iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

DVYE

Market cap $911M

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF receives a hold rating due to high yield but significant tradeoffs in risk, fees, and liquidity. DVYE offers a 9.67% dividend yield, but sustainability is questionable, and the fund is exposed to yield traps and low-quality holdings. The ETF suffers from high sector and geographic concentration, particularly in Brazil and China, increasing vulnerability to shocks and policy risks.

It is a high-dividend ETF on the emerging equity market, competitive in terms of distributions. The portfolio is heavily tilted toward Brazil and China, concentrating over 70% in cyclical and value sectors like Financials and Energy. A sector typically characterized by high payouts, which makes DVYE unstable during market shock phases, generating bearish price action.

The iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (DVYE) was launched on 02/23/2012, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Broad Emerging Market ETFs category of the market.

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF offers one of the highest yields among emerging market ETFs, consistently above 8% and currently over 10%. The ETF's methodology, with yield-focused stock selection and annual rebalancing, exposes it to yield traps and limited adaptability in volatile markets. DVYE's concentrated portfolio and structural flaws were exposed in 2022, leading to significant underperformance versus peers like DEM and VYMI.

The iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (DVYE) made its debut on 02/23/2012, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Broad Emerging Market ETFs category of the market.

DVYE offers rare value and high yield (11%) in a market where U.S. equities are priced for perfection, with a forward P/E under 9. The ETF is strategically positioned for inflation, commodity strength, and global supply chain realignment, benefiting from macro shifts and de-dollarization trends. DVYE provides diversified exposure to BRICS and emerging markets, capturing income from sectors and countries shaping the next global economic cycle.

Launched on 02/23/2012, the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (DVYE) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Broad Emerging Market ETFs category of the market.

Current US market valuations are high; diversifying into cheaper, defensive global stocks with high dividends is rational. Emerging markets, once popular but now undervalued, present a contrarian investment opportunity with potentially high future returns. The iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF offers attractive valuations, but is heavily exposed to Brazilian commodity producers and Chinese banks, which seems risky.

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Designed to provide broad exposure to the Broad Emerging Market ETFs category of the market, the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (DVYE) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 02/23/2012.