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
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Is USA Doomed to Repeat 1921-1945: Prosperity, Depression, Totalitarianism, World War?
Is the USA Doomed to Repeat 1921-1945: Prosperity, Depression, Totalitarianism, Major War?
In a previous post, we speculated that there is an 84 year cycle which includes an 84 year Major War Cycle.
In 1921 to 1929, we had the Roaring Twenties, a time of great Prosperity. There was great economic prosperity, the stock market had a large runup, and the 1920s was a decade of increased consumer spending and economic growth. The Federal Reserve expanded credit, and set rates very low, and more people started buying on margin.
The Roaring Twenties was also a time of new products and technologies including Mass Production and Henry Ford's Model T, and the creation of infrastructure such as highways and expressways, funded by the government. (Federal Income Taxes were created in 1913).
No one could see what would come on October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday, a Great Stock Market Crash on Wall Street, signalling the beginning of the Great Depression which lasted around 1929 to 1939 (or middle of the 1940s).
During this time of the Great Depression, there was a rise (in Europe) of more Fascist, Totalitarian regimes such as the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany from 1933 to 1945.
And the rise of Nazism helped start World War 2 (from 1938 to 1945).
Is it happening now?
2013 will be the 84th anniversary of Black Tuesday, the Major Market Crash in 1929. There has been research and observation showing that there is a logical reason for the 84 year cycles, and it has to do with four distinct generations in a major 84 year cycle.
We've had great Prosperity (in the mid 1990s and the early 2000s), which reminds of the Roaring Twenties.
And there are many economic signs pointing to a long term economic stagnation, collapse or depression. We may not be in the run of the mill downturn. Demographics are against the U.S. as the Population is Aging, and there are less people to support an ever increasing dependent population, and this aging population has been shown to correlate with the Stock Market's Price to Earnings Multiple.
In addition, since the United States Federal Debt to GDP Ratio is now 100% and growing, there will be a long term debt overhang. There is a study by Carmen Reinhart (Peterson Institute for International Economics, NBER, CEPR), Vincent Reinhart (Morgan Stanley) and Kenneth Rogoff (from Harvard University and NBER) that shows those cases in history where debt to GDP exceeded 90%, experienced suboptimal growth lasting an average of 23 years.
Depressions can lead to Totalitarian Regimes (it may happen in other places such as Europe, which is going through their own economic upheaval including problems in the Eurozone, Spain and Greece. Even France had their credit rating reduced).
Finally, everything can culminate in a major war.
Possible Schedule:
In a previous post, we speculated that there is an 84 year cycle which includes an 84 year Major War Cycle.
In 1921 to 1929, we had the Roaring Twenties, a time of great Prosperity. There was great economic prosperity, the stock market had a large runup, and the 1920s was a decade of increased consumer spending and economic growth. The Federal Reserve expanded credit, and set rates very low, and more people started buying on margin.
The Roaring Twenties was also a time of new products and technologies including Mass Production and Henry Ford's Model T, and the creation of infrastructure such as highways and expressways, funded by the government. (Federal Income Taxes were created in 1913).
No one could see what would come on October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday, a Great Stock Market Crash on Wall Street, signalling the beginning of the Great Depression which lasted around 1929 to 1939 (or middle of the 1940s).
During this time of the Great Depression, there was a rise (in Europe) of more Fascist, Totalitarian regimes such as the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany from 1933 to 1945.
And the rise of Nazism helped start World War 2 (from 1938 to 1945).
Is it happening now?
2013 will be the 84th anniversary of Black Tuesday, the Major Market Crash in 1929. There has been research and observation showing that there is a logical reason for the 84 year cycles, and it has to do with four distinct generations in a major 84 year cycle.
We've had great Prosperity (in the mid 1990s and the early 2000s), which reminds of the Roaring Twenties.
And there are many economic signs pointing to a long term economic stagnation, collapse or depression. We may not be in the run of the mill downturn. Demographics are against the U.S. as the Population is Aging, and there are less people to support an ever increasing dependent population, and this aging population has been shown to correlate with the Stock Market's Price to Earnings Multiple.
In addition, since the United States Federal Debt to GDP Ratio is now 100% and growing, there will be a long term debt overhang. There is a study by Carmen Reinhart (Peterson Institute for International Economics, NBER, CEPR), Vincent Reinhart (Morgan Stanley) and Kenneth Rogoff (from Harvard University and NBER) that shows those cases in history where debt to GDP exceeded 90%, experienced suboptimal growth lasting an average of 23 years.
Depressions can lead to Totalitarian Regimes (it may happen in other places such as Europe, which is going through their own economic upheaval including problems in the Eurozone, Spain and Greece. Even France had their credit rating reduced).
Finally, everything can culminate in a major war.
Possible Schedule:
| Start Yr | End Yr | Past Event | Start Yr | End Yr | Event |
| 1921 | 1929 | Roaring Twenties | 1995 | 2013 | Prosperity |
| 1929 | 1939 | Great Depression | 2013 | 2023 | Depression |
| 1933 | 1945 | Nazism | 2017 | 2029 | Totalitarianism |
| 1938 | 1945 | World War 2 | 2022 | 2029 | Major War |
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.
Monday, May 5, 2008
PE to Growth Ratio for International ETFs
Vlada, from the Czech Republic (stockweb.blogspot.com), posted a great link.
Vlada looked at several international ETFs and calculated the PEG ratio (Price Earnings Ratio to Growth Ratio) based on a countries 2008 GDP growth and a countries P/E Ratio (the Economic PEG).
The countries with the highest 2008 GDP growth include China (9.3%), India (7.9%) and Russia (6.8%).
The countries with the lowest 2008 GDP growth include Italy (0.3%), the US (0.5%) and Canada (1.3%).
The countries with the lowest PE ratio are France and the U.K. (11) and Italy (11.1).
The countries with the lowest PEG ratios are China (1.6) and India (2.3).
The countries with the highest PEG ratios are Italy (37) and US (26.8)
While one could look at the Economic PEG on its own, I think one additional thing we can look into is the rate of GDP growth, or the direction of P/E ratios. At some point, will China and India growth slow? And will Italy and US Growth start to increase?
Vlada looked at several international ETFs and calculated the PEG ratio (Price Earnings Ratio to Growth Ratio) based on a countries 2008 GDP growth and a countries P/E Ratio (the Economic PEG).
The countries with the highest 2008 GDP growth include China (9.3%), India (7.9%) and Russia (6.8%).
The countries with the lowest 2008 GDP growth include Italy (0.3%), the US (0.5%) and Canada (1.3%).
The countries with the lowest PE ratio are France and the U.K. (11) and Italy (11.1).
The countries with the lowest PEG ratios are China (1.6) and India (2.3).
The countries with the highest PEG ratios are Italy (37) and US (26.8)
While one could look at the Economic PEG on its own, I think one additional thing we can look into is the rate of GDP growth, or the direction of P/E ratios. At some point, will China and India growth slow? And will Italy and US Growth start to increase?
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