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Investors usually find dividend-paying assets to be great investment choices. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are investment vehicles that trade like stocks, but like a mutual fund hold a bundle of securities. Dividend ETFs focus on dividend-paying securities and usually track a dividend index, providing a reliable distribution for shareholders.

4 Benefits of Dividend ETFs

Instant diversification of the basket of holdings in the ETF.
ETFs provide both general and segmented investing strategies; they can cover the overall market or only a specific market capitalization, volatility, or geography- just to name a few factors.
Simplicity of owning many holdings within one vehicle, which saves time and commissions compared to holding each security separately.
Lower fees compared to other investment vehicles such as mutual funds.

Below, we’ve provided a sample list of the major dividend paying ETFs. Please note that ETFs may have different tax implications and liquidity than regular equities, so speak to a professional financial advisor first.

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ETF Symbol	Company Name	Dividend Yield	Current Price	% Off 52-Week High	YTD Return	Avg. Daily Volume	6-Mo. Trend
BDCS	UBS E-TRACS Linked to the Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index	9.27%	$19.58	-6.89%	10.68%	20,049
CVY	Guggenheim Multi-Asset Income ETF	2.99%	$22.07	-3.37%	14.83%	45,618
DEM	WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	2.09%	$43.47	-11.90%	8.27%	219,891	0-
DES	WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend Fund	0.21%	$28.43	-7.57%	15.90%	66,840	0-
DEW	WisdomTree Global Equity Income Fund	3.52%	$45.60	-5.96%	9.25%	9,274	0-
DFE	WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund	2.27%	$58.12	-20.25%	8.92%	94,905
DFJ	WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Fund	3.36%	$68.91	-17.38%	7.02%	64,100
DGS	WisdomTree Emerging Market SmallCap Fund	2.66%	$46.36	-16.45%	10.67%	177,392	0-
DHS	WisdomTree High-Yielding Equity Fund	2.26%	$71.69	-2.45%	10.09%	49,142	0-
DIM	WisdomTree International MidCap Dividend Fund	2.35%	$62.06	-12.62%	9.36%	12,382	0-
DLN	WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend Fund	1.87%	$92.87	-4.32%	9.97%	38,869	0-
DLS	WisdomTree International SmallCap Fund	2.73%	$65.68	-16.48%	8.89%	65,920	0-
DNL	WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Growth Fund	1.96%	$54.33	-10.18%	10.14%	3,737	0-
DOL	WisdomTree International LargeCap Dividend Fund	2.62%	$46.02	-10.83%	8.23%	22,466	0-
DON	WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Fund	1.16%	$36.08	-3.94%	14.07%	87,022	0-
DOO	WisdomTree International Dividend ex-Financials Fund	2.85%	$40.80	-9.29%	7.65%	10,706
DTD	WisdomTree Total Dividend Fund	1.73%	$93.75	-4.10%	10.79%	14,791	0-
DTH	WisdomTree DEFA High-Yielding Equity Fund	3.16%	$40.06	-11.27%	7.95%	18,118	0-
DTN	WisdomTree Dividend ex-Financials Fund	1.69%	$85.11	-8.03%	10.56%	12,837
DVY	iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund	3.09%	$97.55	-4.87%	9.23%	489,352
DVYE	iShares Emerging Markets Dividend Index Fund	4.01%	$41.04	-9.42%	9.64%	45,275	0-
DVYL	UBS ETRACS Monthly Pay 2x Leveraged Dow Jones Select Dividend Index ETN	3.03%	$66.99	-11.49%	18.15%	2,585	0-
DWX	SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF	5.66%	$37.49	-9.55%	7.24%	116,609	0-
DXJ	WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund	2.06%	$50.90	-13.52%	9.72%	2,527,110	0-
EDIV	SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF	1.19%	$31.89	-12.96%	6.83%	47,251
FDD	First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund	1.71%	$12.84	-11.33%	7.54%	194,369	0-
FDL	First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund	4.81%	$29.30	-3.24%	7.56%	163,638	0-
FGD	First Trust DJ Global Select Dividend Index Fund	7.00%	$23.67	-11.48%	8.28%	57,302	0-
FPE	First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF	4.91%	$18.86	-4.75%	5.07%	853,332
FVD	First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund	2.94%	$31.99	-0.65%	10.01%	432,628	0-
GRI	ALPS Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors ETF	3.55%	$46.14	N/A	12.24%	3,803
GYLD	ArrowShares Dow Jones Global Yield ETF	9.21%	$16.98	-5.56%	12.67%	23,989
HDV	iShares High Dividend Equity Fund	3.11%	$91.26	-2.00%	8.15%	249,618	0-
HGI	Guggenheim International Multi-Asset Income ETF	2.05%	$15.61	-11.96%	10.95%	1,668	0-
ICF	iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Major	0.00%	$108.31	-0.18%	13.18%	133,878	0-
IDV	iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend	0.00%	$31.26	-9.05%	8.88%	547,403	0-
IYR	iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund	2.22%	$85.07	-0.14%	13.52%	5,745,710	0-
KBWD	Invesco PowerShares KBW High Dividend Yield Financial Portfolio	8.43%	$22.21	-6.80%	11.95%	54,511
LVL	Guggenheim S&P Global Dividend Opportunities Index ETF	2.58%	$11.04	-2.82%	7.50%	10,506	0-
MORL	ETRACS Monthly Pay 2XLeveraged Mortgage REIT ETN	3.53%	$14.67	-13.25%	15.42%	201,362
OASI	O'Shares FTSE Asia Pacific Quality Dividend ETF	0.00%	$25.99	-16.99%	N/A	2,011	0-
OEUR	O'Shares FTSE Europe Quality Dividend ETF	1.13%	$23.54	-6.96%	8.38%	11,172	0-
OUSA	O'Shares FTSE US Quality Dividend ETF	1.56%	$32.83	-1.26%	9.36%	41,429
PEY	Invesco PowerShares High Yield Dividend Achievers	3.74%	$17.70	-3.75%	11.74%	131,758	0-
PFF	iShares S&P US Preferred Stock Fund	5.62%	$36.18	-4.99%	5.70%	2,274,550	0-
PFM	Invesco PowerShares Dividend Achievers	2.20%	$27.11	-3.35%	9.76%	30,323	0-
PGF	Invesco PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio	5.94%	$18.14	-3.25%	4.49%	232,478	0-
PGX	Invesco PowerShares Preferred Portfolio	5.70%	$14.30	-3.31%	6.16%	1,517,410	0-
PID	Invesco PowerShares Intl Dividend Achievers	3.73%	$15.73	-4.43%	11.32%	161,866	0-
RDIV	RevenueShares Ultra Dividend Fund	3.50%	$37.87	-5.16%	13.11%	68,729	0-
RWXL	ETRACS Monthly Pay 2XLeveraged Dow Jones International Real Estate ETN	0.00%	$33.52	-1.47%	N/A	375	0-
SCHD	Charles Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF	3.12%	$51.92	-4.37%	10.54%	548,708
SDIV	Global X SuperDividend ETF	8.58%	$18.92	-11.59%	10.64%	279,285
SDY	SPDR S&P Dividend ETF	2.70%	$98.86	-1.21%	10.43%	388,705
SDYL	ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged S&P Dividend ETN	3.99%	$87.78	-5.41%	20.84%	1,092
VIG	Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF	2.13%	$108.58	-3.58%	10.85%	516,149
VRP	PowerShares Variable Rate Preferred Portfolio	5.44%	$24.25	-4.64%	6.27%	353,914
VYM	Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF	3.46%	$85.29	-4.67%	9.36%	665,992
YYY	YieldShares High Income ETF	8.82%	$17.69	-6.20%	10.29%	64,582	0-

* Stock Price shown is previous day’s closing price.

** Recommended date/price reflects the stock’s price on the day the stock was added to the list.

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