Top 10 Established Dividend ETFs

#2: iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend ETF (DVY)

DVY follows the Dow Jones Dividend Select Index. The fund was launched in November 2003. The expense ratio is .40%. AUM equal $8.8 billion and average daily trading volume exceeds 1.8M shares. As of mid-December 2011 the annual dividend yield is 3.55% and YTD 8.72%.

DVY Top Ten Holdings & Weightings

Data as of December, 2011

1. Lorillard, Inc. (LO): 4.02%
2. VF Corporation (VFC): 2.66%
3. Chevron Corp (CVX): 2.28%
4. Entergy Corp (ETR): 2.15%
5. Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB): 1.94%
6. Integrys Energy Group Inc (TEG): 1.94%
7. McDonald's Corporation (MCD): 1.91%
8. FirstEnergy Corp (FE): 1.81%
9. ONEOK, Inc. (OKE): 1.76%
10. DTE Energy Holding Company (DTE): 1.67%

#3: Wisdom Tree Total Dividend Fund ETF (DTD)

DTD follows the Wisdom Tree Dividend Index which is a fundamentally-weighted index that defines the dividend-paying portion of the U.S. stock market. The Index measures the performance of US companies, listed on the NYSE, AMEX or NASDAQ Global Market, that pay regular cash dividends and that meet other liquidity and capitalization requirements established by WisdomTree. The fund was launched in June 2006. The expense ratio is .28%. AUM equal $200M and average daily trading volume exceeds 25K shares. As of mid-December 2011 the annual dividend yield was 3.40% and YTD return was 9%.

DTD Top Ten Holdings & Weightings

Data as of December, 2011

1. AT&T Inc (T): 3.93%
2. Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): 3.81%
3. Chevron Corp (CVX): 2.73%
4. Pfizer Inc (PFE): 2.56%
5. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): 2.41%
6. Verizon Communications Inc (VZ): 2.31%
7. Philip Morris International, Inc. (PM): 2.15%
8. The Procter & Gamble Co (PG): 2.14%
9. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): 2.06%
10. General Electric Co (GE): 1.92%

#4: Guggenheim Multi-Asset Income ETF (CVY)

CVY follows the Zacks Multi-Asset Income Index which is designed to identify and track companies with high income and positive risk/reward characteristics. The fund was launched in September 2006. The expense ratio is .60%. AUM equal $420M and average daily trading volume exceeds 170 shares. As of mid-December 2011 the dividend yield is 5.29% and YTD return 5.73%.

CVY Top Ten Holdings & Weightings

Data as of December, 2011

1. ConocoPhillips (COP): 2.06%
2. KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLAC): 1.27%
3. Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP (BWP): 1.24%
4. Intel Corp (INTC): 1.21%
5. Wells Fargo & Co, San Francisco Ca Pfd: 1.11%
6. Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income: 1.09%
7. Total SA ADR (TOT): 1.06%
8. Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR B (RDS.B): 1.06%
9. Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC): 1.05%
10. Vodafone Group PLC ADR (VOD): 1.05%

#5: WisdomTree High Yielding Equity ETF (DHS)

DHS follows the Wisdom Tree Equity Income Index which is a fundamentally weighted index measuring the performance of companies with high dividend yields selected from the WisdomTree Dividend Index. At the index measurement date, companies within the WisdomTree Dividend Index with market capitalizations of at least $200 million and average daily trading volumes of at least $200,000 for the prior three months are ranked by dividend yield. The fund was launched in June 2006. The expense ratio is .38%. AUM equal $317M and average daily trading volume is over 90K shares. As of mid-December 2011 the annual dividend yield was 3.91% and YTD return was 10.53%.

DHS Top Ten Holdings & Weightings

Data as of December, 2011

1. AT&T Inc (T): 7.51%
2. Chevron Corp (CVX): 5.20%
3. Pfizer Inc (PFE): 4.88%
4. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): 4.58%
5. Verizon Communications Inc (VZ): 4.42%
6. Philip Morris International, Inc. (PM): 4.10%
7. The Procter & Gamble Co (PG): 4.07%
8. Intel Corp (INTC): 3.48%
9. Merck & Co Inc (MRK): 3.31%
10. Altria Group Inc. (MO): 2.65%

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