Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box – All Cap Value category of the market, the Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 09/12/2016.
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The ETF industry has long been dominated by products based on market cap weighted indexes, a strategy created to reflect the market or a particular market segment.
Because market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.
There are some investors, though, who think it’s possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.
By attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.
Methodologies like equal-weighting, one of the simplest options out there, fundamental weighting, and volatility/momentum based weighting are all choices offered to investors in this space, but not all of them can deliver superior returns.
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Because the fund has amassed over $355.96 M, this makes it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box – All Cap Value. FDVV is managed by Fidelity. FDVV seeks to match the performance of the Fidelity Core Dividend Index before fees and expenses.
The Fidelity Core Dividend Index is designed to reflect the performance of stocks of large and mid-capitalization dividend-paying companies that are expected to continue to pay and grow their dividends.
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Expense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long-term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins, other things remaining the same.
Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.29%, making it on par with most peer products in the space.
FDVV’s 12-month trailing dividend yield is 4.25%.
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Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.
When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.40% of the fund’s total assets, followed by Procter + Gamble Co/the (PG) and Apple Inc (AAPL).
Its top 10 holdings account for approximately 26.85% of FDVV’s total assets under management.
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Year-to-date, the Fidelity High Dividend ETF has added roughly 8.63% so far, and is down about -2.69% over the last 12 months (as of 08/28/2019). FDVV has traded between $26 and $31.10 in this past 52-week period.
The fund has a beta of 0.85 and standard deviation of 11.01% for the trailing three-year period. With about 135 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.
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Fidelity High Dividend ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box – All Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.
Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF (PEY) tracks NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers 50 Index and the iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV) tracks S&P 900 Value Index. Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF has $817.43 M in assets, iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF has $5.55 B. PEY has an expense ratio of 0.54% and IUSV charges 0.04%.
Investors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box – All Cap Value.
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Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV): ETF Research Reports
Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report
iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports
Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF (PEY): ETF Research Reports
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Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV): ETF Research Reports
Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report
iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports
Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF (PEY): ETF Research Reports
Procter & Gamble Company (The) (PG) : Free Stock Analysis Report
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