When looking to invest in dividend paying ETFs then one has 3 different strategies to choose from- high dividend yield, high dividend growth rate and dividend weighting. While high dividend yield ETFs pay highest current yields, high dividend growth rate ETFs focus on the past history of the probability for dividend rise. Dividend weighting on the other hand means that the ETF focuses on estimating the actual amount of money paid out in dividends by each company and weighs the portfolio based on that.
Claymore Dividend Paying ETFs
Claymore offers many different ETFs, some that invest in only one asset class, but also investment products that seek a return on multiple assets.
- Claymore/Zacks Multi- Asset Income ETF (CVY)
- Claymore/Zacks International Multi Asset Income ETF (HGI)
- Claymore/Zacks Dividend Rotation ETF (IRO)
PowerShares Dividend Paying ETFs
PowerShares Dividend Paying ETFs gives you an access to a large range of companies that pay dividends through these 3 ETFs-
- Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PFM)
- High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PEY)
- International Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PID)
First Trust Dividend Paying ETFs
First Trust Dividend ETFs give you an access to both global and European companies, with range of different dividends offered.
- Dow Jones STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund (FDD)
- Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (FGD)
- Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (FDL)
- Value Line Dividend Index Fund (FVD)
iShares Dividend Paying ETFs
iShares, the largest sponsor of global ETFs offers you these two popular dividend paying ETFs-
- Dow Jones International Select Dividend Index Fund (IDV)
- Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund (DVY)
Elements Dividend Paying ETFs
- Elements Dogs of the Dow (DOD)
- SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (DWX)
- SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY)
Vanguard Dividend Paying ETFs
Vanguard gives you quite a cheap exposure to companies that pay dividends. For example VYM only charges an expense ratio of 0.2 % and VIG only 0.24%
- Vanguard High Dividend ETF (VYM)
- Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG)
| Ticker | SEC Yield | Distribution Yield | Expense Ratio | Number Of Holdings | % U.S. |
| CVY | n/a | n/a | 0.60% | 149 | 100% |
| HGI | n/a | n/a | 0.65% | 145 | 0% |
| IRO | n/a | n/a | 0.60% | 100 | 100% |
| PFM | 2.2% | 3.5% | 0.50% | 281 | 100% |
| PEY | 4.5% | 4.3% | 0.50% | 50 | 100% |
| PID | 3.3% | 6.8% | 0.50% | 90 | 8% |
| FDD | 4.9% | 1.7% | 0.60% | 31 | 0% |
| FGD | 4.6% | 4.1% | 0.60% | 102 | 17% |
| FDL | 4.5% | 4.3% | 0.45% | 96 | 100% |
| FVD | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.70% | 162 | 100% |
| IDV | 1.3% | 4.1% | 0.50% | 99 | 0% |
| DVY | 3.7% | 3.9% | 0.40% | 101 | 100% |
| DWX | n/a | 4.8% | 0.45% | 117 | 0% |
| SDY | n/a | 3.7% | 0.35% | 52 | 100% |
| VYM | 2.7% | n/a | 0.20% | 566 | 100% |
| VIG | 2.1% | n/a | 0.24% | 186 | 100% |
