2024-04-01 13:11:17 ET
Summary
- SPDR® S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF focuses on high dividend-yielding stocks in emerging markets.
- The EDIV ETF's portfolio is sector-diverse, with significant allocations to financials, technology, and utilities.
- EDIV has outperformed similar ETFs in terms of total return, making it an attractive investment for income-seeking investors.
Broad-based emerging market funds have been brutal investments for well over a decade. International diversification, to put it simply, has been disastrous given China's market behavior and U.S. large-cap tech dominance globally. Now, of course, just because that's been the case in the past doesn't mean it will continue to be so in the future. Perhaps emerging markets finally do work and add legitimate value to a portfolio. If you're of that mindset, you might as well get paid waiting for that cycle turn to come your way by focusing on emerging market dividends. That's where the SPDR® S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF ( EDIV ) comes into play....
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EDIV: Getting Paid To Wait For An Emerging Market Cycle Change