High Dividend ETFs Exhibited Strong Trends Amid Rising Stock Markets
12/04/2010 0 comments
High dividend ETFs can be used to build an income producing portfolio that has lower risk while achieving similar or higher total returns. This was demonstrated in our previous article and has strong academic research backings. MyPlanIQ tracks a list of well known high dividend ETFs including stocks and bonds. For more information, please visit MyPlanIQ 360 Degree Market View
We make the following observations for last week's development:
| Assets Class | Symbols | 12/03 Trend Score | 11/26 Trend Score | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index | EEM | 10.99% | 6.85% | ^ |
| SPDR DJ Wilshire Intl Real Estate | RWX | 10.73% | 7.15% | ^ |
| SPDR S&P 500 | SPY | 8.73% | 6.13% | ^ |
| Vanguard Dividend Appreciation | VIG | 8.39% | 6.04% | ^ |
| iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate | IYR | 8.36% | 9.56% | v |
| iShares Dow Jones Intl Select Div Idx | IDV | 8.12% | 5.1% | ^ |
| PowerShares Intl Dividend Achievers | PID | 7.92% | 6.45% | ^ |
| Vanguard High Dividend Yield Indx | VYM | 7.72% | 5.51% | ^ |
| PowerShares HighYield Dividend Achievers | PEY | 7.34% | 7.32% | ^ |
| iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index | DVY | 7.23% | 6.34% | ^ |
| First Trust Value Line Dividend Index | FVD | 7.12% | 5.9% | ^ |
| iShares MSCI EAFE Index | EFA | 6.94% | 3.67% | ^ |
| SPDR S&P Dividend | SDY | 6.87% | 6.81% | ^ |
| iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index | PFF | 5.52% | 6.97% | v |
In conclusion, the high yield dividend ETFs have healthy trends and a noticeable outlier is U.S. REITs that is worth monitoring.
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