Playing with stocks is fun, but when it come to investing, you're better to find different ways to diversify your investment portfolio. That's my point of view. But did you know, there are many ETFs out there that are paying a generous dividend yield. The top ETFs players seem to be located in the US.
The top US ETF dividend payer: the iShares FTSA NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Idx FD (REM)
Among other, we find the iShares FTSA NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Idx FD, NYSE, ticket symbol: REM. The iShares FTSA NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Idx FD has a management fee of only 0.48%. The dividend yield is at 10.41%, which represent at this time 1.56$ per unit. The iShares FTSA NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Idx FD has a 4 stars (on 5) ranking at Morningstar. The units had closed this last Friday below 15$. Interesting, but this one is in US dollars.
Currently, I have a 600$ left in pennies lol that I am looking forward to invest before the end of November. And for this upcoming investment, I want to invest into something new. 600$ is not that much money. I cannot really afford an exchange of currencies. changing my 600$ Canadian dollars into US dollars would make me loose between 60$ and 80$. It doesn't really worth it.
The top Canadian ETF dividend payer: the Claymore Canadian Financial Monthly Income (FIE.A)
The only ETF in Canadian dollars that I find interesting, and figure among the highest ETFs dividend payers is the Claymore Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF, ticket symbol FIE.A. This one trade on the TSX.
The Claymore Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF is interesting and it could be a good investment to hold in a stop working strategy (of Derek Foster) investment portfolio. The dividend yield of the Claymore Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF is of 7.09%. Morningstar had rate the Claymore Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF 1 star only. The reason of the low rating could partly come from the high management fee for an ETF. The actual management fee of the Claymore Canadian Financial Monthly Income is of 1.40%. Good, but I currently hold investments that are better than that. Which mean that my search continues... In my search for a new investment, I want something that will BOOST that 600$ right to the top!
A solution could be the iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index (XRE)
The iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index (XRE) arrived second on a 5 year return with 9.20%, following the iShares S&P TSX Global Gold Index Fund (XGD) with a 13.67% return. I could have chosen to invest in the iShares S&P TSX Global Gold Index Fund (XGD), but I already have gold in my portfolio. Remember that I hold the Claymore Gold Bullion ETF (CGL) in my RRSP portfolio...
The iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index (XRE) has a dividend yield of 5.29% and the actual management fee is of 0.55%. The iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index (XRE) had been rated 4 stars (on 5) for quite some time now.
Conclusion: the iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index (XRE) could be a good investment idea to diversify my existing investment portfolio. I currently don't hold any investment in the real estate area.
Bonus: diversification + dividend.
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