WDIV News and Press, SPDR S&P Global Dividend From 03/21/23

2023-03-21 12:59:22 ET SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF ( WDIV ) - $0.3784 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 4.84% as of Mar. 17. Payable Mar 23; for shareholders of record Mar 21; ex-div Mar 20. For further details see: SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF declares quarterly di...

2023-03-14 08:45:22 ET Summary HDEF is a global dividend ETF with a 5% yield. The U.K. is the heaviest country in the portfolio. The top sectors are financials and materials. I compare it to 4 non-hedged international dividend ETFs. Total return is average, but the div...

2023-03-10 14:41:02 ET Summary SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF invests in global dividend aristocrats. About 41% is in the U.S. and Canada, and 42% is in financials and real estate. The fund has outperformed close competitors. Share price and distributions have failed to ...

2023-03-08 03:33:00 ET Summary Global jobs growth accelerated to a six-month high in February as improving demand conditions and rising business confidence encouraged greater hiring, with job gains reported in all major economies bar Brazil. The fastest jobs growth, by a whisker, ...

2023-03-07 15:33:00 ET Summary For every dollar that the Fed was selling in bonds, the Treasury Department was buying. With higher income and the ability to withstand any unexpected spikes in interest rates, bonds continue to offer attractive value compared to stocks. With val...

2023-03-07 12:50:00 ET Summary Global business activity grew at its strongest rate for eight months in February, reviving further from the low seen last October. Looking at the major developed economies, there was encouraging news from the US and Europe. Looking ahead, prospec...

Summary Global manufacturing output returned to growth in February after six months of decline, according to the JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index compiled by S&P Global. The improvement was driven by Asia and coincided with the reopening of the economy of mai...

Summary The post-global financial crisis dominance of US equities has been completely unprecedented. Fed Chair Jerome Powell has prioritized inflation containment as the central bank’s top policy priority, and at a November 2022 press conference, indicated that the Fed still has ...

Summary The good news is that rising inflation does not necessarily mean the end of the bull market. The S&P 500 is currently valued at nearly 19x 2023 earnings. Stocks can go higher but in near-term, particularly when it comes to lower quality, volatile names. By Ru...

Summary Investors were net purchasers of money market funds while being net redeemers of equity funds, tax-exempt fixed income funds, and taxable bond funds for the week. For the week, the average equity fund (including ETFs) witnessed market declines of 1.01%, while its taxable fixed i...