iShares International Price, Forecast, Insider, Ratings, Fundamentals & Signals

International Exchange-Traded Funds, if properly diversified, have shown to lower the overall volatility of a portfolio while not significantly reducing returns over historic time periods. IDV has a high dividend yield but lacks diversification and has a concentration on European holdings with an unimpressive outlook. VYMI is a better alternative with stronger overall performance, lower expenses, and greater geographic diversification.

Income-oriented investors should build portfolios that generate steady streams of portfolio income through dividends and interest payments. Many value stocks pay significant dividends, but those dividend payments (and yields) are not set in stone.

IDV offers exposure to developed international high yield companies at a good price. It is less concerned with dividend growth, but has consistently delivered a high dividend yield. Valuation? Check. Yield? Check. Price catalyst to make it a buy? Not just yet, so it's a hold.

Value is currently out of favor, both in the U.S. and internationally. Specific to the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF and the iShares International Select Dividend ETF, both are trading at discounted valuations. Especially in the case of IDV, it's currently trading at single-digit P/E and yielding almost 7%, attractive both compared to the overall market and its own historical averages.

The iShares International Select Dividend ETF offers coverage to 100 high dividend-yielding developed market securities outside the US. We pick out some of the flaws in IDV's screening process. The ETF has a high yield but poor dividend growth and has delivered lower returns compared to a popular plain vanilla developed markets ETF.

The dividend ETFs are available at sale and can bought now to ride out the current tumultuous time.

iShares International Select Dividend ETF is invested in 100 dividend stocks from developed countries. It is overweight in financials but well-diversified across countries and holdings. IDV has an attractive 7% yield and a dividend growth rate beating inflation, but total return is underwhelming relative to peers.

The 60/40 has proven to be one of the winning and time-tested strategies.

The allure of the stock market can be hampered by volatility and economic uncertainty. And while individual stocks typically dance to the erratic rhythm of market sentiments, ETFs have steadily waltzed their way into the hearts of savvy investors.

The IDV ETF offers income-oriented investors exposure to developed markets, while avoiding emerging market volatility. IDV serves as a hedge against poor US economic performance, as it tends to move inversely to the US dollar index, providing a stable income stream and consistent distributions. Even though IDV hasn't delivered great results since its inception, it's still the best option for investors looking to diversify their income source among strong currencies.