No matter which factor you look at, the S&P 500’s returns this year have been bleak. The S&P 500 in September posted its worst month since March 2020, declining 9.2% last month, bringing the index’s total return for the first three quarters of the year to a dismal -23.9%, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. [...] The post Low Volatility, High Dividend Factor Outperforms YTD appeared first on ETF Trends .