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Mid-curve options on dividend futures give market participants a more targeted instrument, with quarterly expirations, to gain exposure on the direction of European dividend payments.
Futures on the EURO STOXX Banks Dividend Points Index are trading between 7.9% and 23% below their pre-war prices, depending on the maturity, even as equity prices recover. Traders have raised expectations that a slowing economy may hit lenders’ ability to continue or increase their payments to shareholders.
We talk to Abhishek Gupta, FlexShares’ Senior Quantitative Strategist, about the company’s new ETFs covering low volatility and high dividend strategies in emerging markets. The funds, which track STOXX indices, include Northern Trust Asset Management’s proprietary quality and ESG screens, as well as climate filters, aimed at helping improve risk-adjusted returns.
Dividend Yield strategies are starting to stage a comeback, no thanks to European banks. After banks stopped paying dividends and exited the STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 index, the index saw large changes in its profile, with Real Estate contributing the largest proportion of dividend yield to the index, followed by Insurance.
By selecting high-dividend stocks within universes screened for responsible-investing principles, the new suite broadens the possibilities for investors and showcases the versatility of index-based strategies.
Derivatives tied to the Eurozone index and its dividends have enabled traders to hedge their exposure to corporate payouts during this year’s uncertain times.
Active strategies that tilt on dividend yield have suffered mightily during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dividend yield ETFs, for example, have strongly underperformed the broader US market, as investors lost confidence in companies’ ability to pay dividends.
European dividends may halve in value this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, pricing in EURO STOXX 50 Index dividend futures shows.
Traditionally, in times of slower economic growth, when the central bank is being accommodative via a low interest rate policy, yield-seeking investors turn to dividend yield.
A panel at the recent Eurex Derivatives Forum in Frankfurt discussed the growing market for listed derivatives and why indices are key in the transition from OTC to exchange trading. Futurization is linked to the customization of strategies, and experts said they see both growing.
The global benchmark jumped 4.3% last month after government and company reports signaled the world’s largest economy continues to steam ahead even amid high interest rates. Nvidia, Amazon and Meta were among companies whose earnings beat analysts’ forecasts.
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