Safety changes
Dividend safety changes: June 2026
18 Tier A tickers moved by at least 0.1 points on the dividend safety scale this month. The top movers are below — biggest absolute changes first.
Got safer
| Ticker | Old score | New score | Δ | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPYI · NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF | 5.1/10 | 6.9/10 | +1.8 | safer: yield moved from 11.90% to 0.50% (-11.40%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
| QYLD · Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF | 5.1/10 | 6.8/10 | +1.7 | safer: yield moved from 11.47% to 5.77% (-5.70%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
| QQQI · NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF | 5.4/10 | 6.9/10 | +1.5 | safer: yield moved from 13.96% to 0.07% (-13.89%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
| MO · Altria Group, Inc. | 5.7/10 | 6.7/10 | +1.0 | safer: yield moved from 6.09% to 5.73% (-0.36%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
| DIS · The Walt Disney Company | 8.1/10 | 8.8/10 | +0.7 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.7 points |
| V · Visa Inc. Class A | 7.8/10 | 8.3/10 | +0.5 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
| ITW · Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 7.8/10 | 8.3/10 | +0.5 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
| JNJ | 7.5/10 | 8.0/10 | +0.5 | safer: yield moved from 2.38% to 2.07% (-0.31%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
| DIVO · Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF | 6.8/10 | 7.3/10 | +0.5 | safer: yield moved from 5.07% to 2.57% (-2.50%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
| CB · Chubb Limited | 8.1/10 | 8.6/10 | +0.5 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
| STAG · STAG Industrial, Inc. | 5.2/10 | 5.7/10 | +0.5 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
Got riskier
| Ticker | Old score | New score | Δ | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VZ · Verizon Communications Inc. | 6.8/10 | 5.8/10 | -1.0 | riskier: yield moved from 5.92% to 6.42% (+0.50%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
| VIG · Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | 7.9/10 | 7.2/10 | -0.7 | riskier: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.7 points |
| PEP · PepsiCo, Inc. | 5.7/10 | 5.0/10 | -0.7 | riskier: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.7 points |
| MSFT · Microsoft Corporation | 8.3/10 | 7.8/10 | -0.5 | riskier: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
| LYB · LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | 4.5/10 | 4.0/10 | -0.5 | riskier: yield moved from 6.18% to 7.68% (+1.50%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
| ARCC · Ares Capital Corp. | 3.8/10 | 3.3/10 | -0.5 | riskier: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
| CVX · Chevron Corp. | 6.5/10 | 6.0/10 | -0.5 | riskier: yield moved from 3.90% to 4.23% (+0.33%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
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