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TheVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF(NYSEMKT: VYM)is very simple in its construction.
large-cap stock universe, picks the top half based on forecasted dividend yield, and weights them by market cap.
Its 2.2% yield is more than double that of theVanguard S&P 500 ETF(NYSEMKT: VOO).
But it's also only average within the high yield category, and the fact that it owns more than 600 stocks means it's rather bland and unfocused.
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Dividend Equity ETF(NYSEMKT: SCHD)belongs in your portfolio.
It searches for companies with 10 or more consecutive years of dividend payments.
Qualifying stocks then get assessed on four fundamental metrics: cash flow-to-debt, return on equity (ROE), dividend yield, and five-year dividend growth rate.
The top 100 stocks with the best combination of these measures make the portfolio.
Dividend Equity ETFis one of the few that considers all three primary dividend pillars: dividend growth, dividend quality, and high yield.
This fund's assessment of all three allows it to choose the "best of the best" dividend stocks for investors.
Consumer staples (19%), healthcare (19%), energy (17%) Financials (20%), tech (15%), industrials (14%) TheVanguard High Dividend Yield ETFnarrowly wins on expense ratio, but it trails on just about everything else.
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