dividend ETFs

One of the most common questions I get asked when it comes to which kinds of stock ETFs/mutual funds to invest in is: What do you think about dividend paying ETFs? After all, if dividends are just profits paid from a company to its shareholders, then those companies that pay more in dividends...

Investing in an exchange-traded fund that invests in large cap dividend stocks can be a great way to secure passive income. Additionally, investing in such an ETF will allow diversification of a portfolio so it becomes more immune to unsystematic risk. This type of risk is...

Hunting for the perfect dividend stocks for your portfolio can be a challenging aspect of diversification. An easy way to mitigate these issues is by purchasing an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests in high-yielding stocks that fit your strategy. The pros of investing in a dividend ETF:...

The two primary avenues of shareholder rewards are buybacks and dividends. Plenty of exchange-traded funds focus on dividends while a handful of others are dedicated to share buybacks and/or net reductions in shares outstanding. Some ETFs offer investors leverage to both themes and do so in a...

Some dividend exchange-traded funds are lagging the broader market this year, but that does not mean income-starved investors should take their eyes off the dividend ETF ball. The popular Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSE: SCHD) is up about 5 percent year to date, well behind the S&P 500,...

There was ample talk of slowing dividend growth last year, but S&P 500 member firms delivered 5 percent more cash to investors than they did in 2015. Still, the current environment for equities, one where some experts expect multiple interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve this year, means...

Over the years, many dividend investors have been conditioned to believe that, at the sector level, utilities are a dividend mecca while technology is a dividend wasteland. While once accurate, that is an interesting view of the indexing landscape when considering technology accounts for 21.6...

Even with all the talk about rising interest rates in the United States, exchange-traded funds focusing on dividends are enjoying a banner 2016 when it comes to adding new assets — that, after dividend strategies struggled in 2015. Dividend investing is usually most effective with long-term...

One of the biggest reasons, if not the biggest reason, behind investors' affinity for real estate investment trusts (REITs) is the dividends. While REITs are known as a premier destination for income investors, not all dividend exchange-traded funds feature significant allocations to this asset...

Dividend investing is usually most effective long-term holding periods, but knowing that is only half the battle. With so many dividend exchange-traded funds on the market, selectivity is key even for investors looking to buy-and-hold. The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NYSE: NOBL...

A frequent criticism of dividend exchange-traded funds this year is that some of these funds expose investors to expensive stocks by way of substantial allocations to defensive sectors such as consumer staples and utilities. Indeed, investors' thirst for yield and income coupled with still...

After a multi-year malaise, emerging markets stocks and exchange-traded funds are once again generating enthusiasm among investors. That enthusiasm extends to dividend strategies, including one of the deans of emerging markets dividend ETFs, the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Eqty Incm Fd (NYSE: DEM...

A lot of dividend exchange-traded funds are advertised as avenues to payout consistency. The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NYSE: NOBL) backs it up by tracking a dividend aristocrats index that only holds companies that have boosted payouts for at least 25 straight years, an...

Approximately 200 exchange-traded products came to market in the United States in 2015. Many are still trying to catch investors' eyes and assets. A far smaller amount is thriving, making residents of that category particularly notable. That category includes the O’Shares FTSE U.S....

Two of the most prominent themes in the world of exchange-traded funds this year are investors' favoring of the quality factor and the resurgence of dividends, a theme left for dead late last year as markets eagerly bet on multiple interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve this year....