Fidelity High Dividend ETF

FDVV

Market cap $8.78B

Dividend ETF strategies have had their ups and downs in recent years. Spikes in market volatility and uncertainty have benefited dividend-focused funds, while they also face competition from other current income-focused ETFs.

Fidelity High Dividend ETF is upgraded to 'buy' after outperforming SPY over the past year while delivering a solid dividend yield. FDVV achieves higher yield through sector tilts, overweighting dividend-rich sectors like energy and consumer staples, but does not explicitly target growth. Recent outperformance was incidental, driven by strong returns in energy, utilities, and staples, not by predictive methodology or active sector rotation.

With the world of exchange traded funds, investors have plentiful options to choose from not only in terms of the vast number of products available in the market (more than 10,000) but the number of ETF providers as well.

The Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV) was launched on 09/12/2016, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.

Investing in exchange traded funds (ETFs) is an excellent option for investors of all sizes and risk tolerance levels.

Building wealth through the stock market does not require finding the next explosive growth stock or timing volatile sectors.

Which one of these issuers is better for dividend investing really comes down to what kind of strategy you want. Vanguard wins as far as the breadth of its offerings is concerned.

At 60 and above, many people start thinking differently about investing. At this stage of life, the main goal shifts to steady passive income instead of rapid mega-growth.

The Fidelity High Dividend ETF is a simple dividend equity ETF, focusing on higher-yield, blue-chip U.S. equities. Its starting 2.8% dividend yield is a bit low, but dividend growth has been strong since inception, leading to much stronger long-term income. Long-term the fund has underperformed the S&P 500, medium-term it has outperformed, and I'm bullish about the future.

Investors, especially retirees, seek a lifetime of passive income to get them through their Golden Years.