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Opinions Richard Croft
BMO Canadian Dividend ETFZDV.TOCOMMENTAug 28, 2017
Richard CroftUnknown
$16.80
Stock price when the opinion was issued
$32.27
As of Jun 11, 2026. Market Open.
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Allan Tong’s Discover Picks By sector, ZDV holds nearly 40% banks, 13% utilities, 13% energy and 11.8% communication services. ZDV pays a 3.74% dividend and charges a reasonable 0.39% MER. In the past 12 months, ZDV has gained 24% which is 3.5% lower than Enbridge, but 1.5% better than TD. ZDV's daily volumes average 104,000 while the beta stands at a safe 0.8. This ETF's holdings trade at a PE of 15.14x. Read 3 Canadian Dividend Stocks for our full analysis.
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The caller requested suggestions for higher dividend ETF. There's a number of ways to play it. Go to an ETF website to see which ETF fits your profile. Covered calls provide higher dividends.
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How to increase dividends. These are all the same thing. You get exposure to Canadian large caps. There is no diversification by being in all three. ZWU-T should replace one of them to get utilities including pipelines and telcos and less reliance on the banks. Still Canada so you need international. ZWE-T is the best international dividend payers yielding 7% with a covered call overlay. ZWS-T is the best in the US. These are the two to add to the three. These should be in a registered portfolios if you are retired because there is no divined tax credit.
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ZDV vs. ZWC Both hold similar stocks. If they're high-dividend payers, the yields will support the stock price. BMO will write covered calls against 40-60% of the dividend-paying stock in a portfolio. Normally, a high-dividend stock is not so volatile, so the premiums aren't that high. ZDV, you're not capping your upside. ZWC will provide more income. Both are good.
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BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call (ZWC-T) or BMO Canadian Dividend (ZDV-T) for a TFSA? This gives you the dividend, but not the covered call premiums on top of it. Interest rates are probably going higher, but doesn’t expect it to happen this year. Wouldn’t be surprised to see a couple of hikes next year. He would be inclined to go with ZWC-T as it gives you 2 sources of income. You could actually own both and be fine.