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How Global Is Your Natural Resources ETF?

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:00:57 -0400

Investments in commodities and natural resources has long been a popular portfolio allocation strategy, as this corner of the market has the potential to offer lucrative and uncorrelated returns. While there are several approaches investors can take, capturing exposure via equities is an appealing option as this strategy avoids the nuances and complexities of futures trading. And thanks to the ETF industry, there are now several ways investors can gain cheap and easy access to producers of natural resources around the globe [Download Free Report: How To Buy The Right ETF Every Time]. These broad-based products are compelling tools for investors looking to cast a wide net over the commodity producers’ space, as they offer exposure to a variety of companies involved in the energy, metals and agriculture sub-sectors. Another appealing feature of natural resources ETFs is that they serve as great diversifying agents given their exposure to stocks from around the world. A closer [...]

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3 ETFs For Dividend-Seeking Commodity Bulls

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:00:08 -0500

In the current environment, there are many investors who are seeking out dividend-paying stocks to be core holdings within their portfolios as a way to both reduce overall volatility and enhance yield. Many investors are attracted to dividend-paying stocks since dividend payouts are often a sign that the stock is a healthy investment. Additionally, dividends are a way for investors to increase their overall profit made by investing. Dividend stocks allow investors to continue earning money, even if the stock price declines slightly [see Monthly Dividend ETFdb Portfolio]. At the same time, many investors are bullish on commodity prices, recognizing that long-term demographic trends are positioned to provide support to natural resource prices. Investing in commodities can be very attractive for investors; their investment is protected against inflation since commodity prices usually increase with inflation. Adding a commodity stock also creates a diversified portfolio, which many investors consider to be [...]

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101 High Yielding ETFs For Every Dividend Investor

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:00:34 -0500

With interest expected to stay at near-zero levels for the foreseeable future, many investors have found it challenging to secure meaningful yields from asset classes that were once the core of income strategies. Gone are the days of Treasuries and high quality corporates yielding in excess of 5%; in the new era, sub-1% yields are increasingly common. While finding high-yielding asset classes is challenging, it certainly isn’t impossible. There are dozens of ETFs (and ETNs) that offer potential for some big payouts, including some of the usual suspects as well as some lesser-known strategies. Below, we profile 101 high yielding ETFs across 10 different categories [for more ETF news and analysis subscribe to our free newsletter]: U.S. Dividend Stock ETFs Emerging Market Dividend Stock ETFs International / Global Dividend Stock ETFs Junk Bonds MLPs Preferred Stock REITs Multi-Asset BDCs Convertible Bonds [Be sure to check out our lineup of dividend-focused [...]

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8 Dividend ETFs With Minimal Financial Exposure

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:00:42 -0400

Many dividend-focused ETFs have significant exposure to financial institutions, since this sector generally has a long history of making substantial cash payouts to shareholders. But investors looking to lower overall volatility and focus on more stable companies may find big allocations to the financial sector to be incompatible with their risk tolerance [see Free Report: How To Pick The Right ETF Every Time]. Fortunately, there are a number of ETFs that offer exposure to dividend-paying stocks with little or no allocations to the financial sector. Below, we profile eight of them: 1. iShares High Dividend Equity Fund (HDV) This ETF is linked to the Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index, a benchmark that is designed to target U.S. stocks that have provided relatively high yields on a consistent basis. That methodology results in top holdings such as AT&T, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson, but relatively little weighting to banks and financial [...]

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Highlighting Seven Unique Dividend ETFs

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:00:12 -0400

Dividend-paying stocks continue to be a popular investment theme in the low rate, high volatility environment. With expectations for record low yields on traditional sources of income expected to continue for the foreseeable future, more and more investors (both large and small) are seeking out dividend payers as a critical component of their portfolios. While some prefer to focus on evaluating the best dividend stocks, there has also been a surge in interest for dividend-focused ETFs. There are now more than 50 ETFs that specifically target dividend-paying stocks, including variations that focus on yield, consistency, and other characteristics. The dividend ETF space, like the ETF industry in general, is top-heavy; there are a handful of funds that represent the bulk of assets. In this case, the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG), iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund (DVY) and SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) have about $30 billion in aggregate [...]

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Best Dividend Funds

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:09:52 -0400

Geoff Considine published an article on advisorperspectives.com on Finding the Best Dividend Fund. He first provides the following 6 reasons for dividend stocks: Better estimation of risk for returns More rapid verification of return and yield estimates Higher quality of earnings Better alignment of incentives between corporate executives and shareholders Simplicity for retirement investors Increased attractiveness [...]

ETFdb Category Kings: Best Performers From First Half Of 2011

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:00:40 -0400

The first half of 2011 is officially in the books, and many investors find their portfolios in approximately the same place as they were to start the year (though a furious rally in the final week of the quarter gave a nice boost at an opportune moment). Most major equity indexes are up slightly on the year, while fixed income benchmarks have similarly hovered around breakeven. Beyond these broad generalizations, there are some significant performance discrepancies among exchange-traded products that may seem to offer up similar risk/return profiles. The following tables highlight the top performers from every ETFdb Category during the first six months of the year, shedding some light on the asset classes that have struggled and thrived so far in 2011–and reinforcing that the seemingly minor distinctions between ETPs can lead to big differences in performance [for monthly updates on the best performers, sign up for the free [...]

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WisdomTree Tweaks Seven Equity ETFs

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:00:14 -0400

WisdomTree completed a number of previously announced changes to its ETF lineup this week, making minor changes to seven of the company’s equity funds. Four ETFs received new tickers as a result of the overhaul: Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Fund (DRW): The investment objective of this fund, previously known as the International Real Estate Fund, was broadened to include emerging markets. DRW had focused almost exclusively on developed markets outside the U.S. Global ex-U.S. Utility Fund (DBU): This ETF, previously known as the International Utilities Sector Fund, underwent a similar change. Emerging markets exposure was added to what had been a developed ex-U.S. product. Commodity Country Equity Fund (CCXE): This fund previously traded as the International Basic Materials Sector Fund (DBN). The new ETF will implement a broader commodity-focused equity strategy; the underlying WisdomTree Commodity Country Equity Index is a fundamentally-weighted benchmark that measures the performance of dividend-paying stocks from [...]

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