Tag: dividend ETFs

3 High Paying Dividend ETFs – DVY, DEM, MLPY

| July 9, 2014 | 0 Comments
3 High Paying Dividend ETFs – DVY, DEM, MLPY

Over the last six years, the low interest rate environment has been especially hard on retired investors. The reason’s simple… As people enter retirement, they typically shift their investment portfolio from one focused on growth into one that’s focused on generating income. The problem is, the low interest payments on safe investments like US Treasuries […]

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Investors Pull Money Out Of Dividend ETFs In Favor Of Small Cap ETFs – Weekly ETF Fund Flows

| November 25, 2013 | 0 Comments
Investors Pull Money Out Of Dividend ETFs In Favor Of Small Cap ETFs – Weekly ETF Fund Flows

Today we’re taking a look at ETF fund flows in iShares Russell 2000 (IWM), iShares Select Dividend (DVY), and SPDR S&P Dividend (SDY). ETF fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking.  It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions or even billions of dollars into or out of […]

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Global X Launches New MLP ETF

| August 7, 2013 | 0 Comments
Global X Launches New MLP ETF

In today’s world of low interest rates, investors are constantly on the hunt for high yielding investments.  They just can’t generate enough income with traditional sources like Treasuries, corporate bonds, and money markets.  Investors have flocked to high dividend paying sectors like Master Limited Partnerships, or MLPs, in search of bigger payouts.   Midstream energy […]

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Generate Income With This New Actively Managed Senior Loan ETF

| May 3, 2013 | 0 Comments
Generate Income With This New Actively Managed Senior Loan ETF

Generating income from an investment portfolio isn’t easy.  Today’s slow growth and low inflation are holding interest rates near record lows. And given the recent statements from the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank, this situation is expected to continue for another year… at the very least. It’s forcing investors to think outside of the […]

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New Dividend ETFs – IQDF, IQDE, IQDY

| April 17, 2013 | 0 Comments
New Dividend ETFs – IQDF, IQDE, IQDY

FlexShares launched three new ETFs this week.  And there’s definitely a theme to the new ETFs – international dividends. Let’s take a closer look… FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund (IQDF) IQDF provides exposure to large cap non-US dividend paying stocks.  And it has a reasonable expense ratio of 0.47%.  The top five countries in […]

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