High income plus high quality has made for a down-market cushion with these exchange-traded funds.
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High income plus high quality has made for a down-market cushion with these exchange-traded funds.
Why Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Is a Good InvestmentThis fund maintains a low-cost portfolio of durable dividend stocks, says Morningstar’s analyst.
Canadian asset manager Middlefield Group has unveiled a trio of actively managed equity ETFs on Toronto Stock Exchange providing exposure to various dividend-focused investment strategies. The Middlefield Sustainable
“We expect global payouts to reach a new record of $1.52 trillion in 2022, a headline increase of 3.1%, with underlying growth of 5.7%.”
With the Russia-Ukraine conflict ongoing and intensifying, it’s easy for investors to say that they’re going to pass on Europe stocks and exchange traded funds, even the ETFs that are lightly allocated to those countries.
However, times of crisis offer opportunities, indicating that investors may want to give some near-term consideration to funds such as the WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NYSEArca: EUDG).
Dividend investors have a new sector to explore when digging for companies with high and growing income: energy companies.
So, again, getting back to dividend payments, specifically, what I’m looking for this year is, there’s still a few companies out there that I think need to get back to where they were prepandemic as far as paying out the percentage of typical earnings in dividends.
Dividend-Stock Deep Dive: Picks for 2022 Morningstar’s chief U.S. market strategist on dividend increases, capital allocation trends, and where to find undervalued dividend payers this year.
Much of that growth is being driven by mature tech companies, such as Dow components Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM). Those stocks, among other old guard tech dividend payers, aren’t richly valued, indicating that investors don’t have to pay up to get these steady dividends.
“With price-to-earnings median multiples near the highest levels since the dot-com crash of 1999 and 2000, it may make sense to assess some of the legacy old-school technology stocks, especially those that pay a dependable dividend,” reports Lee Jackson for 24/7 Wall Street.