Som SeifiShares Cdn Div Aristocrats ETFCDZ.TOBUYApr 22, 2009

Likes XEI for dividends. Lots of large-cap banks and pipelines.

CDZ has more mid-caps than the large caps that XEI has. Includes names like KEY, CSH.UN, GWO and ARE. More diversification, but more beta. Yield is 3.8%, not bad. Could complement XEI, but you may want to look at US or global dividend strategies for more diversification.

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He was buying it for diversification--it's not only about banks. There's nothing wrong with this. This ETF is about dividends as well as growth.

Dividend investing is a long term factor strategy and this is one of the granddaddies in the sector. To be classed as Aristocrat, dividends have to have been steady or rising for 5 years in Canada and 25 years in the US holdings. Its fee is a little higher than new products. ZEI-T is perhaps another alternative with a lower fee.

A leftover from Claymore. Not as high quality. Somebody called it the proletarian as opposed to aristocrats. It is diverse. Perfectly acceptable ETF.

It is one of the earliest ETFs in Canada. There are others now with better pricing. A payout fall could only reflect a fall in the underlying sectaries’ payout.

A leftover from Claymore’s ETF’s. It’s a lesser quality ETF compared to the ZDV in terms of the stocks it holds. Doesn’t see anything wrong with holding it.

Largely a lot of companies that you haven’t heard of. He is not thrilled with this and would rather do one of the dividend plays that have more large caps such as iShares S&P/TSX Equity Income (XEI-T) or iShares Cdn Div (XDV-T).

Has been using the XEI-T instead of this. This has a fairly large energy component. It is a perfectly good dividend paying ETF.

TFSA means “Totally For Speculation Account.” Buying uranium ETF for long hold is probably great. Thinks we are seeing a bottom in uranium. It could be a triple, or maybe 10 times.

Companies that raise dividends outperform companies that pay dividends, which outperform companies that pay no dividends. Therefore, this would be the one to buy. Yield of 3.22%.