SPDV: Deep-Value Dividend ETF Yielding 4%
Summary SPDV is a high-dividend ETF yielding 4%, and is one of the few ETFs to take an equal-weight-by-sector approach. Fees are 0.29% and the ETF has $65 in AUM.…
Stocks or ETFs? What’s the best long-term choice for a dividend investor?
Which is likely to produce a better return over time: owning ETFs or individual stocks? This question was posed last week by a 50-year-old reader who described himself as a…
These 3 Cannabis Dividend Stocks Provide Growing, Inflation-Crushing Payouts
Thanks to macroeconomic headwinds like rising interest rates, runaway inflation, and fears of a global recession, many stocks are in retreat. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is flirting with a…
My Best Dividend Aristocrats For September 2022
Summary NOBL gained 6.56% in July which brings the Funds return for the year to a loss of 6.56%, what a coincidence. Thus far, through August 25th, the dividend aristocrat…
Dividend-Chopping Season
Summary 18% Yield? Whacked to 13%. Notice a trend? Read my stuff? You saw it coming. Some peers will still be looking to chop their dividends as well. Why do…
Why Past Performance Tells Us Nothing About How Dividend ETFs Perform In An Inflationary Period
Summary Investors in dividend-focused ETFs like SCHD point to past performance to justify their faith that their investments can weather any upcoming market conditions. This ignores three factors that can’t…
This dividend-paying ETF is beating the stock market this year — and its manager expects the ‘euphoria’ recently seen in stocks won’t last
A small exchange-traded fund focused on high-quality, dividend-paying stocks is beating the pummeled stock market this year even after its recent bounce which is seen as a rally marked by…
Stocks and Bonds Lock in July Gains, but ETF Investors Play It Safe
Investors keyed in on U.S. Treasury and dividend ETFs as markets rebounded in July. Mentioned: Tesla Inc (TSLA), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR),…
What’s wrong with my dividend ETF?
Success with dividend ETFs this year depends on how energetic they are. The iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF (XEi-T) has a comparatively high weighting of 28 per cent…