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10 Best Equity-Income ETFs for 2013

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Top Equity Income ETFs as of 3/31/13

Fund NameGet InfoOverall RatingRisk Grade
iShares MSCI USA Minimum Vol IdxUSMVA+B+
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETFXARA+B+
PowerShares KBW InsuranceKBWIA+B
TrimTabs Float Shrink ETFTTFSA+B
FlexShs Morningstar US Mkt Fac TiltTILTA+B+
Guggenheim Spin-Off ETFCSDA+B
First Trust Morningstar Div LeadersFDLA+B+
First Trust Consumer Stap AlphaDEXFXGA+B
Guggenheim Defensive Equity ETFDEFA+B+
PowerShares Dynamic Food & BeveragePBJA+B

Source: TSC Ratings

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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/22/13, Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.093, payable on 5/31/13. As a percentage of ETJ's recent stock price of $11.45, this dividend works out to approximately 0.81%, so look for shares of Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund to trade 0.81% lower — all else being equal — when ETJ shares open for trading on 5/22/13.
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Here are three moves to lower your ETF portfolio's risk while maintaining a desirable level of reward.
5/17/13 4:16PM
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Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund where we have detected an approximate $39.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.7% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 100,800,000 to 101,500,000). Among the largest underlying components of DEM, in trading today SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
5/16/13 11:51AM
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The most recent short interest data has been released by the NASDAQ for the 04/30/2013 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the S&P 500 by "days to cover." There are a number of ways to look at short data, for example the total number of shares short; but one metric that we find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares typically traded. The number of shares short is then compared to the average daily volume, in order to calculate the total number of trading days it would take to close out all of the open short positions if every share traded represented a short position being closed.
5/10/13 2:41PM
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Is the professor incorrect when he asserts that high-yield bonds are dramatically overpriced? Not if one looks at high-yield bonds in a vacuum.
5/6/13 6:00AM
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The best portfolio moves over the coming half-year period will involve both growth and income.
5/4/13 6:00AM
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Stick with ETFs that focus on non-cyclical segments that are less tied to the global economic slowdown.
4/27/13 6:00AM
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As you settle into or approach retirement, choosing the right ETFs for your portfolio can be a challenge. But fret not: check out these tips.
4/9/13 7:30AM
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With abundant economic red flags, it may be time to rotate out of higher-risk ETFs and eventually into some low-volatility choices.
4/8/13 7:00AM
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Maybe the Fed can solve everything with easy money for home and auto purchases but rotating from sexier growth assets and into defensive equities makes more sense.
4/8/13 6:00AM

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