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	<title>ETF Trends &#187; DVY</title>
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	<description>Setting the Pace for Exchange Traded Funds</description>
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		<title>Can Dividend ETFs Sustain Their Performance?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/can-dividend-etfs-sustain-their-performance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/can-dividend-etfs-sustain-their-performance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2011, the dividend growth strategy ruled the stock market, as conservative investors were seeking yield and relative safety. The S&#38;P 500 was mostly flat for the year, while focused exchange traded funds such as the Vanguard Dividend Growth Strategy (NYSEArca: VIG) gained nearly 10%. Can the rally sustain into 2012?
&#8220;There&#8217;s a real possibility that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Dividend ETFs Maintain Their Winning Ways?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/can-dividend-etfs-maintain-their-winning-ways/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/can-dividend-etfs-maintain-their-winning-ways/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HDV]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=73098</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dividend exchange traded funds in the U.S. large cap category managed to beat the S&#38;P 500 in 2011 while raking in plenty of cash as investors hungry for income looked far and wide for alternatives to bond funds.
Market volatility doesn&#8217;t seem to be going away anytime soon as Europe&#8217;s debt crisis continues to rage. A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Focus: Dividend Funds in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/etf-focus-dividend-funds-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/etf-focus-dividend-funds-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DLN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SDY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VYM]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=71863</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dividend exchange traded funds made a big splash in 2011 and most held up much better than the S&#38;P 500 as investors were drawn to safety and income. Yet looking ahead to next year, there are increasing concerns that this  strategy could be a &#8220;crowded&#8221; trade and that dividend ETFs may trail the  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Dividend Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/etf-chart-of-the-day-dividend-funds-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/etf-chart-of-the-day-dividend-funds-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DTD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DTN]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[FVD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We highlight call buying this morning in generally lightly traded options on a dividend exchange traded fund, DVY (iShares DJ Select Dividend). This play seems to reflect investor willingness to earn higher yields via equities that pay steady and attractive dividends given the fact that U.S. Treasuries are still mired in very unattractive levels in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After Inflows, High-Yield and Dividend ETFs Suffer Losses</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/after-inflows-high-yield-and-dividend-etfs-suffer-losses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/after-inflows-high-yield-and-dividend-etfs-suffer-losses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High-Yield Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HYG]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=70358</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Slim yields in Treasury bonds and a desire for safety and income have pushed many investors into dividend and high-yield exchange traded funds in 2011. However, both ETF categories have been hit hard in the recent sell-off in another reminder of the risks of stretching for yield.
According to data from the National Stock Exchange, SPDR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dividend ETFs Are Not All The Same</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/dividend-etfs-are-not-all-the-same/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/dividend-etfs-are-not-all-the-same/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SCHD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SDY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIG]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=69224</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the yields in the Treasuries market at historic lows, dividend stock exchange traded funds (ETFs) have attracted the attention of investors. But with so many to choose from, fund providers seeking to enter this ETF space will have to have a leg up on the competition.
For example, the Schwab U.S. Dividend    [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S&amp;P 500 ETFs Testing 200-Day Average</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/sp-500-etfs-testing-200-day-average/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/sp-500-etfs-testing-200-day-average/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BND]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HYG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LQD]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=69068</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds indexed to the S&#38;P 500 briefly rose above their 200-day simple moving average, a key technical indicator, in late October before stumbling into November.
The U.S. stock index nearly hit 1,300 before pausing. Profit taking as well as opportunistic short selling came into the picture on trading volumes that were average to above [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emerging Market, High-Yield Bond ETFs Lead October Inflows</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/emerging-market-high-yield-bond-etfs-lead-october-inflows/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/emerging-market-high-yield-bond-etfs-lead-october-inflows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High-Yield Bonds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JNK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LQD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QQQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SDY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small-Cap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIG]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=68817</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Investors piled into riskier exchange traded funds during October’s rally, with ETFs tracking emerging markets and U.S. high-yield corporate bonds among the inflow leaders.
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (NYSEArca: EEM) was the top-selling U.S.-listed ETF in October, according to data from National Stock Exchange. It hauled in $3.7 billion in net cash inflows last month. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dividend ETF Gets Warm Reception in Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/dividend-etf-gets-warm-reception-in-europe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/dividend-etf-gets-warm-reception-in-europe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=68464</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dividend exchange traded funds have been big sellers this year in the U.S., and now a new equity-income ETF launched in Europe is off to a fast asset-gathering start.
According to State Street Global Adviors, the SPDR S&#38;P US Dividend Aristocrats pulled in $100 million in the 10 days following the fund&#8217;s launch in Europe, reports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Closer Look at Vanguard&#8217;s High Dividend ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/a-closer-look-at-vanguards-high-dividend-etf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/a-closer-look-at-vanguards-high-dividend-etf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=67346</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been covering dividend exchange traded funds a lot lately because investors can&#8217;t seem to get enough information on these top-selling ETFs.
Some of the largest dividend ETFs by assets have seen impressive inflows in 2011.
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEArca: VIG), iShares DJ U.S. Select Dividend (NYSEArca: DVY) and SPDR S&#38;P Dividend (NYSEArca: SDY) recorded year-to-date [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dividend ETFs See Performance Diverge on Sector Allocations</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/dividend-etfs-see-performance-diverge-on-sector-allocations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/dividend-etfs-see-performance-diverge-on-sector-allocations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=65290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Investors have been flocking to dividend exchange traded funds, but the performance of these income-themed ETFs can vary from product to product based on the index’s strategy, sector allocations and other factors.
“Dividend paying stocks are supposed to be the ‘Easy Button’ of investing at the moment,” says ConvergEx Group Chief Market Strategist Nicholas Colas, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dividend ETFs Under the Microscope</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/dividend-etfs-under-the-microscope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=64926</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New dividend exchange traded funds have hit the market this year in response to investor interest. The low-yield environment in bonds has given dividend-paying companies the spotlight, especially as some have higher yields than the 10-year Treasury note.
Some of the new funds that have hit the market are showing some  divergence after their first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dividend ETFs Set to Benefit from Higher Payouts</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/dividend-etfs-set-to-benefit-from-higher-payouts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dividend exchange traded funds are set to profit from higher payouts from corporate America, but income-starved investors should keep in mind that stocks are more volatile than bonds. If the economy worsens, investors in equity-linked ETFs may suffer capital losses that could swamp the dividend yield.
That said, higher dividend payouts are on the way for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investors Discover Dividend ETFs in Quest for Yield</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/investors-discover-dividend-etfs-in-quest-for-yield/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sector ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The paltry interest rates in U.S. Treasuries have driven income-starved investors to other areas of the market for yield, including exchange traded funds that concentrate on dividend-paying stocks.
&#8220;We continue to focus on companies that have the ability to generate strong levels of free cash ﬂow,&#8221; says ETF manager BlackRock. &#8220;Companies that have the ability to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Dividend Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/etf-chart-of-the-day-dividend-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/etf-chart-of-the-day-dividend-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Market turmoil such as what we have faced recently in equities often causes “value” investors to come out of the woodwork and start hunting for potential bargains.
One investment strategy that seems to gather steam when equity indices have fallen sharply from their highs is that of managers who are searching for dividend yield. In essence, [...]]]></description>
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