A Caution From 2007: Beware of the Dividend in Your High Dividend ETFs & Funds

April 23, 2020 |

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Chart titled “High Dividend ETF Betas Over Time”: “Dividend ETF ‘A’” is represented by Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) which is the largest U.S. Dividend ETF by AUM. “Dividend ETF ‘B’” is iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY).

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Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or portfolio, in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta describes the activity of a security’s returns responding to swings in the market. The beta calculation is used to help investors understand whether a stock moves in the same direction as the rest of the market, and how volatile (risky) it is compared to the market.

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