their growth journeys can lead to big eventual gains down the road. These stocks carry more risk, but if they execute, they can become huge long-term winners. Let's look at two breakout growth stocks you can buy and hold for the long term. 1. IonQ With quantum computing an emerging field still very much in its infancy, IonQ (IONQ +4.23%) is a bit of a lottery ticket. However, it's a long-term bet that could pay off in a big way. There are a couple of things I like about the IonQ story and why it has the potential to be a big winner in the space. The first is that its trapped-ion technology has proven to be one of the most accurate, with it recently achieving a 99.99% fidelity (accuracy) rate. While other technologies are faster, many are not as accurate, and for quantum computing to become commercially viable on a wide scale, it essentially needs to be completely error free. While 99.99% fidelity seems high, the company still has a long way to go, but it does allow it to start adding error-correcting software to its machines to continue to push fidelity higher. Expand NYSE : IONQ IonQ Today's Change ( 4.23 %) $ 1.90 Current Price $ 46.77 Key Data Points Market Cap $17B Day's Range $ 43.80 - $ 47.09 52wk Range $ 17.88 - $ 84.64 Volume 17M Avg Vol 26M Gross Margin -747.41 % What I also really like about IonQ's approach is that it is trying to build an entire quantum computing ecosystem. The company took advantage of its high stock price earlier in 2025 to raise a lot of capital. It's using this to not only fund research, but to add important technological pieces through acquisitions. Advertisement One of its most important deals was to acquire LightSynq, which gave it photonic interconnect technology that will allow it to connect "small traps" together. While IonQ can add more ions to increase the power of its systems, this can become unwieldy. By using small traps, ...

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1月3日，美国总统特朗普就美国对委内瑞拉的军事行动举行新闻发布会。特朗普称，美国将“管理”委内瑞拉直至实施“安全”过渡。他还表示，马杜罗及其妻子都将面临美国司法审判。特朗普没有为美国的占领设定时间限制。他声称何时将委内瑞拉交还给委内瑞拉，将由美国决定。 特朗普说，美国对委内瑞拉的石油禁运仍完全有效。特朗普称，“美国在西半球的主导地位再也不会受到质疑”。 当地时间1月3日中午11时39分，北京时间今天（1月4日）凌晨0时39分，美国总统特朗普、国防部长赫格塞思在佛罗里达州海湖庄园就美军对委内瑞拉动武、将委内瑞拉总统马杜罗控制并移送出境举行记者会。（央视）

当地时间1月3日，美国总统特朗普就对委军事行动发表声明。特朗普表示，美军在行动中使用了空中、陆地和海上力量。（央视）

$AMZN stock fell 3% this week, according to our price data from Polygon. It has been the 16th most-searched ticker on Quiver Quantitative over the last week, out of 50 total tickers searched. Here is what we see in our data on $AMZN (you can track the company live on Quiver's $AMZN stock page): $AMZN Insider Trading Activity $AMZN insiders have traded $AMZN stock on the open market 66 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 66 have been sales. Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AMZN stock by insiders over the last 6 months: JEFFREY P BEZOS (Executive Chair) has made 0 purchases and 18 sales selling 20,747,211 shares for an estimated $4,709,995,271 . . DOUGLAS J HERRINGTON (CEO Worldwide Amazon Stores) has made 0 purchases and 19 sales selling 57,738 shares for an estimated $13,584,838 . . DAVID ZAPOLSKY (Senior Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 9 sales selling 41,340 shares for an estimated $9,155,263 . . ANDREW R JASSY (President and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 7 sales selling 39,744 shares for an estimated $8,714,211 . . MATTHEW S GARMAN (CEO Amazon Web Services) has made 0 purchases and 7 sales selling 35,553 shares for an estimated $7,794,622 . . BRIAN T OLSAVSKY (Senior Vice President and CFO) sold 17,750 shares for an estimated $3,953,635 JONATHAN RUBINSTEIN sold 8,173 shares for an estimated $2,043,495 SHELLEY REYNOLDS (Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 2,715 shares for an estimated $601,754 . . DANIEL P HUTTENLOCHER sold 1,237 shares for an estimated $280,316 KEITH BRIAN ALEXANDER sold 900 shares for an estimated $209,700 To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. $AMZN Hedge Fund Activity We have seen 2,857 institutional investors add shares of $AMZN stock to their portfolio, and 2,170 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter. Here are some of the largest recent moves: To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quant...

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$AMD stock rose 3% this week, according to our price data from Polygon. It has been the 41st most-searched ticker on Quiver Quantitative over the last week, out of 50 total tickers searched. Here is what we see in our data on $AMD (you can track the company live on Quiver's $AMD stock page): $AMD Insider Trading Activity $AMD insiders have traded $AMD stock on the open market 61 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 61 have been sales. Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AMD stock by insiders over the last 6 months: LISA T SU (Chair, President & CEO) has made 0 purchases and 16 sales selling 350,000 shares for an estimated $63,785,256 . . MARK D PAPERMASTER (Chief Technology Officer & EVP) has made 0 purchases and 24 sales selling 85,506 shares for an estimated $16,332,742 . . FORREST EUGENE NORROD (EVP & GM DESG) has made 0 purchases and 10 sales selling 38,900 shares for an estimated $7,600,589 . . PAUL DARREN GRASBY (EVP & CSO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 20,000 shares for an estimated $3,919,800 . . JEAN X. HU (EVP, CFO and Treasurer) has made 0 purchases and 7 sales selling 14,506 shares for an estimated $3,045,740 . . AVA HAHN (SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 3,011 shares for an estimated $670,804. To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. $AMD Hedge Fund Activity We have seen 1,488 institutional investors add shares of $AMD stock to their portfolio, and 1,009 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter. Here are some of the largest recent moves: To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. Receive $AMD Data Alerts Sign Up $AMD Congressional Stock Trading Members of Congress have traded $AMD stock 10 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 8 have been purchases and 2 have been sales. Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AMD stock by members of C...

U.S. strikes on Venezuela spark alarm across Latin America and beyond toggle caption Esteban Felix/AP The impact of the Trump administration's stunning airstrikes and "capture" of Nicolás Maduro are already being felt well beyond Venezuela's borders — the most significant U.S. intervention in the region since the 1989 invasion of Panama. President Gustavo Petro in neighboring Colombia, announced that security forces were deployed along the border to prepare for a possible refugee influx. Colombia hosts the largest Venezuelan diaspora. Petro confirmed multiple strikes in Caracas, including a military airbase, other installations, and the legislative building. He condemned the attack as an aggression against Venezuela and Latin America, urging de-escalation. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva condemned the U.S. attack on neighboring Venezuela and the seizure of Maduro, saying the strikes "crossed an unacceptable line" and set a "dangerous precedent." Sponsor Message Lula said the action evoked "the worst moments of interference" in Latin America and threatened the region's status as a zone of peace. Despite his past alliance with Maduro's predecessor Hugo Chávez, relations have cooled since Brazil refused to recognize Maduro's disputed 2024 election victory, widely dismissed as fraudulent. Other regional powers, including Chile and Mexico, echoed strong condemnation. Mexico called the strikes a violation of the U.N. Charter and urged an immediate halt to acts of aggression. In a Fox News interview on Saturday, President Trump said Mexico was run by drug cartels and he said quote "something is gonna have to be done with Mexico." Cuba and Nicaragua — two of Venezuela's closest allies — are closely monitoring the crisis. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel labeled the U.S. action "state terrorism" and called for urgent international intervention. Cuba, facing its most severe economic crisis since the fall of the Soviet Union, relies heavily on Venezuelan oil. An...

America's New "Value Menu" Economy Should Worry You Authored by Peter Reagan , The hottest restaurant items of 2025 aren’t gourmet burgers – they’re value meals. When eating out turns into a budgeting exercise, it reveals something deeper about inflation, the rising cost of living and the quiet erosion of our quality of life… Restaurants have been a constant of human life for centuries, from roadside taverns serving weary travelers to dining rooms built to impress the wealthy. Every city, town, and village has one. Even places too small for a post office usually have somewhere to eat. Today, restaurants are so ubiquitous that many towns have at least one drive-through, letting people grab a meal without leaving their car and eat it on the way back to work. Because the industry is everywhere (and fiercely competitive), restaurants are always searching for the next angle to pull people through the door and persuade them to spend. That’s why chains closely track which menu items sell best. What’s surprising isn’t that they do this. No, it’s what those top-selling items are in 2025. The hot new trend: Reading menus from right to left Often, what’s “hot” especially in fancy restaurants is exotic, disgusting, gross or just plain expensive. I once watched an episode of Bizarre Foods where Andrew Zimmern ate a cobra heart. I’ve seen restaurants in LA that serve desserts covered in gold foil (I didn’t order one). Well, it seems that, at least for now, those days are behind us. According to Amelia Lucas with CNBC , the hottest menu items for 2025 are “value” items. That’s right, budget foods, the ones that cost less or give more calories for your buck, those were the hottest items year-round. This trend may explain why McDonald’s no longer carries a gourmet burger (which I thought was surprisingly good). Well, it wasn’t a budget product, so it had to go. And McDonald’s isn’t the only chain cutting down to the bare budget basics. Not by a long shot. And I bet you can guess why...

美国总统特朗普：根据我的指令，美国在委内瑞拉展开（军事）行动。 通过陆海空手段打击委内瑞拉首都加拉加斯，这是为了将总统马杜罗“绳之以法”。 委内瑞拉所有军事能力都被瘫痪。 （美国）将经营委内瑞拉，直至能够安全、合理、“正当”地移交政权。 这次行动是二战以来“从未有过的”。 美国“深更半夜”成功地掳走马杜罗夫妇，他们俩都将受到“美国法律”的制裁。

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Bob McNally, Rapidan Energy Group founder and president, says the oil markets won't be too worried about a loss in supply from Venezuela in the aftermath of US strikes. He speaks on "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)

As they were jolted from their beds just before 2am on Saturday, many Caracas residents sought an innocent explanation for the racket that had interrupted their sleep: an exploding air conditioning unit, a tropical thunderstorm, an earthquake. Or perhaps a festive display of pyrotechnics over Venezuela’s mountain-flanked capital. “I thought it might be fireworks,” Carlos Hurtado, a resident of the 23 de Enero housing estate on the city’s westside, recalled of the moment he was woken by a mysterious sequence of rumblings and explosions. But as plumes of smoke rose over the country’s largest city, air raid sirens rang out, and WhatsApp groups lit up with shaky cellphone videos of tangerine-coloured explosions, it became clear that the pre-dawn detonations were not the result of a natural disaster or defective appliance. After five months of intensifying US military pressure, Venezuela was under attack, with missiles raining down on army bases, airfields and key infrastructure across the capital and the surrounding region. “They are bombing La Carlota and they’re bombing Fuerte Tiuna,” one resident of a middle-class area called Sebucán warned neighbours in a six-second voice message, referring to two of the city’s most important military installations. La Carlota is an airbase in the heart of Caracas; Fuerte Tiuna is a heavily fortified military complex, long believed to have been the home of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro. Video footage captured by a group of hikers who were reportedly camping on the mountains overlooking Caracas was reminiscent of images of the“shock and awe” air campaign against Baghdad in March 2003. 2:18 Venezuela in state of emergency after US strikes and 'capture' of Maduro – video report “You couldn’t see the planes, but you could hear them soaring through the sky,” said Ligia Uribe de Torres, 74, whose apartment overlooks La Carlota’s runway. Ricardo Sans, 69, an engineer who lives in the mountains around Caracas, recalled leaping out o...

While the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro following US airstrikes marks a seismic geopolitical development, early reports suggest that the global oil market will largely take the move in its stride. Venezuela’s oil infrastructure wasn’t affected after a series of US attacks in Caracas and other states, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Key facilities such as Jose port, the Amuay refinery and oil areas in the Orinoco Belt are still operational, said the people, who declined to be named because the matter is confidential. While Venezuela was once an oil-producing powerhouse, its output has declined precipitously over the past two decades and now represents less than 1% of global supplies. Recent US pressure on Maduro’s regime, including the seizure of tankers carrying Venezuelan crude, forced the country to start shutting some oil wells. Meanwhile, worldwide oil supplies are expected to exceed demand by 3.8 million barrels a day in 2026, which would mark a record, according to the International Energy Agency. Crude prices have slumped in recent weeks to around $60 a barrel. One weekend retail trading product run by IG Group showed US crude prices at one point rising by close to $2 from Friday’s close. “I assess that Brent crude prices will rise only marginally at the open on Sunday evening, by 1-2 US dollars or even less,” said Arne Lohman Rasmussen , chief analyst at A/S Global Risk Management. “Even under normal conditions, a disruption of this magnitude is manageable for the market. In particular, all forecasts point to a significant oversupply in the first quarter, driven by seasonally weak demand and OPEC+ production increases.” Venezuela is a member of OPEC, which along with allies including Russia is scheduled to meet Sunday. Their planned video conference is expected to see the group stick with a planned pause to production hikes, three delegates said earlier this week. The tanker seizures in the Caribbean in recent weeks have sp...

当地时间1月3日，特朗普在其社交平台Truth Social上发布了一张马杜罗在“硫磺岛”号军舰上的照片。马杜罗在美国军舰上戴手铐、双眼被黑布蒙住。（央视，新华社）

On the opening weekend of 2025, Forest beat Wolves 3-0 to consolidate their position in the Premier League's top three. That was a sixth straight win, something the club had not achieved in the top flight in a single season since 1966-67, and they sat five points ahead of Newcastle in fifth. Now, it is four straight defeats for the first time since November-December 2023 - a run which ended with Steve Cooper losing his job at the City Ground. Dyche is already Forest's third manager of the season and the SOS went to him in October after Ange Postecoglou's brief and damaging reign. The former Everton and Burnley boss started well, but the drop-off in organisation, focus and form - especially of late - has been drastic. At Villa they were undone by simple errors: a collective switch-off to allow Ollie Watkins to open the scoring was followed by John Victor's ill-advised foray 40 yards from goal which allowed John McGinn to add a killer third goal. "You can't give basic errors away to teams like this in the Premier League," Dyche told BBC Match of the Day. "The mentality is there, but you can't keep giving yourself a mountain to climb. Players were switching off to the basics. We have worked on it and shown them, but this is the job. I never expected it to be easy when I got here." Until Watkins struck in first-half stoppage time, Forest's plan was working, even if it was pragmatic in the extreme. Villa had been restricted to one chance - a golden one - when goalkeeper John denied Watkins early. But Forest fell apart. McGinn scored the first of his two goals in the 49th minute to give high-flying Villa a handy 2-0 cushion. Although Morgan Gibbs-White's goal made it 2-1 and briefly gave Forest hope, there was little to suggest they would mount an improbable comeback. Gibbs-White told Sky Sports: "I feel like we stuck to the gameplan in the first half. There were lots of positives to take. I know we need points, but we showed a work ethic and desire. "We always know Villa...

Tens of thousands of homes in Berlin will be without electricity until Thursday as authorities struggle to repair power cables seriously damaged in a suspected arson attack, officials have said. Some households may also be without heating as the outage has affected local systems at a time when the German capital is blanketed in snow and temperatures are hovering around freezing. Emergency services were alerted early on Saturday that several high-voltage cables on a bridge near a power plant had gone up in flames. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, but about 45,500 homes and 2,200 businesses in districts in south-west Berlin were left without power, according to the grid operator Stromnetz Berlin. View image in fullscreen A pedestrian walks through the Lichterfelde district in western Berlin after a major power outage. Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA The extensive damage means that about 35,000 households will be without electricity until Thursday afternoon, Berlin authorities said in a statement. Power should be restored to other homes by early Sunday. “We are dealing with a particularly serious power outage affecting tens of thousands of households and businesses, including care facilities, hospitals, numerous social institutions and companies,” said Franziska Giffey, Berlin’s senator for economic affairs. The local district heating system – which transports heat around a pipe network in the area – is affected as it is powered by electricity. Stromnetz Berlin warned that repair work would “take a very long time”, with media reports saying that cold weather was hindering efforts to lay new underground cables. Police deployed about 160 officers to the site of the incident in the Lichterfelde area and said they were “investigating on suspicion of arson”. They drove vans equipped with loudspeakers through the affected areas, urging residents to stay with friends or relatives elsewhere if possible, use mobile phones sparingly and ensure they had torches to hand. ...

Main Street Capital provides investors with two income streams. One of my top financial goals for 2026 is to grow my passive Income. My ultimate target is to generate enough passive income to cover my basic living expenses. That would enable me to achieve a level of financial freedom where I wouldn't have to worry about any potential future decline in my income level. A key aspect of my strategy is to invest in high-quality, high-yielding dividend stocks with an excellent track record of steadily increasing their payouts. One company that certainly meets these criteria is Main Street Capital (MAIN +2.05%). Here's why I plan to buy shares of the high-yielding dividend stock hand over fist this year. A bankable and growing monthly dividend Main Street Capital is a business development company (BDC). It primarily provides capital (debt and equity) to lower middle market companies (those with between $10 million and $150 million in annual revenue). The BDC will also make private loans to middle-market companies with between $25 million and $500 million in revenue. It primarily invests in companies owned by private equity or in the process of being acquired by a private equity fund. The company has invested nearly $2.2 billion across 88 lower-middle-market portfolio companies, with 70.7% of this portfolio comprising debt investments. Additionally, Main Street Capital's private loan portfolio consists of $1.9 billion of primarily debt investments (94% of the portfolio) across 86 portfolio companies. Its debt investments generate interest income, while the equity investments often produce dividend income. Expand NYSE : MAIN Main Street Capital Today's Change ( 2.05 %) $ 1.24 Current Price $ 61.63 Key Data Points Market Cap $5.5B Day's Range $ 60.31 - $ 61.98 52wk Range $ 46.31 - $ 67.13 Volume 15K Avg Vol 574K Gross Margin 100.00 % Dividend Yield 4.85 % Main Street Capital pays out a conservative percentage of its income via its monthly dividend. The company currently pays...

With thousands more stocks and greater trading volume, VTI’s broader reach may influence how investors approach core U.S. equity exposure. The Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF (SCHB +0.30%) and the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI +0.26%) are both designed to mirror the entire U.S. stock market, making them core building blocks for diversified portfolios. This comparison unpacks their similarities and subtle differences, helping investors weigh cost, returns, risk, and portfolio makeup. Snapshot (cost & size) Metric SCHB VTI Issuer Schwab Vanguard Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03% 1-yr return (as of Jan. 2, 2026) 15.81% 16.06% Dividend yield 1.11% 1.11% Beta (5Y monthly) 1.04 1.04 AUM $38 billion $567 billion Both funds are equally affordable, with a 0.03% annual expense ratio. Their dividend yields are also matched at 1.11%, leaving little to separate them on cost or payout. Performance & risk comparison Metric SCHB VTI Max drawdown (5 y) -25.40% -25.36% Growth of $1,000 over 5 years $1,734 $1,728 What's inside VTI tracks a broad index that covers large-, mid-, and small-cap U.S. companies, offering exposure to 3,527 stocks. The fund is heavily weighted toward technology (making up 35% of total assets), with financial services and consumer cyclicals sectors also prominent. Its top holdings include Apple, Nvidia, and Microsoft, together making up just over 19% of the portfolio. SCHB aims for similar market coverage but holds a somewhat narrower 2,407 stocks. Like VTI, it skews toward technology (34% of assets), with financials and consumer cyclicals rounding out its top three sectors. Its largest positions match VTI's, and combined, these top three stocks make up just over 18% of total assets. Neither fund has notable quirks or tracking issues, and both offer a plain-vanilla approach to U.S. equity exposure. Advertisement For more guidance on ETF investing, check out the full guide at this link. What this means for investors VTI and SCHB are similar in most ways. They offer...

Expense ratios, portfolio breadth, and sector tilts set these two dividend ETFs apart for investors weighing the income ETFs. Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV +0.62%) stands out for its higher yield and better recent performance, while Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG +0.37%) appeals with lower costs, a broader portfolio, and far greater assets under management. Both funds focus on dividend-oriented U.S. stocks, but their approaches and portfolios differ. This comparison examines cost, performance, risk, and portfolio composition to help investors decide whether FDVV’s higher yield and sector tilts outweigh VIG’s lower fees and broader diversification. Snapshot (cost & size) Metric FDVV VIG Issuer Fidelity Vanguard Expense ratio 0.15% 0.05% 1-year return (as of 2026-1-2) 17.7% 15.1% Dividend yield 3.02% 1.59% Beta 0.82 0.79 AUM $7.7 billion $120.4 billion Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year weekly returns. The one-year return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. FDVV charges a 0.15% expense ratio, but VIG is even more affordable at 0.05%. FDVV may appeal to income-seekers with its 3.02% yield, which is substantially higher than VIG’s 1.59% payout. Performance & risk comparison Metric FDVV VIG Max drawdown (5 y) (20.2%) (20.4%) Growth of $1,000 over 5 years $2,098 $1,713 What's inside VIG tracks a diversified basket of 338 large-cap U.S. companies with a history of raising dividends, spanning technology (30%), financial services (21%), and healthcare (15%). Its largest holdings include Broadcom Inc. (AVGO +0.41%), Microsoft Corp.(MSFT 2.28%), and Apple Inc. (AAPL 0.40%). At nearly 20 years old, VIG’s long track record and broad approach may appeal to investors seeking stability and wide market coverage. FDVV, by contrast, holds 119 stocks and tilts toward technology (26%), financial services (19%), and consumer defensive (12%) sectors. Its top positions include Nvidia Corp. (NVDA +1.14%), Mi...