Financial Exchange-Traded Funds Offer Good Dividend Yields

Financial exchange funds (ETFs) offer diversification, low fees and reliable income distributions. They hold financial stocks including money center banks, regional banks, real estate investment trusts (REITs), insurance, mortgage finance, stock exchanges, investment banking and brokerage services.

The yields of the following 10 financial ETFs make them attractive investments for income and dividend-reinvestment investors.

10 Financial ETFs
ETF and Web site	Quote	Annual Dividend and Yield
Financial Select Sector SPDR	XLF	$1.54 (5.90%)
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Financial Sector Index Fund	IYF	$0.92 (4.60%)
iShares Dow Jones US Financial Services Index Fund	IYG	$0.96 (2.70%)
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Regional Banks Index Fund	IAT	$1.83 (4.50%)
iShares S&P Global Financials Sector Index Fund	IXG	$1.21 (4.40%)
KBW Bank ETF	KBE	$0.96 (5.80%)
KBW Regional Banking ETF	KRE	$1.26 (3.70%)
PowerShares FTSE RAFI Financials Sector	PRFF	$3.00 (3.70%)
Vanguard Financials ETF	VFH	$2.10 (4.70%)
WisdomTree International Financial Sector Fund	DRF	$2.20 (5.60%)
Note: NOTE: Dividend data are from finance.yahoo.com as of Mar-20-10.

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Updated Mar-20-10.