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The High Dividend ETF exchange traded funds in the Utilities sector remains the favorite choice for investors seeking high dividend ETF income. This high dividend yield sector within the utility stock portfolios has the ability for long-term growth in addition to increases in dividend yields.
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What is a High Dividend ETF?
High dividend ETF Exchange Traded Funds are funds consisting of stocks that track a market, sector or industry index. The high dividend ETF is an ETF that pays out dividends similar to stocks.
A high dividend ETF comprises a compilation of dividend-paying stocks and in addition can also track a dividend index. The stocks chosen to be in the high dividend ETF fund or index is selected by their dividend yields. Some high dividend ETFs use a dividend strategy that can cover the entire markets as a whole, or on the other hand they can be segmented.
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List of Dividend ETFs
If you’re looking for a dividend ETF, you’ve come to the right place. Dividend funds are gaining popularity due to their abilty to create a revenue stream as well as hedge against inflation and some types of risk. So if you’re considering dividend ETFs for your trading strategy, check out the list below and watch these funds in action.
One such High dividend ETF in the utilities sector is the XLU (SPDR Utilities Sector ETF). The fund was launched December 1998 and the current YTD performance as of Sept. 2011 was 8.42 percent with a current annual dividend of .69 cents, making the current yield 3.9 percent. The expense ratio for the High Dividend ETF of CLU is .20% Assets under Management equal to $6.2 billion and average daily trading volume of less than 10M shares.
XLU High Dividend ETF – Some of the Top Ten Holdings & Weightings in the XLU High Dividend ETF Exchange Traded Funds
NextEra Energy Inc (NEE): 5.85%
Duke Energy Corporation (DUK): 5.67%
American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP): 4.57%
PG&E Corp (PCG): 4.14%
PPL Corp (PPL): 4.09%
Southern Co (SO): 8.58%
Exelon Corp (EXC): 6.98%
Dominion Resources Inc (D): 6.86%
FirstEnergy Corp (FE): 4.52%
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (PEG): 4.22%
Other High Dividend ETF
- Guggenheim S&P Global Dividend Opportunities (High Dividend ETF) : yields 5.60%. Tracks the S&P Global Dividend Opportunities Index. ETF (NYSEArca: LVL)
- WisdomTree High Yielding Equity Fund (High Dividend ETF) : yields 3.51%. Tracks the WisdomTree Equity Income index, which holds many of the largest companies in the market at this time. For example, AT&T (NYSE:T), Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) are all holdings.(NYSE Arca: DHS)
- iShares S&P Preferred Stock Fund (High Dividend ETF) : yields 6.66%. This fund seeks to track the price and yield performance of the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index.(NYSEArca: PFF)
- SPDR Wells Fargo Preferred Stock HIGH DIVIDEND ETF : yields 6.73%. Holds preferred shares, therefore the primary source of return is generated by a fixed dividend payment. This fund seeks to replicate as closely as possible the total return of the Wells Fargo Hybrid and Preferred Securities Aggregate index. (NYSEArca: PSK)
- PowerShares Preferred Portfolio (High Dividend ETF): This fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of an index called The BofA Merrill Lynch Core Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index. The focus of the fund is on financials. yields 6.45%.(NYSE Arca:PGX)
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