Dividend ETFs Aren't Created Equal: Dividend Appreciation vs. Dividend Hogs

Recently, we have seen divergent performance among U.S. dividend ETFs. Last week, ETFs (VIG, FVD) with emphasis on dividend achievers had a positive week while those (PEF, DVY) overweighting in cyclical sectors such as financials had a loss. In the following trend score table, U.S. ETFs are spread in the top and bottom parts. Noticeably, Powershares High Yeld Dividend Achievers (PEY) descended close to the bottom. For a more detailed week by week performance, refer here. Assets Class Symbols 01/19 Trend Score 01/12 Trend Score Direction SPDR DJ Wilshire Intl Real Estate (RWX) 10.19% 9.4% ^ SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) 9.3% 9.39% v iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate (IYR) 9.1% 8.76% ^ Vanguard Dividend Appreciation (VIG) 8.24% 7.58% ^ iShares Dow Jones Intl Select Div Idx (IDV) 8.0% 4.9% ^ Vanguard High Dividend Yield Indx (VYM) 7.95% 7.89% ^ iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM) 7.38% 8.2% v PowerShares Intl Dividend Achievers (PID) 7.33% 6.32% ^ iShares MSCI EAFE Index (EFA) 6.71% 4.87% ^ First Trust Value Line Dividend Index (FVD) 6.62% 6.15% ^ iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index (DVY) 6.36% 6.56% v PowerShares HighYield Dividend Achievers (PEY) 6.26% 7.25% v SPDR S&P Dividend (SDY) 5.82% 5.86% v iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (PFF) 3.09% 3.16% v The above trend scores are the average of 1,4,13, 26 and 52 total returns.... Read more