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	<title>ETF Trends &#187; DVY</title>
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		<title>Best ETFs for Dividends and Income</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/best-etfs-for-dividends-and-income/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/best-etfs-for-dividends-and-income/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors are starved for income. Exchange traded funds tracking both stocks and bonds can offer diversified exposure to market sectors with decent yields in a low-rate environment.
ETFs are an effective tool to capture yield in a portfolio, due to the lower expense ratios, which equals more capital for the investor.
&#8220;With bond coupon rates at historic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: iShares Select Dividend</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-spotlight-ishares-select-dividend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-spotlight-ishares-select-dividend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 11:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight on iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund (NYSEArca: DVY), part of an ongoing series.
Assets: $10.2 billion.
Objective: The iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund tries to reflect the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index, which screens for stocks based on dividend-per-share growth rates, dividend payout percentage rates and average [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dividend ETFs in Focus as Companies Raise Payouts</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/dividend-etfs-in-focus-as-companies-raise-payouts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/dividend-etfs-in-focus-as-companies-raise-payouts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SDY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sector ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIG]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=81780</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Corporate America is sitting on a lot of cash and more companies are beginning to dole out more with dividends. With companies issuing higher payouts and bond yields still low, dividend exchange traded funds may begin to attract even greater interest.
S&#38;P 500 dividends rose about 15% in the first quarter year-over-year, writes Eddy Elfenbein for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shopping Around for Emerging Market Dividend ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/shopping-around-for-emerging-market-dividend-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/shopping-around-for-emerging-market-dividend-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emerging markets are back in favor as investors are able to handle more risk than last year. For those investors who still want an income stream for safety, there are emerging market exchange traded funds that give exposure to overseas markets via dividend stocks.
&#8220;The typical arguments for dividend investing also apply to the emerging  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Emerging Market Dividend ETF from iShares</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/new-emerging-market-dividend-etf-from-ishares/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/new-emerging-market-dividend-etf-from-ishares/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlackRock&#8217;s iShares has introduced a new emerging markets exchange traded fund targeting dividend stocks that will compete head-to-head with a large ETF managed by WisdomTree Investments (NasdaqGM: WETF).
BlackRock also launched a dividend fund that focuses on the Asia/Pacific region.
The new ETFs are :

iShares Emerging Market Dividend Fund (NYSEArca: DVYE): Top sectors are telecom, industrials and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Total Return: Why Dividends Matter for ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/total-return-why-dividends-matter-for-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/total-return-why-dividends-matter-for-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:30:59 +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=76629</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many income-focused investors are using dividend exchange traded funds to anchor the equity component of their portfolio. Dividend ETFs are more volatile than bonds, but some investors like the combination of yield and chance for capital appreciation.
As we witnessed in 2011, dividend-paying ETFs have held their own during rough market conditions. During tumultuous times, investors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Dividend ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/best-dividend-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/best-dividend-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:18 +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=76662</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dividend exchange traded funds have become a key component holding for many investors, especially for those looking for that extra bit of cash on the side.
Dividend ETFs specifically pick out companies known for their dividend  yields, but among the ETF universe, the markets may be further broken  down into more focused sections, depending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is There a Bubble in Dividend ETFs?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/is-there-a-bubble-in-dividend-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/is-there-a-bubble-in-dividend-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=76699</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Investors fed up with rock-bottom interest rates and Treasury yields have piled into dividend-paying stocks, and dividend exchange traded funds outperformed the market by a wide margin last year. However, rich valuations in some dividend stocks and proposals to raise tax rates on dividends for high earners have some talking of a bubble.
So far this [...]]]></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>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=76066</guid>
		<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>
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		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></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>
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		<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>
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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>
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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>
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		<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>
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		<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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