Spdr Uk Div Discussion Threads

[firtashia] 13/4/2020 13:42

Given that UK companies are currently freezing, suspending or cancelling their dividends left, right and centre, will the dividend aristocrats index have any remaining qualifying constituents? If not, how will this ETF work?

[kiwi2007] 15/10/2019 19:12

In his first investment outlook since retiring in March, Bill Gross, the one-time “bond king”, said on Tuesday that with trillions of dollars in debt offering negative yields, investors should be holding stocks that promise secure dividend payouts.

[skyship] 24/8/2015 10:59

So, back below £12 again. I see these go XD in c3weeks. Can you say what the dividend/yield is here - unable to find info in the Header links!

[essentialinvestor] 11/12/2014 21:48

Sub £12 tomorrow, happy new year.

[insipiens] 15/11/2014 00:55

reckon another sub £12 drop - buying opp - in early new year.

[insipiens] 05/9/2014 22:52

Wirral, Apologies, didn't see this until now. However I'm not an apologist for this ETF.

From what I researched they just distribute the dividends received, and you can remove the charges from that, although that may be a simplistic way of viewing their charges.

I agree it should be a question asked how that mechanism work. Might send them an email - I'm perpetually dissatisfied by the transparency of fund charges....Ignoratio est non felicita.

[wirralowl] 02/7/2014 10:58

I'm doing a bit of research and like the concept of this ETF, holding around 30 companies who have held or increased their payouts for at least 10 years. However, I was wondering about the dividends of UKDV itself; does anyone know the dividend history, are payments increasing and is there a progressive dividend policy with adequate cover?

Thanks in advance to insipiens or anyone else, for any answers...

[insipiens] 08/6/2014 05:45

I doubled checked and ukdv has - latest available data - the higher dividend yield. That may be due to the recent covergence....

[insipiens] 07/6/2014 16:17

4.18% on 30th April fact sheet. You can check the link in the header for all the info.

For me the exact dividend distribution is not meaningful in itself as I would expect a pure high dividend etf like IUKD would almost certainly best this.

However over a longer period I would expect the total return of ukdv would beat iukd. That's the bet I have placed by investing here instead of iukd.

Too early to say if my bet is misplaced, perhaps in another 3 years I can tell ;)

Just out of interest John Redwood in the FT weekend's money section has these listed as part of his virtual ETF portfolio.

Looking forward to a summer correction to buy more at a lower price.

[scottishfield] 04/6/2014 09:58

what's the approx yield here insipiens please?

[scottishfield] 04/6/2014 08:38

saw yr post on IUKD insipiens; both seem quite similar, perhaps this one is a little less volatile? I'm in SDV (an actual trust fund) & considering a holding here or IUKD. interesting.

[insipiens] 17/5/2013 17:52

iukd outstripping ukdv for the last few months.

Dash for trash? Or perhaps that is confirmation bias on my part having swapped to ukdv.

[dasv] 19/12/2012 20:44

ukdv now out performing UKX and IUKD

[dasv] 22/11/2012 08:52

DMGT - Daily Mail and General Trust up 10% today. I believe it is a constituent of UKDV currently:-

Fund Top Holdings
As of 31/10/2012
Security Name Weight
CARILLION PLC 5.30%
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 4.92%
AMLIN PLC 4.76%
SSE PLC 4.54%
BALFOUR BEATTY PLC 4.24%
ICAP PLC 4.16%
REED ELSEVIER PLC 4.12%
DAILY MAIL&GENERAL TST-A NV 4.10%
CENTRICA PLC 3.78%
TESCO PLC

[insipiens] 24/10/2012 12:32

updated with header information

[insipiens] 23/10/2012 18:13

Dividend growth ETF but they have to have consistent growth in dividends (exit stage left banks etc.)

I swapped out from iukd, as I like this index basis better and .30% ter.

I'm building these up from the pref dividends I'm receiving....

[praipus] 23/10/2012 12:09

No holding just curious

[badtime] 18/10/2012 19:55

So insip...what are these all about :)