The Dividend Fund Solution
The current decline in the markets isn’t going to last forever, and at some point buyers will step back in to stocks. The next big data point that will help determine the fate of the markets comes on Friday in the form of the January employment report, so we’ll have to wait until then for a better read on what’s in store for the rest of the month.
In the meantime, I think it behooves us to look at funds that offer significant yield to investors. An attractive yield is what makes dividend-oriented funds a good fit in a market climate such as this one. Although many dividend funds have faltered of late along with the broad market, there are several that I want you to put on your watch list as they will begin to look very appealing once the market turns.
The following table shows some of the best international dividend-paying funds available to investors right now. These funds hold large, well-established companies that continue to pay strong dividends. I want you to think of this list of international dividend funds as a cheat sheet of attractive investments once this market settles down.
| Ticker | Name | Price | 1 Week % | 1 Month % | 3 Month % | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDIV | Global X Superdividend ETF | $22.41 | (1.43) | (3.35) | (4.86) | 7.10% |
| DWX | SPDR S&P Inter DVD ETF | $44.86 | (0.64) | (4.30) | (6.51) | 7.25% |
| LVL | Guggenheim S&P Global DIV | $12.50 | (0.40) | (4.73) | (5.92) | 6.92% |
| RWX | SPDR DJ Intern Real Estate | $39.28 | (0.85) | (3.34) | (8.22) | 4.76% |
| IDV | iShares International Select | $35.98 | (0.95) | (3.66) | (4.65) | 4.72% |
Jim Woods is a 30-plus-year veteran of the markets with varied experience as a broker, hedge fund trader, financial writer, author and newsletter editor.
His books include co-authoring, “Billion Dollar Green: Profit from the Eco Revolution,” and “The Wealth Shield: How to Invest and Protect Your Money from Another Stock Market Crash, Financial Crisis or Global Economic Collapse.” He’s also ghostwritten many books and articles, as well as edited content for some of the investment industry’s biggest luminaries. Read more about Jim Woods.
