Motley Fool says the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) rose roughly 20% in 2026 and yielded 3%; it highlights PepsiCo, Enterprise Products Partners and Realty Income, yielding 4.5%, 5.8% and 5.8%, as possible higher-income portfolio additions.
SCHD’s index considers only companies with at least 10 years of dividend increases, scores them on cash flow-to-total debt, return on equity, yield and five-year dividend growth, and includes the top 100. It excludes REITs and MLPs; PepsiCo is already held, while Realty Income and Enterprise Products Partners are not.
PepsiCo has raised its dividend annually for more than 50 years; Enterprise Products Partners has increased distributions for 28 years, supported by a fee-based energy infrastructure business. Realty Income has raised its monthly dividend annually for 31 years and owns more than 15,500 properties across North America and Europe. The article’s author, Reuben Gregg Brewer, disclosed holdings in PepsiCo, Realty Income and SCHD; The Motley Fool disclosed positions in and recommendations for Chevron and Realty Income, and a recommendation for Enterprise Products Partners.
