New Dividend Indexes May Raise Interest in ETF
By Tom Lydon on November 3, 2008 | More Posts By Tom Lydon | Author's Website
Perhaps an exchange traded fund (ETF) will emerge soon to track the newest entries into Standard & Poor’s stable of dividend-seeking indexes.
The indexes cover areas such as Asia, Australia, Europe, Japan and other emerging markets.
Index Universe reports that outside of Europe, S&P has never had a dividend-specific index for the other regions and countries covered in the new index launches.
During times of unrest and risk-aversion, dividends offer a greater cushion against declining equity prices.
The new series includes:
Dividend Investor Series
- S&P Dividend Aristocrats-focuses on long-term dividend growth
- S&P Dividend Opportunities-focuses on absolute high dividend yield
- S&P Dividend Alternatives-focuses on higher income, or dividend stories with lower correlation to traditional equities
New Indexes are:
- S&P Asia Dividend Aristocrats
- S&P Asia Dividend Opportunities
- S&P Australia Dividend Opportunities
- S&P Emerging Market Dividend Opportunities
- S&P Europe Dividend Opportunities
- S&P Japan Dividend Opportunities
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