There hasn't been much for dividend investors to cheer about these days, according to Trivariate Research. The yield on the S & P 500 , currently at 1.15%, is approaching its lowest levels in 50 years, founder Adam Parker pointed out in a note this week. The only time it sank lower was when it troughed at 1.09% during the tech bubble, he said. The blame can be put on the shoulders of megacap tech companies that are dominating the index, he suggested. Information technology stocks are the largest cohort, making up 35% of the S & P 500. Enthusiasm around artificial intelligence has repeatedly sent big tech names like Nvidia , and the S & P 500, to new highs this year, although they have endured rockiness recently. "The percentage of companies with a dividend sits at 56%, not meaningfully dif

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