Tag Archives: Dividend Investing
Dividend Indices in Unprecedented Times – A Latin American Perspective
It’s time to look at dividend indices through the lens of these “unprecedented times.” Many market participants seek the comfort of dividend strategies, precisely for the yield they can generate. However, dividend investing is under siege, since many companies have announced reduced dividends or have suspended them altogether given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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The Continued Ups and Downs of Dividends
On May 20, 2020, my colleagues and I sought to address some questions about dividends and the viability of tried and true approaches to dividend income. During that session, Craig Lazzara, Ari Rajendra, and Howard Silverblatt of S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) joined me to address: The current state of dividends across the globe,…
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The Growth of Dividend Investing and Driving Forces
Dividend investing is an ever popular topic across different markets. Market participants have been using ETFs to implement various dividend strategies for more than a decade. The first dividend ETF, the iShares Select Dividend, was launched in 2003. Nevertheless, dividend ETPs have experienced tremendous growth in assets since year-end 2009. As of June 30, 2017,…