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First Trust Materials AlphaDex Fund (FXZ) on 12/12/2019 declared a dividend of $0.2033/sh (Yield 1.59%)

Matls AlphaDex Fd Annual/First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II (NYSE:FXZ) on 12/12/2019 declared a dividend of $ 0.2033 per share payable on December 31, 2019 to shareholders of record as of December 16, 2019. Dividend amount recorded is a decrease of $ 0.0666 from last dividend Paid.

Matls AlphaDex Fd Annual/First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II (NYSE:FXZ) has paid dividends since 2007, has a current dividend yield of 1.5855398178% and has increased its dividends for 3 successive years.

Source: https://www.dividendinvestor.com/dividend-news/20191212/matls-alphadex-fd-annual-first-trust-exchange-traded-fund-ii-nyse-fxz-declared-a-dividend-of-$0.2033-per-share/

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Best Long-Term Performance Natural Resources Sector ETFs 1.2

  • The Natural Resource sector, also know as the Basic Materials sector has provide outstanding performance over the last 20 years
  • The oldest ETF in this sector has outperformed an S&P 500 index fund by 1.02% CAGR since its’ inception date
  • There are currently 31 ETFs available in the Natural Resources category. 14 of these ETFs have been available for 10 years or longer

Investopedia defines the Natural Resources sector this way: The basic materials sector is a category of stocks for companies involved in the discovery, development, and processing of raw materials. The sector includes companies engaged in mining and metal refining, chemical products, and forestry products. This sector has performed very well over the last 20 years. The Materials Select Sector SPDR® Fund (XLB) has an inception date of 12/16/1998. XLB is the oldest available ETF in this category. Since it’s inception date, it has outperformed an S&P 500 index fund by 1.02% CAGR. That’s a 78.47% greater gain in XLB than in the SPY ETF over 20 years. (See charts below)

XLB vs S&P 500 index fund: January 1999 – February 2019

Source: https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/

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