Four More International Dividend ETFs Your Broker Forgot to Mention

In the search for portfolio nirvana, there’s no denying that dividend and international stocks need to be part of the equation. The combination of the two can prove especially potent and there’s no getting around the fact that many global dividend payers trump their U.S. counterparts when it comes yield and the dividend in actual dollar terms.

Fortunately, there are plenty of global dividend ETFs on the market today and it’s reasonable to expect that number will continue growing.

That’s good news for the indecisive income investors among that just cannot be bothered with stock-picking. To that end, we offer up four more international dividend ETFs that just aren’t getting the publicity they deserve.

EGShares Low Volatility EM Dividend ETF (NYSE: HILO)
It’s not impossible to to find endorsements of HILO. Then again, there aren’t a ton of them out there. Who cares when you’ve got an ETF with a yield approaching 7% that is up more than almost 8% in the past 90 days? All that comes with a low volatility kicker and exposure to 10 emerging markets. Nearly two-thirds of HILO’s weight is devoted to Brazil, China, South Africa and Thailand.

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend ETF (NYSE: DLS)
The WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend may fly under the radar, but it’s by no means small with almost $381 million in assets under management. The yield of nearly 4% is nice, but investors should do their homework with DLS. Morningstar recently touted this ETF’s low Europe exposure. Well, if you consider the U.K. part of Europe, 15 of the 20 countries represented in DLS are European nations. Nine of those are Euro Zone countries and all of the PIIGS except for Greece are found here as well.

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend ETF (NYSE: DFE)
Speaking of Europe, we present the WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend ETF. And despite the fact that this ETF is all Europe all the time, it’s not famous nor is it yet infamous. DFE isn’t so bad upon further inspection. It yields over 4% and almost 48% of the ETF’s weight is devoted to the U.K. and Sweden. Things could get really interesting with DFE above $38.

SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (NYSE: SDIV)
The SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF is closing in on its first anniversary since inception and it has been a banner year for the ETF as it has hauled in over $204 million in assets under management. SDIV’s vitals are nice. Four sectors – telecom, financials, utilties and consumer discretionary – get double-digit allocations. Stocks from 21 countries are found in this ETF. SDIV is up over 7% to start the year and yields 4.61%, according to the SPDR web site.

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