iShares, BlackRock’s exchange traded funds unit, recently expanded its fairly-successful core suite of ETFs to help long-term investors keep more of what they earn. The world’s largest issuer of ETFs added 10 new funds to its Core suite of products to take its ‘broad and cheap’ approach one step further and added investment strategies such as value, growth and dividends …
New ETFs On The Block: First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY)
Illinois-based provider of exchange-traded funds First Trust has introduced its first fund in 2014, adding to its lineup of dividend exchange-traded funds with the launch of its First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Fund (RDVY). Although 2013 turned out to be a disappointing year for income strategies, demand for yield focused funds remained robust, which probably explains why First Trust …
New ETFs On The Block: Wisdomtree US Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW)
WisdomTree, the New York-based exchange-traded fund sponsor best known for its fundamental indexes, has further enhanced its offering of dividend focused ETFs with the recent launch of a dividend payout fund that tracks US companies showing good dividend growth prospects. The new product, the WisdomTree US Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW), is likely to compete with other funds in the dividend …
Is There Such A Thing As A ‘Reliable’ And ‘Safe’ ETF?
This was the question on reader Daniel’s mind as he emailed the following: I am retired and looking for a “reliable & safe” dividend paying ETFs for income. Three ETFs that I have looked at are: 1. SDY – Tracks HY Div Aristocrats Index 2. VIG – tracks Mergect Div Achievers Index 3. DVY – tracks DJ Select Div Index …