#portfolio-volatility

#portfolio-volatility

EDIV tracks a yield-weighted index of dividend-paying companies across emerging markets. Rather than weighting by market cap, the fund tilts toward companies paying the highest dividends relative to their size. Banks, telecom operators, and consumer staples dominate the portfolio. The top positions include Brazilian beverage giant Ambev, Brazilian bank Bradesco, China Railway Group, and a cluster of Taiwanese industrials and telecom names.

ULTY is an actively managed ETF that generates income from a portfolio of covered call strategies. Many investors turn to broad market ETFs because they can be a way of minimizing risk. ULTY does not fall into that category. As of this writing, in the past month, ULTY shares have declined by almost 12%. Year to date, they're down about 45%.