In the context of persistently high inflation and increasingly tight monetary policy, Wall Street is setting off a "cash is king" craze, flocking to high-dividend companies.

Since this year$SPDR slide 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD.US) $Rose by more than 6%, far outperforming the market, in the same period.$SPDR S & P 500 index ETF (SPY.US) $It fell by more than 16%.

In the S & P 500, many companies with high dividends have also outperformed the market significantly this year. According to MarketWatch, among the companies with the highest dividend yields in the S & P 500 index, the American natural gas pipeline giant$Williams (WMB.US) $It has risen more than 40% this year, with a dividend yield of 4.69%. North American energy infrastructure giant$Kindle Morgan (KMI.US) $Has risen by more than 26%.$AT&T Inc (T.US) $Up nearly 20%; tobacco giant$Philip Morris International Inc (PM.US) $、$Altria Group Inc (MO.US) $All rose by more than 15%.

However, as housing prices in the United States are rising too fast and rising loan interest rates are hitting the demand for housing, the American real estate giantSimon property (SPG.US) $Poor performance, recording a double-digit decline.

According to the Standard & Poor's Dow Jones Index, dividends paid out by stocks in the S & P 500 reached a record $137.6 billion in the first quarter.Howard Silverblatt, a senior index analyst, expects a new record this quarter.

Jeffery analysts also said that historical data showHigh-dividend stocks, known as cash machines, usually outperform the market during periods of high inflation and slowing economic growth.

High-yield dividend-paying stocks may be an excellent "safe haven" for investors in the current volatile market, and these companies promise stable cash flow even if their share prices fluctuate.