Are you looking for a single ETF or mutual fund to help give you great diversification and a high dividend? You should consider an international ETF which produces a high dividend. SDIV, an ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) from Global-X Funds, does that.
As of June 2014, the 12 Month Dividend Yield is 6.01%. The Total Annual Fund Operating Expense is 0.58%.
In terms of country breakdown, 25.81% is invested in the United States, 17.85% in Australia, 9.14% in Canada, 8.14% in France, 7.69% in the U.K., 6.01% in Singapore, and so on.
In terms of industry, Financials occupies 20% of the portfolio, REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) 15%, Utilities 13.5%, Telecom Services, 12.2%, Mortgage REITs 10.6%, Energy 9.2%, Industrials 5.03%, Consumer Discretionary, 4.8%, Health Care 2.8%, Materials 2.7%, and Info Tech at 2.1%.
SDIV could be a great way to get high dividend diversification. And if you can find SDIV in a commission free program by your broker, you could invest in SDIV cheaply (because you have no commission fee) in an automatic investment plan where you invest some regular sum at regular intervals. Watch your reinvested dividends (especially in a high dividend ETF), grow. Experts often say that reinvested dividends is a great way to grow your money.
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Sunday, June 29, 2014
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
French Utility companies Suez and Gaz De France (GAZ.PA) Merge Creating Europe's 2nd Largest Electricity and Gas Group
French Utility Companies Suez (formerly SZEZY) and Gaz De France (GAZ.PA in France) have merged to form Europe's 2nd largest Electricity and Gas Group. French Nuclear Power Group EDF (EDF.PA) is the first.
The new company is GDF Suez (GDFZY.pk is the United States ADR).
Suez had been known as a good French Utility with good exposure to Water and Waste Management. However, the merger agreement says there will be a spinoff of 65 percent of Suez's water and waste management arm through a market listing.
With the merger, Eruope's natural gas sector will be firmly dominated by a handful of players including Gazprom of Russia, E.ON of Germany, Eni of Italy, Gasunie of the Netherlands and Norsk-Hydro of Norway.
The longer term stock chart of the original GAZ.PA looks good as the stock has gone steadily up since the 2005 IPO. The stock as of July 30, 2008, is also above the 200 day moving average.
The new company is GDF Suez (GDFZY.pk is the United States ADR).
Suez had been known as a good French Utility with good exposure to Water and Waste Management. However, the merger agreement says there will be a spinoff of 65 percent of Suez's water and waste management arm through a market listing.
With the merger, Eruope's natural gas sector will be firmly dominated by a handful of players including Gazprom of Russia, E.ON of Germany, Eni of Italy, Gasunie of the Netherlands and Norsk-Hydro of Norway.
The longer term stock chart of the original GAZ.PA looks good as the stock has gone steadily up since the 2005 IPO. The stock as of July 30, 2008, is also above the 200 day moving average.
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