Dividend ETFs Battle for Inflows: The Competition Heats Up

As investors have grown frustrated with near-zero rates in the U.S., dividend investing has become a staple in the portfolios of many. Though Ben Bernanke will leave the Fed Chair position in January, it is largely believed that interest rates will not be touched until mid-2015 at the very earliest; this has caused many investors to look beyond the fixed income sector for yield. Those that seek or even rely on annual income from yields have been turning to dividend ETFs as an outlet, helping to propel a number of these products further [for more ETF news and analysis subscribe to our free newsletter]. Below, we outline some of the most popular dividend ETFs and the inflows they have raked in thus far in 2013 with some surprising results. Dividend Appreciation ETF : One of the largest and most popular dividend funds in the space, VIG has nearly $19 billion in [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: The 10 Most Popular Dividend ETFs: What You Need to Know RevenueShares Launches Ultra Dividend Fund (RDIV) Global X SuperDividend U.S. ETF (DIV) And Barclays MLP ETN (ATMP) Hit The Street Differentiating Dividend ETFs Highlighting Seven Unique Dividend ETFs