Five High-Yield Dividend ETFs for Smart Income Seekers

Smart investors know that dividends can soften the blow to your portfolio in a market downturn. If you want diversification, and to avoid the headache of choosing individual dividend payers, ETFs are a good bet. Here are five attractive high yield ETFs for you to consider: Over 99 percent of companies in the WisdomTree Global Equity Income Fund (DEW) have market capitalizations of at least $2 billion. The aggregate P/E is right under 14. In 2010, the current yield was 3.47 percent, and the market price increased by roughly 6 percent. Year-to-date in 2011, the market price is up over 5 percent. The fund has names like Total SA (TOT), AT&T (T), Kraft (KFT), and GDF Suez (GDFZY.PK). The fund has been around since June 2006.... Read more