November Portfolio Updates – ETF Investor Guide

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Stocks Rally to New Highs After October Sell-Off

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The EGShares Low Volatility Emerging Markets Dividend ETF: High Yield, High Volume

The EGShares Low Volatility Emerging Markets Dividend ETF: High Yield, High Volume

A Seeking Alpha Contribution

Summary

  • HILO has a 4.54 percent 12-month yield, delivering on the dividends.
  • HILO has higher volatility than other emerging market dividend ETFs, though an index change in early 2014 may change the picture.
  • HILO has a unique country exposure, with Thailand, Malaysia and the Czech Republic in the top 5.

The EGShares Low Volatility Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HILO) is a fund offering a hefty yield and a low volatility approach to emerging markets, but it hasn’t been able to deliver on the low volatility yet.

Index & Strategy

HILO tracks the FTSE Emerging All Cap ex Taiwan Low Volatility Dividend Index. Here’s the criteria for stock selection:   Click Here to continue reading.

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ETF Investor Guide Data for November 2014

Click below to view the November 2014 Data for the ETF Investor Guide  Click here to download the Excel version. Click here to download a static PDF version.

ETF Model Portfolios – November 2014

Click below to view the ETF Investor Guide Model Portfolios for November 2014:  Click here to download the Excel version. Click here to download a static PDF version.