in two weeks Next Dividend Ex Date Amount % Chg From Prev Forward Yield 20-Dec-2019 0.1443 1.90% Dividends By Year Year # Dividends Total Amount % Chg From Prev Year 2019 3 0.4184 -- 2018 4 0.496 +20.25% 2017 4 0.4125 -23.19% 2016 5 0.537 +42.47% https://marketchameleon.com/Overview/XLF/Dividends/
if you can borrow money for nothing or l%. than owning anything that pays 2% gauranteed is a no brainer. nobody gets free money or have access to cash to charge less than 2% it's irrational market . why would anyone lend money at 2%? that is why nobody wants to lend money at 2% except your mommy or the gov't or federal reserve also known as the gov't owned central bank. lending future GDP today. it's not a free market capitalism.