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Citgroup Booted From Dividend Indexes
November 26, 2008 1:52 am
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Citigroup has been booted from the popular Dow Jones and STOXX dividend indexes, after it was forced to slash its dividend payment to shareholders in the wake of the government bailout this weekend. The company will exit the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend, Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend and Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 indexes on Nov. 28. In exchange for taking the bailout, the company was forced to cut its dividend to one penny per share per quarter. At that level, the company does not meet index eligibility requirements for the indexes. In an ETF context, the change is most notable for the $3.7 billion iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index (NYSEArca: DVY), which has 45% of its assets in financial stocks. Fortunately, Citigroup is far from the largest holding in DVY, at only 0.53% of the ETF. The largest stock weightings in DVY are close to 3% of the fund. DVY has suffered this year due to its financials focus, down close to 25% through Oct. 31, according to BGI data.
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Short-Seller’s Guide To GLD
Gold, despite its recent rebound, has gotten clobbered over the past three months.Looking Beyond VWO And EEM
Broad-based, cap-weighted ETFs were the way to play emerging markets over the past decade. But it’s time for investors to become more strategic and look beyond VWO and EEM.
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JP Morgan & ETN Credit Risk
Paul & Ugo discuss the implications of J.P. Morgan's $2 billion loss, the European debt crisis and what it means for ETN investors.
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