Dividend ETFs: 3 Things To Consider

By: ETFdb
Almost every corner of the global financial landscape is now tradable via the over 1,400 ETFs available in the U.S. Dividends are a very popular market segment and with interest rates in many countries near all time lows, dividend paying stocks, and the ETFs associated with them, are attracting additional investor attention. The low yield in money market instruments, and the potentially higher yield of dividends, is just one of the factors driving the attraction to dividend ETFs [see The Best Dividend ETF For Every Investment Objective]. What’s the Appeal? Dividend ETFs invest in a basket of dividend-paying stocks or track a dividend index, so when you buy the ETF you’re getting more diversification than if you purchased just a single dividend stock. The yield on dividend stocks is also typically higher than what is available in Treasuries, savings accounts or Certificates of Deposit. Expense ratios are also relatively low for [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: 8 Dividend ETFs Yielding 5% (And More) Differentiating Dividend ETFs Dividend ETFs: Going Beyond The United States Dividend ETF Special: 25 Equity ETFs With Attractive Distribution Yields 25 Wild ETF Charts From 1H 2013
Almost every corner of the global financial landscape is now tradable via the over 1,400 ETFs available in the U.S. Dividends are a very popular market segment and with interest rates in many countries near all time lows, dividend paying stocks, and the ETFs associated with them, are attracting additional investor attention. The low yield in money market instruments, and the potentially higher yield of dividends, is just one of the factors driving the attraction to dividend ETFs  [see The Best Dividend ETF For Every Investment Objective]. What’s the Appeal? Dividend ETFs invest in a basket of dividend-paying stocks or track a dividend index, so when you buy the ETF you’re getting more diversification than if you purchased just a single dividend stock. The yield on dividend stocks is also typically higher than what is available in Treasuries, savings accounts or Certificates of Deposit. Expense ratios are also relatively low for [...]

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