Other major ETFs in the area include Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF ( VIG ), Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF ( VYM ) and WisdomTree Total Dividend ETF (NYSEArca:DTD). In 2010 they all rebounded nicely from a summer scare and did as good or better than large caps generally (SPY): More US companies cut their dividends in 2009 and fewer raised them than any other year on record, according to Standard & Poor's. Unlike fixed income where the only danger is inflation and rising interest rates, dividend stocks also have fundamental economic risk.