Dividend

Funds that invest in United States companies that pay high yields.

						as of 22 Oct 2006
Name	Symbol	% Expenses	# of Holdings	PE	Yield %	Top Holdings	%
Claymore/Zachs Yield Hog ETF	CVY	0.60%	147	12		ENERPLUS RESOURCES FUND NFJ DVD IN & PRE PROVIDENT ENERGY TRUST	1 1 1
iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund	DVY	0.40%	113	15	3.39	Altria Bank of America PNC	4 3 3
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio	PID	0.50%	61	14	2.42	Endesa A.F.P. Provida Telstra	5 5 4
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio	PEY	0.50%	51	16	2.89	F.N.B. Pier 1 Peoples_Energy	3 3 3
PowerShares High Growth Rate Dividend Achievers Portfolio	PHJ	0.50%	102	17	1.48	McDonalds Freddie_Mac Wal-Mart	5 4 4
PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio	PFM	0.50%	318	16	1.99	GE Exxon Citigroup	5 5 5
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF	VIG	0.28%	214	18	1.56	GE J&J Wal-Mart	4 4 4
WisdomTree High-Yielding Equity Fund	DHS	0.38%		14	1.56	Bank_of_America GE Citigroup	7 7 6
WisdomTree Total Dividend Fund	DTD	0.28%		14	1.56	Bank_of_America GE Citigroup	4 4 4

Bold listings are recommended for this category.

Fund Comparison

We recommend the PowerShares International Dividend Achievers (PID) fund compared with the other funds in this category. It has superior recent performance, and we expect that international investments will continue to return more than the U.S. (see our international category for more details). We also like its lower price to earnings ratio even though it is relatively concentrated with 60+ holdings.

The iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index fund (DVY) also focuses on high dividend paying companies. Financials, utilities, and staples make up the majority of its holdings, and it has decent diversification. However, its returns have trailed most of the other funds in this category.

The PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers (PEY) fund is the lowest returning fund in this sector so we don't recommend it.

The remaining two funds from PowerShares were introduced last fall. The PowerShares High Growth Rate Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PHJ) and PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PFM) have an average performance record.

We will wait for a longer performance record for the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation VIPERs (VIG) and two new WisdomTree funds.

Fund Charts

DVY versus PID, PEY, PHJ, and PFM over the last year

VIG versus DHS, DTD, and PID over the last year

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