A new study shows that investors seek stocks with stable dividends and high payouts. CNBC Delivering Alpha investor survey.

Respondents were asked to choose stocks with high dividends, and 30% answered yes.

About 400 CIOs and portfolio managers, as well as CNBC contributors to manage money, were surveyed about their views on markets in 2022. It was done this week.

The Federal Reserve’s rate hike cycle, record-high inflation, and war between Russia and Ukraine are all creating uncertainty for investors.

Dividend stocks offer investors a way to make income even in uncertain times. Dividends are a share of the company’s earnings paid to shareholders as a reward.

The second-most popular investment sector was financials. A quarter of the respondents indicated that they would purchase bank stock. Higher rates are expected to boost the bottom line of investors.

A large portion of the responses were for technology stocks. 20% of the respondents said that they were likely to buy mega-cap technology companies, and 13% indicated they will be buying smaller, higher growth tech stocks.

4.4% of respondents picked agriculture stocks. They also said that ESG targeted funds would be bought by the same percentage. Only 2 percent responded that they were most likely to invest in consumer staples equity.