2024-04-23 04:20:34 ET
Summary
- Gain strategic exposure to the top 100 quality international stocks with SCHY using the same screening methodology as SCHD.
- With a higher 4.86% TTM yield than the US-based version of the index offers, SCHY offers an excellent yield opportunity for those seeking income and international diversification.
- SCHY returns have outperformed VXUS and it's international benchmark since inception on a risk-adjusted return basis and through major drawdowns.
International investing has been a hotly debated topic in recent years with Ex-US stocks significantly underperforming US stocks. I recently wrote an article about Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares ( VXUS ), highlighting the lack of strategy a total market Ex-US fund has but wary of the long-term data making a compelling case to have direct international exposure to balance portfolio returns. Additionally, the focus on dividend growth investing, particularly internationally, in an environment of high inflation, rising rates, or low-yield environments offers more hedged exposure. Sectors like Utilities which are more rate-sensitive to changes and top quality individual companies with robust business models capable of continuously increasing their payouts come together using a quality screening approach internationally....
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SCHY: The International Version Of SCHD Worth Diversifying Into