This Week’s Best & Worst Performing Dividend ETFs

This Week’s Best & Worst Performing Dividend ETFs – Feb.23 Edition

Posted on February 23, 2013 at 07:35 AM EST

Here is a rundown of the Dividend-focused ETFs we follow and how they fared on the week. Symbol Company Fri. Close Weekly% Change Dividend Yield DFJ WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Fund $44.58 +3.55% 2.21% DXJ WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund $41.00 +1.61% 1.38% PEY Invesco PowerShares High Yield Dividend Achievers $10.19 +1.09% 4.07% HDV iShares High [...]

Here is a rundown of the Dividend-focused ETFs we follow and how they fared on the week.

Symbol	Company	Fri. Close	Weekly % Change	Dividend Yield
DFJ	WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Fund	$44.58	+3.55%	2.21%
DXJ	WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund	$41.00	+1.61%	1.38%
PEY	Invesco PowerShares High Yield Dividend Achievers	$10.19	+1.09%	4.07%
HDV	iShares High Dividend Equity Fund	$63.20	+1.07%	3.33%
FDL	First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund	$19.68	+1.03%	3.63%
SCHD	Charles Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF	$30.48	+0.53%	2.68%
DHS	WisdomTree High-Yielding Equity Fund	$49.07	+0.49%	4.38%
VYM	Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF	$53.21	+0.49%	3.02%
ICF	iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Major	$82.06	+0.48%	2.92%
FVD	First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund	$18.55	+0.38%	2.71%
DIM	WisdomTree International MidCap Dividend Fund	$52.17	+0.37%	2.88%
DOO	WisdomTree International Dividend ex-Financials Fund	$42.17	+0.29%	4.61%
HGI	Guggenheim International Multi-Asset Income ETF	$17.31	+0.29%	4.22%
DVY	iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund	$61.05	+0.28%	3.50%
PFM	Invesco PowerShares Dividend Achievers	$17.38	+0.23%	2.21%
PGX	Invesco PowerShares Preferred Portfolio	$14.80	+0.14%	6.40%
PGF	Invesco PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio	$18.45	+0.11%	6.26%
DLN	WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend Fund	$56.86	+0.05%	3.27%
DTH	WisdomTree DEFA High-Yielding Equity Fund	$41.75	+0.05%	4.11%
DOL	WisdomTree International LargeCap Dividend Fund	$45.94	+0.02%	3.41%
PFF	iShares S&P US Preferred Stock Fund	$40.12	+0.00%	5.46%
GRI	ALPS Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors ETF	$39.83	-0.08%	7.28%
SDY	SPDR S&P Dividend ETF	$63.27	-0.08%	3.05%
IYR	iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund	$68.15	-0.09%	3.55%
DTN	WisdomTree Dividend ex-Financials Fund	$59.29	-0.13%	4.62%
DTD	WisdomTree Total Dividend Fund	$57.15	-0.14%	3.36%
DLS	WisdomTree International SmallCap Fund	$54.86	-0.15%	3.42%
DEW	WisdomTree Global Equity Income Fund	$44.20	-0.18%	3.78%
VIG	Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF	$63.81	-0.19%	2.23%
CVY	Guggenheim Multi-Asset Income ETF	$23.33	-0.30%	5.11%
SDIV	Global X SuperDividend ETF	$23.00	-0.43%	7.61%
AMLP	ALPS Alerian MLP ETF	$17.06	-0.47%	3.04%
DES	WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend Fund	$54.71	-0.47%	4.37%
DFE	WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund	$43.54	-0.48%	3.42%
FGD	First Trust DJ Global Select Dividend Index Fund	$24.44	-0.53%	4.95%
FDD	First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund	$12.12	-0.57%	5.12%
AMJ	JP Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN	$43.26	-0.60%	4.68%
DGS	WisdomTree Emerging Market SmallCap Fund	$50.50	-0.65%	2.91%
PID	Invesco PowerShares Intl Dividend Achievers	$16.47	-0.72%	2.60%
DNL	WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Growth Fund	$52.57	-0.83%	2.74%
DON	WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Fund	$62.00	-0.86%	3.85%
IDV	iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend	$34.51	-0.92%	4.80%
DWX	SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF	$48.20	-0.97%	6.28%
LVL	Guggenheim S&P Global Dividend Opportunities Index ETF	$13.38	-1.11%	7.38%
KBWD	Invesco PowerShares KBW High Dividend Yield Financial Portfolio	$25.00	-1.34%	8.31%
DEM	WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$55.59	-1.65%	3.41%
EDIV	SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF	$45.65	-1.70%	5.57%
DVYE	iShares Emerging Markets Dividend Index Fund	$54.48	-2.17%	3.53%

Be sure to visit our complete recommended list of the Best Dividend Stocks, as well as a detailed explanation of our ratings system here.

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