S&P Dow Jones Indices takes on high-dividend and low-volatility combination in industry first

S&P Dow Jones Indices has combined two of the year's biggest themes so far in its latest index, the S&P 500 Low Volatility High Dividend Index

Twisting fifty pound notes between hands until water is wrung out
Squeezing the juice out of dividends and volatility

Dividend indexes have taken on yet another dimension of sophistication with the latest launch from S&P Dow Jones Indices. The new S&P 500 Low Volatility High Dividend Index, launched on October 15, applies a low-volatility screen to a basket of high-yielding dividend securities from the S&P 500.

It is the first index tied to a US benchmark to combine the themes of high dividend and low volatility, both of which have been huge themes this year for index and exchange-traded fund (ETF) creation

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