High Dividend Yield Indx ETF Vanguard (VYM) 70.01 $VYM
ETF Allocation When Stocks Are Stuck In A Moment
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 11, 2:23PM CST
The cyclically-adjusted price-to-earnings ratio (a.k.a CAPE, P/E10, Shiller's P/E) evaluates the average inflation-adjusted earnings for the S&P 500 over the previous 10 years. The long-term CAPE average is 16.5. Today's CAPE is north of 27. And...
SPY: 209.78 (+0.86), MUA: 13.72 (-0.09), MUB: 109.95 (-0.13), EDV: 126.88 (-1.85), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), TLT: 128.19 (-1.33), USMV: 41.48 (+0.03), HEWG: 26.41 (+0.01), XLV: 70.72 (+0.28)
DVY Is Still A Buy
McPiro - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 02, 3:50PM CST
DVY: 79.57 (-0.29), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), SDY: 79.16 (+0.32)
3 ETF Investing Themes For A Wobbly U.S. Bull
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 29, 12:12PM CST
Presumably, the Great Recession ended in June of 2009. Three months earlier on March 9, the stock market anticipated the modest recovery that is still intact. In essence, stocks began to rally well in advance of the actual turnaround in the U.S....
TLH: 136.86 (-0.66), NIO: 14.36 (-0.12), EPI: 23.89 (+0.22), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), BLV: 95.24 (-0.66), USMV: 41.48 (+0.03), XLV: 70.72 (+0.28), HEWG: 26.41 (+0.01)
Are ETFs And CEFs Good Dividend Growth Investments?
Dividends4Life - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 27, 4:59PM CST
Investing in dividend growth stocks is not about buying high-yield stocks to generate a high income. Instead, this form of dividend investing is all about finding solid dividend growth stocks that are reasonably priced and are expected to continue...
MMM: 165.94 (+0.03), JNJ: 99.62 (+1.18), ETO: 24.35 (+0.27), VFH: 49.54 (-0.04), PID: 18.30 (+0.18), XOM: 93.37 (+1.00), VIG: 82.39 (+0.48), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), BLV: 95.24 (-0.66), VNQ: 85.06 (-0.57), SDY: 79.16 (+0.32), PEP: 99.13 (-1.14)
ETFs to Watch on Microsoft Earnings Beat - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jan 27, 12:00PM CST
These ETFs might be worth a look for investors seeking to participate in the company's journey into the mobile and cloud computing world.
PXLG: 33.54 (+0.24), VGK: 54.96 (+0.18), QQQ: 106.91 (+0.91), DGRW: 31.79 (+0.21), TDIV: 28.44 (+0.22), IXN: 97.63 (+0.78), XLK: 42.65 (+0.27), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), MSFT: 43.87 (+0.78), SCHD: 40.69 (+0.15), IYW: 107.68 (+0.94)
High Yield Dividend ETFs - A Tale Of The Tape
Aaron Barton - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 26, 3:18PM CST
VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), HDV: 78.19 (+0.01), PEY: 13.43 (-0.06), SDY: 79.16 (+0.32)
Vanguard's Best ETFs
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jan 23, 8:01AM CST
Exchange-traded funds have taken the investing world by storm, with their flexibility in allowing investors to buy and sell during the trading day appealing to traders and long-term investors alike. Vanguard Group made its reputation by offering...
VTI: 108.47 (+0.51), VT: 62.05 (+0.39), VEA: 39.68 (+0.28), VIG: 82.39 (+0.48), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), VWO: 41.78 (+0.42), VNQ: 85.06 (-0.57), BND: 82.80 (-0.19)
The Indexer Who Was Saved By His Stock Picks
Dale Roberts - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 20, 6:53AM CST
ABX: 12.14 (+0.01), EWC: 28.08 (+0.10), VIG: 82.39 (+0.48), TLT: 128.19 (-1.33), SPY: 209.78 (+0.86), NOBL: 50.78 (+0.30), TRP: 45.94 (-0.81), AGG: 110.76 (-0.13), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), EFA: 63.82 (+0.42), ENB: 49.37 (-0.22), BRK.B: 148.34 (-1.45), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
Low Risk And Long-Term Success Portfolio Update 2015
AlphaIdeas - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 03, 6:27AM CST
EEM: 40.67 (+0.46), BSV: 80.11 (-0.03), SPY: 209.78 (+0.86), GLD: 117.98 (+0.64), XLK: 42.65 (+0.27), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), XLU: 45.17 (-0.70), XLF: 24.43 (-0.02), VNQ: 85.06 (-0.57), SLB: 88.38 (+2.42), XLV: 70.72 (+0.28), SCHF: 30.10 (+0.20)
S&P 500 Index Returns By Decade Since 1940
David Hunkar - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 3:58PM CST
Dividends account for a significant portion of the total returns of the S&P 500 over long periods. The table below shows the contribution of dividends to the total returns of the S&P 500 over the decades since 1940: Source: A Brave...
DVY: 79.57 (-0.29), VIG: 82.39 (+0.48), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), SDY: 79.16 (+0.32)
3 High-Yield ETFs That Could Power Your Portfolio to the Next Level
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Tue Dec 30, 11:01AM CST
If you are seeking high income in your portfolio, but don't want to deal with the guesswork involved with picking individual stocks, maybe an exchange-traded fund, or ETF, is right for you. ETFs trade on the major stock exchanges, making them easy to...
PFF: 40.00 (+0.07), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), O: 52.01 (+0.32), VNQ: 85.06 (-0.57), EQR: 78.75 (-1.11)
Higher Dividends With Less Risk (Part 2): A Second Look At ETRACS 2x US High Dividend Low Volatility ETN
Stanford Chemist - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 11:18PM CST
HDLV: 28.00 (-0.27), SPHD: 33.19 (-0.15), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), SCHD: 40.69 (+0.15)
The 3 'Macro' Questions Investors Must Ask Heading Into 2015
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 8:12AM CST
I am ecstatic that the majority of my client base had 65%-70% long exposure in lower-volatility stock ETFs over the last two trading sessions. The S&P 500 picked up roughly 4.5%, which means that these portfolio balances rose approximately 3.0%...
TLH: 136.86 (-0.66), VTV: 85.39 (+0.23), QQQ: 106.91 (+0.91), GLD: 117.98 (+0.64), FXY: 81.87 (+0.09), EDV: 126.88 (-1.85), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), IVV: 211.28 (+0.95), USMV: 41.48 (+0.03), XLV: 70.72 (+0.28)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF announces quarterly distribution of $0.562
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 17, 11:16AM CST
VYM: 70.01 (+0.21)
How To Convert Your Retirement Portfolio From Mutual Funds To Dividend Growth Stocks
Dividend House - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 09, 2:36AM CST
VYM: 70.01 (+0.21)
Stick With Stock ETFs, But Consider A Multi-Asset Hedge
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 25, 12:26PM CST
According to updated GDP reports, the U.S. economy grew at its fastest back-to-back quarterly rate since 2003. Yet few would attribute the U.S. dollar’s surge against competing currencies to the upbeat news. Rather, the dollar’s ascent is...
TIP: 112.66 (-0.23), TLH: 136.86 (-0.66), OEF: 92.66 (+0.37), SH: 21.27 (-0.10), FXY: 81.87 (+0.09), EDV: 126.88 (-1.85), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), USMV: 41.48 (+0.03), XLV: 70.72 (+0.28)
2 Vanguard ETFs For Steady Retirement Income
David Fabian - Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 21, 12:03AM CST
When most investors begin planning for a steady income stream in retirement, they tend to gravitate towards fixed-income as a predominant asset class. The low volatility and reliable dividends from bonds offer an attractive combination for replacing...
VIG: 82.39 (+0.48), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21)
Beaten-Up International Dividend Stocks Yield 7%
YCharts - Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 19, 12:11PM CST
After getting smacked around during the recent reappearance of volatility, junk bonds are once again getting some love, okay relative love, from investment pros. You've no doubt heard the pitch: hey, the crappy yield premium widened when they sold...
JNK: 39.43 (+0.10), RDS.B: 69.26 (+0.86), DWX: 44.85 (+0.47), RDS.A: 66.32 (+0.97), SPY: 209.78 (+0.86), AGG: 110.76 (-0.13), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), SCHD: 40.69 (+0.15), SDY: 79.16 (+0.32)
Personal Dividend Growth Portfolio Update: November 2014
FinancialStorm - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 18, 12:53PM CST
MDT: 75.26 (+0.33), NKSH: 29.98 (+0.53), DLR: 68.65 (-2.07), MBVT: 28.66 (+0.07), O: 52.01 (+0.32), INTC: 34.36 (+0.23), WEC: 50.96 (-1.31), BNS: 53.90 (+0.63), VTR: 76.61 (-0.41), COH: 39.85 (+0.64), MAT: 27.61 (+0.17), CMI: 139.04 (+2.41), DE: 90.04 (+0.67), MSFT: 43.87 (+0.78), WAG: 76.05 (-0.49), WFM: 56.15 (-0.15), NSC: 109.91 (-0.17), LLTC: 48.38 (+0.45), EMR: 58.68 (+0.08), VOD: 35.85 (+0.14), NEE: 103.62 (-1.72), BAX: 70.39 (+0.31), OHI: 40.61 (-0.06), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), RBA: 26.71 (+0.16), TEVA: 56.77 (-0.58), PG: 85.90 (-0.13), VZ: 49.31 (-0.21), AFL: 62.13 (+0.33), NVS: 102.20 (-0.17)
ETF Allocation When Stocks Are Stuck In A Moment
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 11, 2:23PM CST
The cyclically-adjusted price-to-earnings ratio (a.k.a CAPE, P/E10, Shiller's P/E) evaluates the average inflation-adjusted earnings for the S&P 500 over the previous 10 years. The long-term CAPE average is 16.5. Today's CAPE is north of 27. And...
SPY: 209.78 (+0.86), MUA: 13.72 (-0.09), MUB: 109.95 (-0.13), EDV: 126.88 (-1.85), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), TLT: 128.19 (-1.33), USMV: 41.48 (+0.03), HEWG: 26.41 (+0.01), XLV: 70.72 (+0.28)
DVY Is Still A Buy
McPiro - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 02, 3:50PM CST
DVY: 79.57 (-0.29), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), SDY: 79.16 (+0.32)
3 ETF Investing Themes For A Wobbly U.S. Bull
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 29, 12:12PM CST
Presumably, the Great Recession ended in June of 2009. Three months earlier on March 9, the stock market anticipated the modest recovery that is still intact. In essence, stocks began to rally well in advance of the actual turnaround in the U.S....
TLH: 136.86 (-0.66), NIO: 14.36 (-0.12), EPI: 23.89 (+0.22), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), BLV: 95.24 (-0.66), USMV: 41.48 (+0.03), XLV: 70.72 (+0.28), HEWG: 26.41 (+0.01)
Are ETFs And CEFs Good Dividend Growth Investments?
Dividends4Life - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 27, 4:59PM CST
Investing in dividend growth stocks is not about buying high-yield stocks to generate a high income. Instead, this form of dividend investing is all about finding solid dividend growth stocks that are reasonably priced and are expected to continue...
MMM: 165.94 (+0.03), JNJ: 99.62 (+1.18), ETO: 24.35 (+0.27), VFH: 49.54 (-0.04), PID: 18.30 (+0.18), XOM: 93.37 (+1.00), VIG: 82.39 (+0.48), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), BLV: 95.24 (-0.66), VNQ: 85.06 (-0.57), SDY: 79.16 (+0.32), PEP: 99.13 (-1.14)
ETFs to Watch on Microsoft Earnings Beat - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jan 27, 12:00PM CST
These ETFs might be worth a look for investors seeking to participate in the company's journey into the mobile and cloud computing world.
PXLG: 33.54 (+0.24), VGK: 54.96 (+0.18), QQQ: 106.91 (+0.91), DGRW: 31.79 (+0.21), TDIV: 28.44 (+0.22), IXN: 97.63 (+0.78), XLK: 42.65 (+0.27), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), MSFT: 43.87 (+0.78), SCHD: 40.69 (+0.15), IYW: 107.68 (+0.94)
High Yield Dividend ETFs - A Tale Of The Tape
Aaron Barton - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 26, 3:18PM CST
VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), HDV: 78.19 (+0.01), PEY: 13.43 (-0.06), SDY: 79.16 (+0.32)
Vanguard's Best ETFs
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jan 23, 8:01AM CST
Exchange-traded funds have taken the investing world by storm, with their flexibility in allowing investors to buy and sell during the trading day appealing to traders and long-term investors alike. Vanguard Group made its reputation by offering...
VTI: 108.47 (+0.51), VT: 62.05 (+0.39), VEA: 39.68 (+0.28), VIG: 82.39 (+0.48), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), VWO: 41.78 (+0.42), VNQ: 85.06 (-0.57), BND: 82.80 (-0.19)
The Indexer Who Was Saved By His Stock Picks
Dale Roberts - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 20, 6:53AM CST
ABX: 12.14 (+0.01), EWC: 28.08 (+0.10), VIG: 82.39 (+0.48), TLT: 128.19 (-1.33), SPY: 209.78 (+0.86), NOBL: 50.78 (+0.30), TRP: 45.94 (-0.81), AGG: 110.76 (-0.13), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), EFA: 63.82 (+0.42), ENB: 49.37 (-0.22), BRK.B: 148.34 (-1.45), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
Low Risk And Long-Term Success Portfolio Update 2015
AlphaIdeas - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 03, 6:27AM CST
EEM: 40.67 (+0.46), BSV: 80.11 (-0.03), SPY: 209.78 (+0.86), GLD: 117.98 (+0.64), XLK: 42.65 (+0.27), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), XLU: 45.17 (-0.70), XLF: 24.43 (-0.02), VNQ: 85.06 (-0.57), SLB: 88.38 (+2.42), XLV: 70.72 (+0.28), SCHF: 30.10 (+0.20)
S&P 500 Index Returns By Decade Since 1940
David Hunkar - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 3:58PM CST
Dividends account for a significant portion of the total returns of the S&P 500 over long periods. The table below shows the contribution of dividends to the total returns of the S&P 500 over the decades since 1940: Source: A Brave...
DVY: 79.57 (-0.29), VIG: 82.39 (+0.48), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), SDY: 79.16 (+0.32)
3 High-Yield ETFs That Could Power Your Portfolio to the Next Level
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Tue Dec 30, 11:01AM CST
If you are seeking high income in your portfolio, but don't want to deal with the guesswork involved with picking individual stocks, maybe an exchange-traded fund, or ETF, is right for you. ETFs trade on the major stock exchanges, making them easy to...
PFF: 40.00 (+0.07), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), O: 52.01 (+0.32), VNQ: 85.06 (-0.57), EQR: 78.75 (-1.11)
Higher Dividends With Less Risk (Part 2): A Second Look At ETRACS 2x US High Dividend Low Volatility ETN
Stanford Chemist - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 11:18PM CST
HDLV: 28.00 (-0.27), SPHD: 33.19 (-0.15), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), SCHD: 40.69 (+0.15)
The 3 'Macro' Questions Investors Must Ask Heading Into 2015
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 8:12AM CST
I am ecstatic that the majority of my client base had 65%-70% long exposure in lower-volatility stock ETFs over the last two trading sessions. The S&P 500 picked up roughly 4.5%, which means that these portfolio balances rose approximately 3.0%...
TLH: 136.86 (-0.66), VTV: 85.39 (+0.23), QQQ: 106.91 (+0.91), GLD: 117.98 (+0.64), FXY: 81.87 (+0.09), EDV: 126.88 (-1.85), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), IVV: 211.28 (+0.95), USMV: 41.48 (+0.03), XLV: 70.72 (+0.28)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF announces quarterly distribution of $0.562
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 17, 11:16AM CST
VYM: 70.01 (+0.21)
How To Convert Your Retirement Portfolio From Mutual Funds To Dividend Growth Stocks
Dividend House - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 09, 2:36AM CST
VYM: 70.01 (+0.21)
Stick With Stock ETFs, But Consider A Multi-Asset Hedge
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 25, 12:26PM CST
According to updated GDP reports, the U.S. economy grew at its fastest back-to-back quarterly rate since 2003. Yet few would attribute the U.S. dollar’s surge against competing currencies to the upbeat news. Rather, the dollar’s ascent is...
TIP: 112.66 (-0.23), TLH: 136.86 (-0.66), OEF: 92.66 (+0.37), SH: 21.27 (-0.10), FXY: 81.87 (+0.09), EDV: 126.88 (-1.85), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), USMV: 41.48 (+0.03), XLV: 70.72 (+0.28)
2 Vanguard ETFs For Steady Retirement Income
David Fabian - Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 21, 12:03AM CST
When most investors begin planning for a steady income stream in retirement, they tend to gravitate towards fixed-income as a predominant asset class. The low volatility and reliable dividends from bonds offer an attractive combination for replacing...
VIG: 82.39 (+0.48), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21)
Beaten-Up International Dividend Stocks Yield 7%
YCharts - Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 19, 12:11PM CST
After getting smacked around during the recent reappearance of volatility, junk bonds are once again getting some love, okay relative love, from investment pros. You've no doubt heard the pitch: hey, the crappy yield premium widened when they sold...
JNK: 39.43 (+0.10), RDS.B: 69.26 (+0.86), DWX: 44.85 (+0.47), RDS.A: 66.32 (+0.97), SPY: 209.78 (+0.86), AGG: 110.76 (-0.13), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), SCHD: 40.69 (+0.15), SDY: 79.16 (+0.32)
Personal Dividend Growth Portfolio Update: November 2014
FinancialStorm - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 18, 12:53PM CST
MDT: 75.26 (+0.33), NKSH: 29.98 (+0.53), DLR: 68.65 (-2.07), MBVT: 28.66 (+0.07), O: 52.01 (+0.32), INTC: 34.36 (+0.23), WEC: 50.96 (-1.31), BNS: 53.90 (+0.63), VTR: 76.61 (-0.41), COH: 39.85 (+0.64), MAT: 27.61 (+0.17), CMI: 139.04 (+2.41), DE: 90.04 (+0.67), MSFT: 43.87 (+0.78), WAG: 76.05 (-0.49), WFM: 56.15 (-0.15), NSC: 109.91 (-0.17), LLTC: 48.38 (+0.45), EMR: 58.68 (+0.08), VOD: 35.85 (+0.14), NEE: 103.62 (-1.72), BAX: 70.39 (+0.31), OHI: 40.61 (-0.06), VYM: 70.01 (+0.21), RBA: 26.71 (+0.16), TEVA: 56.77 (-0.58), PG: 85.90 (-0.13), VZ: 49.31 (-0.21), AFL: 62.13 (+0.33), NVS: 102.20 (-0.17)
