“Russell research has shown that a total return approach that relies on a combination of dividends and capital appreciation can offer a more advantageous investment outcome than a simple dividend-yield strategy,” added David Koenig, investment strategist at Russell. “Focusing solely on dividend yield runs the risk of selecting securities that may have high dividend yields because they may be distressed and their price is falling or choosing companies that finance dividend payouts with debt.”
Russell has also filed to introduce a third dividend ETF:
- Russell International High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEArca: IDIV) 0.48% expense ratio. IDIV will try to track the performance of the Russell Developed ex-U.S. Large Cap high Dividend Index.
Russell currently manages 26 ETFs.
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Max Chen contributed to this article.