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Rating Dividend-Income Funds

Use caution when chasing yield.

Daniel Sotiroff

Feb 26, 2020

Mentioned: General Electric Co (GE) , Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF™ (SCHD) , FlexShares Quality Dividend ETF (QDF) , Vanguard Intl Hi Div Yld Idx ETF (VYMI) , SPDR® S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) , WisdomTree US LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) , Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) , SPDR® S&P International Dividend ETF (DWX)

A version of this article previously appeared in the November 2019 issue of Morningstar ETFInvestor. Download a copy here.

Dividend-income funds can look appealing to those seeking a stable source of income. Done well, they can deliver on this objective. But there is some nuance to determining what constitutes a good dividend-income index strategy.

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