Investing in Smart Beta Screened ETFs
Dividend Aristocrats Screened ETFs combine sustainability criteria with stable dividends to create the next generation of income investment. Investors can now access both quality income and a sustainable investing overlay on Global, US and European exposures.
Navigate Market Challenges with Dividend Aristocrats
Markets continue to face challenges around inflation, rising interest rates and softening growth. Hear from Ryan Reardon, SPDR ETFs and Ari Rajendra, S&P Dow Jones Indices on how the defensive, low-beta bias of Dividend Aristocrats can help investors in this environment.
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Dividend Aristocrats
Dividend investing requires more than just yield—quality matters, too.
The SPDR Dividend Aristocrats ETFs source quality yield by focusing on companies with a long, consistent history of paying dividends. Additional filters, such as maximum payout ratio, help to further ensure that the companies in the Dividend Aristocrats are of the highest order.
Smart Beta Screened ETFs
Sustainability Screens
The four pillars of stock selection
Companies with an S&P DJI ESG score that falls within the worst 25% of S&P DJI ESG scores are excluded from the screened index.
Companies that engage in specific activities with respect to Controversial Weapons, Thermal Coal and Tobacco Products, as determined by Sustainalytics, are excluded from the screened index.
Companies with disqualifying (bottom 5%) United Nations Global Compact (“UNGC”) scores, as determined by Arabesque, are excluded from the screened index.
Companies flagged as being involved in an ongoing controversy, as determined by the Index Committee using SAM’s Media and Stakeholder Analysis (“MSA”), are excluded from the screened index.
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