Even with an impressive year-to-date gain of 20.63%, SDOG yields 3.45%, making it a standout on that basis in today’s low-yield environment. More good news for SDOG: high dividend stocks are still attractive on their valuations.
“Michael Fredericks, Head of Income Investing for BlackRock’s Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions team, shares his equity counterpart’s affinity for dividend stocks, and sees a particular opportunity after the valuations of high-dividend stocks were beaten down last year,” according to BlackRock research. “He cites the potential for company dividends to grow across time as a benefit versus bond coupons, which are very low and fixed to maturity.”
Looking for Alternatives to Traditional Fixed Income ETFs? May 12, 2021
Low interest rates and jittery equity markets combine to highlight the allure of high dividend and low volatility exchange trade funds. Some ETFs, including the
CDL tracks the highest 100 dividend-yielding stocks of the CEMP U.S. Large Cap 500 Volatility Weighted Index with four quarters of positive earnings weighted based on their daily standard deviation, or volatility.
However, CDL isn’t the standard low volatility fund. Nor is it a traditional high dividend strategy. For example, components in its underlying index must have four straight quarters of positive earnings, indicating the fund adds elements of quality and dividend growth potential. CDL’s payout growth prospects are something for investors to mull over in this environment.
Love Value? Need Dividends? A FlexShares ETF for You May 12, 2021
At the factor level, two prominent themes are in place through less than five months into 2021. First, it’s clear value stocks are regaining long lost market leadership. Second, dividend growth is on pace for an impressive year, bringing relief to investors in a low-yield climate.
The
FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (NYSEArca: QDEF) is an exchange traded fund that provides investors exposure to both the value and dividend resurgences. Owing to the value factor’s tendency to outperform following recessions, QDEF is a relevant consideration for income investors today.
May 10, 2021 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi
EML Payments Ltd (ASX: EML) (S&P/ASX 200) reports that it remains focused on its evolution as a diversified payments and digital banking enabler.
EML supports
Fupay’s cash flow management and Millennial credit product (based in Australia). EML has now decided to transition to the next level and has teamed up with Fupay in order to take their tech stacks to European markets where they can offer businesses a white-label BNPLaaS solution.
Fupay’s Millennial-focused cash management solution leverages Open Banking data to offer smart fund-flow forecasting models, actionable insights, responsible BNPL “smoothing” and engaging spend benefits developed to assist consumers with making every penny count.
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EML brings Fupay alliance to Europe 10 May 2021
Source: EML Payments EML Payments Limited (ASX: EML) (S&P/ASX 200) continues its evolution as one of the world s most diversified payments and digital banking enablers. EML powers Fupay’s cash flow management and millennial credit product in Australia. Now, EML is moving to the next level and partnering with Fupay to take their combined technology to Europe to offer businesses a cutting-edge white-label BNPLaaS solution.
Fupay’s millennial focussed money management platform uses Open Banking data to provide smart cash flow forecasting, actionable insights, responsible BNPL smoothing and engaging spend benefits designed to help users make every penny count. At the heart of it all is Fupay s proprietary spending and lending engine, whi