iShares Core Dividend ETF·Financial Services

The iShares Core Dividend ETF is rated a Buy for investors seeking to diversify away from S&P 500 concentration risk. DIVB targets companies with high total shareholder yield (dividends plus buybacks), offering a value tilt and lower volatility (beta 0.88) compared to the S&P 500. With a low expense ratio (0.05%), and broad diversification across ~400 stocks, DIVB avoids single-stock risk, rewarding investors with robust capital returns.

The iShares Core Dividend ETF blends dividend yields and buybacks, offering a conservative yet more growth-oriented alternative to pure income funds. DIVB trades at a 14.8x P/E, a 31% discount to the Russell 1000, with a 2.4% yield and double-digit dividend growth in key sectors. While underperforming the Russell 1000, DIVB has outperformed dividend peers over 3- and 5-year periods, aided by strong upside capture in bullish markets.
The iShares Core Dividend ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. stocks with a history of dividend payments and/or share buybacks.
Financial Services
Asset Management
2017-11-09
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