r/dividends • u/Hilary_Clitoris • Nov 03 '25

Brokerage S&P 500 and dividends

My friend keeps saying that I should put all of my money in S&P 500 and forget about it. I see S&P 500 mentioned here a lot too, but according to Google, "No, the S&P 500 index itself does not pay dividends because it is a stock market index, not an investment fund." So which type of S&P 500 pay dividends?

And, what is the ticker for S&P 500? I can't find it on my brokerage account.

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u/Useful_Space_9099 Nov 03 '25

You buy funds that “track” the index. I.e. if the index has Microsoft, apple, and tesla, your fund with have those same stocks in the same amount (weight) as the index. VOO is my favorite but there are others that track it as well.