SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF: Fat Yield, Short Life
A Seeking Alpha Contribution
Summary
- EDIV has a 5.35% yield.
- EDIV currently falls in the value section of Morningstar’s Style Box, but has less exposure to the cheapest sectors and markets than DEM.
- EDIV has trailed both EEM and DEM in the past three years during a sideways market.
Emerging market dividend ETFs are very competitive at providing income, but the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income ETF(NYSEARCA:DEM) is the king of the category with more than $3 billion in assets. One of the smaller funds investors may have overlooked is the SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:EDIV).
Index & Strategy
EDIV tracks the S&P Emerging Markets Dividend Opportunities Index. Yield is the primary selection factor for holdings, but diversification across sectors, countries and individual holdings is a goal of the index….To Continue Reading, Please Click Here.
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