

Launched on 10/09/2013, the ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.

The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (CBOE:NOBL) pays a roughly 2% dividend yield built on a portfolio of 70 holdings, each of which has raised its dividend for at least 25 consecutive years.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF provides a lower expense ratio and a higher trailing dividend yield than ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats® ETF. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has delivered stronger total returns over the past year, with lower price volatility than the S&P 500.

The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NYSEARCA:NOBL) is built for one job: deliver a slowly rising income stream from companies that have raised their dividends every year for at least a quarter century.

It's one thing to gather momentum and another to maintain it. The S&P 500 Momentum has effectively done both, gaining 7.5% during the month of June while maintaining a 44.4% gain that led all S&P factor-based equity exposure during the full second quarter.

If you own ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NYSEARCA:NOBL) for income, the question is whether the Aristocrat methodology delivers a safer payout than the broad market through SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY).

Investors who own the ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NYSEARCA:NOBL) bought one of the cleanest stories in dividend investing: S&P 500 companies that have raised their payout for at least 25 straight years.

Dividend Aristocrats ETFs offer steady income, dividend growth and downside protection, making them ideal picks for navigating volatile markets.