The Korea Fund: Invest In South Korea At A 16% Discount

Summary

  • This closed-end fund trades at a 16% discount to NAV.
  • Korea’s stock market also trades at a significant discount to other global and emerging markets.
  • Two key risks include South Korea’s economic vulnerability and this fund’s low liquidity.
  • I will slowly build my position between 2022 and 2023.

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SCHD Vs. VYM: Which Dividend ETF Is The Better Buy?

Summary

  • After years of underperforming the Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF, the Vanguard High Dividend ETF is now outperforming it.
  • To determine what this means for future performance we examine the differences in how their indexes are constructed, how their dividends compare, and the differences in their Sector Allocations.
  • We consider how rising rates will impact their appeal to investors and suggest the scenarios under which each ETF, or neither, would be a better investment.

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Is It Time to Pick Up Treasury Bond ETFs on the Cheap? (EDV)

The Treasuries market was pummeled after a spike in inflation dragged on real returns and a hawkish Federal Reserve hiked interest rates. The selling may have been overdone and investors could begin to pick up a bargain in Treasury bond exchange traded funds. Year-to-date, the Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA: EDV) declined 18.2%, the SPDR […] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
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Dividend ETF giant has attracted more 2022 capital than SPY, DIA, and QQQ (SCHD)

The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA: SCHD) generated serious attention during Q1, pulling in more capital than funds tied to the three major U.S. equity indices, as investors looked for stability amid a general slide in the overall stock market.

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SCHD’s Yearly Reconstitution Adds 14 New Stocks And Eliminates 13

Summary

  • SCHD’s index both rebalances and reconstitutes its holdings the second Friday in March. SCHD has been adjusting to the recent reconstitution.
  • It added 14 stocks. We look at EOG resources which was the largest new holding and at the sectors represented by the rest of the much smaller stocks added.
  • 13 stocks have been deleted. Several were spinoffs. The most significant deletion was Emerson Electric, which still looks like a fine investment but with a dropping yield.

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SSGA cuts fee on ‘MiniShares’ gold ETF to just 0.10% (GLDM)

State Street Global Advisors has reduced the expense ratio of the SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust (GLDM US) from 0.18% to just 0.10%, making it the cheapest physically backed gold exchange-traded product in the US in terms of sponsor fees. The move is timely, coming amid a surge in interest for safe-haven assets due to the escalating Russo-Ukrainian war.
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