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	<description>Setting the Pace for Exchange Traded Funds</description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: SPDR S&amp;P Dividend ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-spotlight-spdr-sp-dividend-etf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight on SPDR S&#38;P Dividend ETF (SDY), part of an ongoing series.
Assets: $8.7 billion.
Objective: The SPDR S&#38;P Dividend ETF tries to reflect the performance of the S&#38;P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index, which holds the 60-highest dividend yielding components of the S&#38;P Composite 1500 Index that have raised dividends every year over 25 consecutive [...]]]></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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		<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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		<category><![CDATA[DLN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></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>Four Dividend ETFs with Growth Potential</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/four-dividend-etfs-with-growth-potential/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/four-dividend-etfs-with-growth-potential/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DLN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PFM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dividend exchange traded funds have seen intense interest from investors in 2011 as they seek shelter from market volatility in stable sectors and an income stream.
For example, investors have flocked to utilities ETFs due to their conservative reputation and enticing dividend yields. [Utilities ETFs]
The best performers in sector exchange traded funds this year track  [...]]]></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>
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		<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>Index ETFs with Active Strategies</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/index-etfs-with-active-strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/index-etfs-with-active-strategies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indexing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some exchange traded funds blur the line between active and passive management. For example, many ETFs track hand-tailored indexes that incorporate active strategies in an effort to produce superior performance.
The new &#8220;strategy-based&#8221; ETFs, not unlike actively managed funds, will be based on benchmarks that use various factors to identify stocks, writes Ari I. Weignberg for [...]]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[BND]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EEM]]></category>
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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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		<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>
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		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Markets]]></category>
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		<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>
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		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></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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		<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>A Quartet of Dividend ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/a-quartet-of-dividend-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/a-quartet-of-dividend-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=67150</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not surprising that dividend exchange traded funds have been all the rage lately.
Investors are looking for safety and yield, and dividend ETFs offer a low-cost, transparent way to invest in a basket of companies and mitigate single-stock risks.
Money Morning points to a recent Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s Capital IQ Equity Research note that focused on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dissecting Two Large Dividend ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/dissecting-two-large-dividend-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/dissecting-two-large-dividend-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:31:41 +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=66720</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Income-seeking investors are taking a closer look at dividend-paying exchange traded fund options in the ongoing hunt for returns in a low-yield environment. Many dividend ETF searches begin with the largest funds by assets with a diversified approach.
Matt Krantz for USA Today explains that ETFs are investments similar to mutual funds that hold a basket [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S&amp;P&#8217;s Best Dividend ETF Picks</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/sps-best-dividend-etf-picks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/sps-best-dividend-etf-picks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=66321</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Investors&#8217; hunger for yield has caused many to sniff around dividend exchange traded funds to boost income in their portfolios.
&#8220;With interest rates relatively low, we believe that many investors are increasingly starved for income. As a result, we think more attention has been given to dividend-yielding stocks,&#8221; said S&#38;P Capital IQ Equity Analyst Tom Graves [...]]]></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>
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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>
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		<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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