Welcome to another chapter in my series of dividend stock ETF investing. After analyzing primarily U.S.-based funds of the kind, I now turn my attention to an investment vehicle focused on international shares: the iShares International Select Dividend ETF (IDV).
According to the issuer, this ETF "tracks the investment results of an index composed of relatively high dividend paying equities in non-U.S. developed markets." Among the top three holdings in the fund are British American Tobacco (BATS), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (OTCPK:CMWAY) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A