Forbes Magazine Recognizes Jim Woods’ ETF Pick

Jim Woods, The Deep Woods

The O’Shares FTSE Europe Quality Dividend ETF offers a relatively low-risk, low-volatility way to invest in out-of-favor international markets. To be considered for inclusion in the portfolio, targeted issuers must exhibit three main attributes: high quality, low volatility and high dividend yields.

While the ETF seeks out companies with solid dividend yields, the additional emphasis on quality gives the ETF a kind of safety net. As such, this fund’s respectable 3.7% yield is built on solid ground. Its top three European allocations are the United Kingdom, 28.7%; Switzerland, 18.7%; and France, 16.2%.

Its top three sectors by allocation are Healthcare, 19%; Consumer Goods, 18.1%; and Industrials, 15.4%. Investors interested in receiving a monthly dividend distribution through a low-volatility international fund may want to look into the O’Shares FTSE Europe Quality Dividend ETF.

The O’Shares FTSE Asia Pacific Quality Dividend ETF is a refined yet simple way for investors to play the dividend market in the Asia-Pacific region. The ETF chooses its holdings from the FTSE Developed Asia Pac Index, which is composed of roughly 800 of the largest publicly-listed companies within the developed Asia-Pacific region.

It screens the candidates and selects those that meet certain thresholds for market cap, liquidity, high quality, low volatility and dividend yield. The ETF is 44.05% invested in Japan, 26.25% in Australia, 14.08% in Hong Kong, 8% in South Korea and 5% in Singapore. The ETF pays a distribution yield of 5.03% and charges an expense ratio of 0.48%.