High Dividend Yield Indexes
MSCI High Dividend Yield Indexes aim to represent the performance of an opportunity set of companies paying larger-than-average dividends. They are designed to support investors building products intended to avoid exposure to unsustainable dividend payouts or erratic dividends from temporarily high earnings, high payouts or falling prices.
Target benefitsBuilding strategies around regular income streams
Indexes designed to include companies with dividend yields at least 30% higher than parent index.
Screen for companies with historical track records of stable and increasing dividends.
Exclude firms with low valuations and weak balance sheets that could fall into “yield traps”.
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Factor focus: yield
Learn more about the “defensive” factor of yield and high dividend yield companies.
MSCI High Dividend Yield Indexes methodology
Dive deeper into our thinking behind our High Dividend Yield Indexes.
