As the stock market continues to hit unprecedented heights, dividend paying equities have remained a favorite holding for income and capital appreciation. In fact, many investors that have an allocation to equity-income ETFs just received a healthy quarterly dividend to boost their total return this year.
ETFs that are focused on dividend paying stocks are seen as a smart way to diversify an income portfolio in an environment where future returns in fixed-income assets are less certain. In addition, these stocks are often seen as a defensive play when investors begin to shift from growth to value sectors of the economy.
Through the first quarter of the year, the iShares Select Dividend ETF (NYSE: DVY) has posted a gain of 3.62 percent ...
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