HDAW features ample exposure to some of the most dependable ex-US dividend growth markets.
“Global dividends jumped 12.9 percent year-on-year in the second quarter to $497.4 billion, hitting a new record, according to a report on the Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index,” reports CNBC. “Payments rose in almost every region of the world in headline terms and records were broken in 12 countries including France, Japan, and the U.S.”
As just two examples, France and Japan combine for over 13% of HDAW’s weight. The U.K., another steady, ex-US dividend market, is 15.74% of the fund’s weight.
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