ETF Comparison: The Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) offers greater diversification and stronger recent returns compared to the iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV), which focuses on higher dividend payouts with a more concentrated portfolio of 75 stocks.
Performance Metrics: While HDV has a higher dividend yield of 3.09% versus VYM's 2.49%, VYM has outperformed HDV in total returns over one and five years, despite having a slightly lower expense ratio.
Sector Exposure: VYM is more diversified across various sectors, with significant holdings in financial services, technology, and industrials, while HDV is heavily weighted towards consumer staples, energy, and healthcare.
Investment Strategy: Investors seeking a broad range of dividend-paying stocks may prefer VYM for its extensive portfolio, whereas those prioritizing higher immediate income might opt for HDV's concentrated approach on established blue-chip companies.
Wall Street analysts forecast HDV stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for HDV is USD with a low forecast of USD and a high forecast of USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
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Wall Street analysts forecast HDV stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for HDV is USD with a low forecast of USD and a high forecast of USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
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Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
