M1EAHDVD MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index
The Index includes large and mid cap stocks across developed market countries outside the U.S. and Canada. Index construction starts with a dividend screening process: only securities with a track record of consistent dividend payments and with the capacity to sustain dividend payouts into the future are eligible index constituents. Securities are also screened based on certain “quality” factors such as return on equity (ROE), earnings variability, debt to equity (D/E), and on recent 12-month price performance. The goal is to exclude stocks with potentially deteriorating fundamentals that could be forced to cut or reduce dividends. From the list of eligible companies, only those with higher than average dividend yields are selected for inclusion in the index. Issuer weights are capped at 5%. The Index is market cap weighted and rebalanced semi-annually in May and November.
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As of 09/21/2023
Index Information
Provider: MSCI
Category1: Global Equity
Category2: Developed markets ex-US
Category3: Large and mid cap
Currency: USD
Inception date: 10/31/2006
Backtesting data exists: Yes
Weighting methodology: Market capitalization
Factsheet: Read PDF
Number of holdings: 107 (as of 02/28/2018)
Rebalanced: Semi-annually
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