BCE<\/a>. About 58% of VDY stock’s holdings are financials, which have enjoyed a super 2021 after lagging in 2020 and should carry that momentum forward now that the big banks can raise dividends and buyback shares.<\/p>\nAnother 23.7% of VDY stock is based in oil stocks, a volatile group but should enjoy continued high oil prices this winter. Steady, boring telecoms and utilities make up another 14% of this ETF. Nothing sexy here, but every portfolio needs a grey, quiet holding to anchor the volatility of the others.<\/p>\n
Also, VDY stock charges a low MER of 0.21% and pays a 12-month 3.67% dividend yield paid monthly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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