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First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

FDL tracks a dividend-weighted index of US companies with consistent and sustained dividend payments. The fund holds roughly 100 securities and excludes REITs.

FDL holds 100 high-dividend stocks selected for dividend sustainability. It's an ultra-concentrated portfolio with high fees of 0.45%, but was the #1 high-dividend ETF in the last year. The current portfolio has a 4.01% yield (3.56% after fees). FDL's 13.79 forward P/E is fourth-lowest in the category, and its beta is only 0.79, offering investors good downside protection.

FDL: 3.50% Yield And Leading The High-Dividend Category, For Now

iShares Select Dividend ETF

Fidelity High Dividend ETF

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Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF

Dividend investing has been in vogue amid bouts of volatility and uncertainty, pushing dividend ETFs to new highs.

Dividend ETFs Scaling New Highs

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

The appeal for dividend-focused ETFs is high at the start of 2022, given bouts of volatility triggered by a hawkish Fed, rising yields, skyrocketing inflation and of course a spike in the Omicron COVID-19 variant cases.

Dividend ETFs At New Peaks Amid Volatility

Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF

VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund

Siren DIVCON Dividend Defender ETF

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

WisdomTree US Smallcap Quality Dividend Growth Fund

WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth Fund

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund

Global X SuperDividend US ETF

iShares U.S. Dividend & Buyback ETF

Amplify CWP Dividend & Option Income ETF

Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF

WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund

WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund

WisdomTree Dividend ex-Financials Fund

VanEck Morningstar High Dividend ETF

Fidelity Dividend ETF for Rising Rates

First Trust BuyWrite Income

First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF

Each month, I give a broad overview of dividend and income-focused ETFs, selecting them from my growing database of about 750 funds. I've added a seventh category to this monthly series: risk management ETFs, bringing the total number of funds analyzed to 88.

December Dividend And Income ETF Report: The Ultimate Investors Guide

iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF

iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

A few are still in green with most of them from the defensive sectors like utilities, healthcare and consumer staples.

5 Best-Performing ETFs of December

Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF

Global X Superdividend ETF

ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF

The hunt for higher current income amid extremely low rate environment may make dividend ETFs a winner in early 2022.

Buy These Dividend ETFs to Beat Inflation & Omicron in 2022

iShares Evolved U.S. Innovative Healthcare ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF

Vanguard Value ETF

Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund

Uncertainties are playing a big role in the Wall Street due to record-high inflation, Fed policy tightening and Omicron strain of coronavirus. Still, some ETFs may warm up your winter portfolio.

Warm Up Your Portfolio With These ETFs This Winter

FDL is a $1.58 billion smart-beta fund following a passive investment strategy revolving around the most generous dividend payers in the United States. FDL was deeply recalibrated in June, with 43 holdings that accounted for almost a quarter of the net assets as of May 17 being removed.

FDL: Still Not A Dream Dividend ETF After Portfolio Reshuffle

According to Seeking Alpha's ETF Screener, there are 31 pure U.S. Equity Dividend ETFs available with at least $100 million in AUM.

3 Dividend ETFs Analysts Love (They Just Don't Know It Yet)

The Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index has a habit of buying when it should be selling, and selling when it should be buying. In June 2020, it dropped all its Energy holdings at fire sale prices, only to buy them back again this June after the sector had recovered.

Investing Without Conviction: Why FDL Can Be Frustrating

FDL is a passively managed fund that tracks the Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index. Its investment strategy is to select top U.S. dividend payers capable of maintaining their shareholder rewards.

FDL: Value Tilt, Meaningful Yield, Bleak Returns

Legg Mason Low Volatility High Dividend ETF

ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

Victoryshares Dividend Accelerator ETF

These dividend ETFs are hovering at a record high. Most of these ETFs offer yields higher than the benchmark U.S.-treasury yield and some possess stocks that have a strong history of hiking dividends regularly.

5 Dividend ETFs Hovering at Record High

First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF 

iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF

Here we highlight some ETFs with high exposure to Pfizer (PFE) that can gain from the encouraging progress in coronavirus vaccine development as the outbreak worsens.

ETFs to Shine on Pfizer's Impressive COVID-19 Vaccine Update

FDL tracks the Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index, which includes 100 of the highest-yielding U.S. stocks that can sustain their dividend payments, according to Morningstar's screening method. Its distributions have grown substantially in the last four years, and my analysis of the fund's fundamental metrics shows that this is likely to continue.

The First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund: A High-Yielding Value Play With Solid Dividend Fundamentals

First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

Invesco S&P Ultra Dividend Revenue ETF

First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

It has been one year since my article covering 18 dividend-focused ETFs was published and I will be reviewing the performance of the group. The performance data showed only 1 of the 18 dividend-focused ETFs outperformed the S&P 500 since last year.

The Best ETFs For Dividend Investors: 1-Year Review

Here we highlight some ETFs with high exposure to Pfizer (PFE) that can gain from the encouraging progress in coronavirus vaccine development.

ETFs to Shine as Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine Gets a Nod in Europe

FDL strategy and performance. Comparing FDL with simple strategies.

Dividend ETF Review: FDL

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

"Income in" is as important as "expenses out." You need to be aware of and combat lifestyle inflation.

Want Wealth? Stop Lifestyle Inflation

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Invesco QQQ

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Retirement of a large portion of the population as we have come to know it is really a product of the industrial age. In some cases, people may spend almost as many years in retirement as they do working.

4 Phases Of Retirement And Their Investment Implications

As we have pointed out in previous articles, interest rates are at unprecedented lows. This means that retirees cannot obtain decent yields from totally risk-free investments.

Retirement: New Normal Requires Flexibility

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

iShares International Select Dividend ETF

iShares Global REIT ETF

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

These 10 dividend ETFs across different categories score well across liquidity, fee, and yield ratios.

The 10 Best ETFs for Dividends

iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Media and Communications ETF

The combination will aid Verizon to expand its presence in the prepaid and value segments of the U.S. wireless business as the industry transitions to the next-generation 5G networks.

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FDL offers investors a useful dividend yield of 5.4% and has been one of the few ETFs to actually increase dividends over the last two quarters.

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SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

The shakeup in holdings impacts stock exposure and performance going forward.

What Dow Changes Mean For ETF Investors

First Trust DJ Global Select Dividend Index Fund

NEOS Nasdaq-100 Hedged Equity Income ETF

Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF

Enjoying solid current income has become really tough in the current rock-bottom yield environment.

Earn Close to 5% Yield With These ETFs

News for First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund ETF (FDL)