NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
LEGACY ETF NOT a signal card · Live refresh 2026-09-11T13:33:23Z · Source: yfinance/Yahoo (soft-fail)
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Company — what it does
The fund invests in financial instruments that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should track the performance of the index. The index is designed to measure the performance of companies in the S&P 500 Index that have consistently increased dividends each year for at least 25 years. Under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 80% of its total assets in components of the index or in instruments…
Plain trend vs 50 / 200
Mixed (above 200D, below 50D) — Price is still above the longer 200-day average but has slipped under the 50-day — often a short-term pullback inside a larger trend. Not a trade signal.
Dividend paycheck vs warning
A dividend is a share of earnings or pass-through cash — it is not a guaranteed paycheck. Cuts happen. High yield is often a warning light (risk priced in), not a safety badge.
Range, yield & payout streak
Based on Yahoo annual dividend totals through 2025 (excludes incomplete 2026).
BDC / cash pass-through vs ordinary dividend
ETF / fund — distributions depend on the underlying basket and fund policy. Yield is not a corporate “safety” rating.
Remember: high yield ≠ safer. Pass-through vehicles (BDC / REIT) can show high distributions by design while carrying credit, rate, or occupancy risk.
Dividend safety rating
High yield ≠ safer — elevated yield often prices higher risk or return-of-capital. Payout streak (non-decreasing annual totals): ~4 years.
Dividend history trend (recent payments)
| Ex-date (Yahoo) | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2023-09-20 | $0.2605 |
| 2023-12-20 | $0.3280 |
| 2024-03-20 | $0.1930 |
| 2024-06-26 | $0.2750 |
| 2024-09-25 | $0.2610 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.2930 |
| 2025-03-26 | $0.2325 |
| 2025-06-25 | $0.2750 |
| 2025-09-24 | $0.2745 |
| 2025-12-24 | $0.3305 |
| 2026-03-25 | $0.2560 |
| 2026-06-24 | $0.3040 |
Sourced from Yahoo via yfinance. Gaps or missing rows = data unavailable, not zeroes we invented.
Pass-through / BDC mechanics (deeper)
ETF / fund — distributions depend on the underlying basket and fund policy. Yield is not a corporate “safety” rating.
Advanced frame: for ordinary payers, focus on earnings/FCF coverage and balance-sheet flexibility. For REITs, focus on AFFO/FFO trends, occupancy, and debt ladders. For BDCs, focus on NII vs distribution, non-accruals, leverage vs statutory limits, and NAV drift. This page still is not a Crystal Signals entry card — no Counsel fire / manage stamp here.
Full company blurb
The fund invests in financial instruments that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should track the performance of the index. The index is designed to measure the performance of companies in the S&P 500 Index that have consistently increased dividends each year for at least 25 years. Under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 80% of its total assets in components of the index or in instruments with similar economic characteristics.
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