Dividend ETFs for a Stubbornly Low-Yield Environment

DVY has a 3.00% 12-month yield. The Select Dividend ETF tracks the Dow Jones Select Dividend Index, which includes the highest-yielding 100 stocks from the Dow Jones that have paid annual dividends and showed dividend-per-share growth over the past five years. The ETF has a heavy tilt toward defensive sectors like utilities 30.0%, consumer discretionary 15.3% and financials 13.7%.

HDV has a 3.25% 12-month yield. The Core High Dividend ETF tracks the Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index, which follows 75 dividend payers screened for qualified dividend income, excluding real estate investment trusts and master limited partnerships. Additionally, the underlying index screens for companies with wide economic moats, or competitive advantages, low default rating and high-yields. Top sectors include consumer staples 22.5%,  energy 15.9% and health care 14.0%.

VYM has a 2.94% 12-month yield. The High Dividend Yield ETF reflects the performance of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index, which includes high-yielding stocks weighted by market capitalization. Top sector allocations include consumer staples15.0%, tech 14.5% and financials 13.2%.

Lastly, RDIV has a 3.42% 12-month yield. The Ultra Dividend Revenue ETF follows the OFI Revenue Weighted Ultra Dividend Index, which includes the top 60 securities from the S&P 900 ranked by the average 12 month trailing dividend yield in each of the previous four trailing quarters, and each component is then ranked by top line revenue instead of market-capitalization. Top sectors include consumer discretionary 34.6%, energy 16.6% and telecom 15.5%.