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MSCI ESG is a Registered Investment Adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. MSCI ESG Research LLC’s (“MSCI ESG”) Fund Metrics products (the “Information”) provide environmental, social and governance data with respect to underlying securities within more than 23,000 multi-asset class Mutual Funds and ETFs globally. As a result, investors need to make sure that they are non doubling down on equities in this fund elsewhere in their portfolio as some very large blue chips dominate this product’s top holdings.Ĭopyright MSCI ESG Research LLC. While this makes sure that only the highest paying companies are included, it does drastically cut down on the number of eligible securities and makes concentration a very real issue. Securities are chosen for inclusion in the fund if they have provided relatively high yields on a consistent basis. HDV is linked to an index consisting of roughly 75 holdings and exposure is tilted most heavily towards health care and consumer firms. Companies within this segment are often considered some of the safest firms in the world and tend to be in more stable industries as well, potentially skewing some portfolios that are heavy in value securities. Investors with a longer-term horizon should consider the importance of large cap value stocks and the benefits they can add to any well-balanced portfolio including dividends and rock solid stability. This ETF from iShares tracks the Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index, which gives investors exposure to dividend paying large-cap companies that exhibit value characteristics within the U.S.
