{
  "id": 649545,
  "title": "S&P 500’s dividend yield falls to 1.04 per cent, lowest level on record",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/s-p-500s-dividend-yield-falls-to-1-04-per-cent-lowest-level-on-record",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-12T08:12:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Corner",
    "slug": "the-corner",
    "url": "https://thecorner.eu/financial-markets/sp-500s-dividend-yield-falls-to-1-04-per-cent-lowest-level-on-record/127312/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Corner The dividend yield of the US index has hit an all-time low of 1.04 per cent, well below its historical average – between 1.8 per cent and 2.5 per cent per annum over the long term – as a result of the dominance of large technology firms that pay no dividends, or pay very few. Consejeros Editorial Team The dividend yield of the S&P 500 is not looking good. It...",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}