Three Global Utilities ETFs with High Dividend Yields

Three Utilities ETFs that offer exposure to international utilities and pay high dividends are:

1. SPDR S&P International Utilities Sectors (IPU)
Dividend Yield = 3.70%

2. iShares S&P Global Utilities Sector ETF (JXI)
Dividend Yield = 5.37%

3. WisdomTree International Utilities Sector Fund (DBU)
Dividend Yield = 9.37%

Comments

[AndrewBaker:]

If you're going to be long, then these make sense: non-dollar investments included plus a good yield to both protect capital value and get income from whilst the capital values may fall.

Nov 03 08:51 AM

[hendi_alex:]

I own shares of DBU, but the stated yield is misleading. The wisdomtree website, current as of 11/2, indicates a 3.87% distribution yield and a 5% net yield from its portfolio. Wisdom tree's yield is evidently a forward yield. Yahoo's large yield is trailing twelve month which includes a large distribution from last December. That distribution appears to be an annual distribution, and will not likely be repeated this year, unless some large capital gains were to be distributed. It will definitely not be available in the form of dividend income.

Nov 03 08:52 AM

[cyclingscholar:]

More wealth has been lost chasing yield than gold chasing rainbows. There are far better lists of 50 year dividend payers with excellent coverage...companies like ADP, JNJ, etc, that are quality companies that will be here tomorrow and the day after. At least look at the top ten companies listed in each ETF!

Nov 03 01:32 PM

[mbkelly75:]

I am with you on this one. The companies with a long record of paying a RISING dividend are a MUCH better place to invest.


On Nov 03 01:32 PM cyclingscholar wrote:

> More wealth has been lost chasing yield than gold chasing rainbows.
> There are far better lists of 50 year dividend payers with excellent
> coverage...companies like ADP, JNJ, etc, that are quality companies
> that will be here tomorrow and the day after. At least look at the
> top ten companies listed in each ETF!

Nov 04 03:50 PM