November 2014 Market Perspective: Helped by Foreign Concerns, Domestic Stocks Become Even More Attractive Stocks had an impressive rally over the past month, with the major indexes enjoying their best stretch in all of 2014. […]
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iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF: High Yield, Low Cost
iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF: High Yield, Low Cost
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Summary
- DVYE has a substantial 5.5% yield and 0.49% expense ratio.
- DVYE has a well diversified portfolio across sectors, making it more diversified than the average emerging market ETF.
- DVYE has performed in line with other emerging market dividend ETFs since inception in 2012.
The iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DVYE) is another one of the smaller emerging market dividend ETFs. The fund launched in 2012 and gathered $250 million in assets, but it is dwarfed by the $3 billion in assets gathered by the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income ETF (NYSEARCA:DEM).
Index & Strategy
DVYE tracks the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend Index. The main criteria for selection is the expected dividend yield. Additional criteria include 12-month earnings per share, dividend history, plus market capitalization and trading volume. Holdings are weighted by dividend yield. DVYE has 103 holdings…. To Continue Reading, Please Click Here.
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