Mark D. Hines November 24, 2015 Snapshots and Updates Ugly Year for Dividend Stocks $XLU $XLE Mark D. Hines November 24, 2015 Snapshots and Updates It's been a terrible year for dividend stocks. The two sector ETFs with the highest dividend yields (Utilities and Energy) have been the two worst performing ETFs in terms of total return (dividends plus price appreciation).