Monthly

The Erosion Map

A high distribution is only income if the price holds. For every fund with enough history, the change in price over the period sits next to the total return with distributions reinvested. Three outcomes: the price held, the income covered the fall, or the fund lost money even after paying you.

Funds with a full 12 months of history
35 of 150
Classic Dividend only
Price held
32
price flat or up: the income is all gain
Covered by income
2
price down, total return still positive
Lost money
1
negative even after every distribution

Distribution rate against price change, 12 months

Each dot is a fund. The further right, the higher the trailing yield; the lower it sits, the more of the price has gone. Red dots are the ones where the income did not make up for it. Hover for the name, click for the fund page.

Price heldCovered by income Lost money Median price change +14.0% · median total return +18.8%

Fund Category Yield TTM Price, 12 months Income added Total return Outcome
PFFI ↗ Infrastructure Capital
Infrastructure Capital Preferred Income UCITS ETF Distributing ETF
Classic Dividend 8.1% -9.0% +7.4% -1.6% Lost money
IDWP ↗ iShares
iShares Developed Markets Property Yield UCITS ETF USD Dist ETF
Classic Dividend 3.3% -3.1% +3.2% +0.1% Covered by income
SDIV ↗ Global X
Global X SuperDividend UCITS ETF USD Dis ETF
Classic Dividend 10.0% -0.3% +10.0% +9.6% Covered by income
GLRE ↗ State Street SPDR
SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate UCITS ETF
Classic Dividend 2.7% +1.4% +2.8% +4.2% Price held
EDVD ↗ State Street SPDR
SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF
Classic Dividend 4.3% +2.8% +4.4% +7.3% Price held
HDLV ↗ Invesco
Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility UCITS ETF
Classic Dividend 3.5% +6.5% +3.7% +10.3% Price held
GGRW ↗ WisdomTree
WisdomTree Global Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF USD ETF
Classic Dividend 0.8% +7.0% +2.3% +9.3% Price held
ASDV ↗ State Street SPDR
SPDR S&P Pan Asia Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF
Classic Dividend 3.0% +7.4% +3.2% +10.7% Price held
EUDI ↗ State Street SPDR
SPDR S&P Euro Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF
Classic Dividend 3.8% +9.4% +4.2% +13.6% Price held
SPYG ↗ State Street SPDR
SPDR S&P UK Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF
Classic Dividend 3.8% +10.2% +4.2% +14.4% Price held
DHSD ↗ WisdomTree
WisdomTree US High Dividend UCITS ETF
Classic Dividend 2.8% +10.3% +3.7% +14.0% Price held
DGRW ↗ WisdomTree
WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF USD ETF
Classic Dividend 0.9% +10.3% +1.3% +11.7% Price held
UDVD ↗ State Street SPDR
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF Dis ETF
Classic Dividend 2.0% +10.7% +2.2% +12.9% Price held
FEUI ↗ Fidelity
Fidelity Europe Quality Income UCITS ETF EUR Inc ETF
Classic Dividend 3.5% +10.7% +4.2% +14.8% Price held
IQQA ↗ iShares
iShares Euro Dividend UCITS ETF EUR Dist ETF
Classic Dividend 4.6% +12.6% +5.1% +17.7% Price held
GLDV ↗ State Street SPDR
SPDR S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF
Classic Dividend 3.9% +12.8% +4.3% +17.1% Price held
FUSD ↗ Fidelity
Fidelity US Quality Income UCITS ETF Inc ETF
Classic Dividend 1.4% +13.2% +2.0% +15.2% Price held
IUKD ↗ iShares
iShares UK Dividend UCITS ETF GBP Dist ETF
Classic Dividend 4.8% +14.0% +5.5% +19.5% Price held
FRXD ↗ Franklin
Franklin European Quality Dividend UCITS ETF
Classic Dividend 3.9% +14.9% +4.4% +19.4% Price held
LDEM ↗ L&G
L&G Emerging Markets Quality Dividends Equal Weight ETF USD Dis ETF
Classic Dividend 3.3% +15.0% +3.8% +18.8% Price held
IDAP ↗ iShares
iShares Asia Pacific Dividend UCITS ETF USD Dist ETF
Classic Dividend 4.3% +16.2% +5.0% +21.1% Price held
EMHD ↗ Invesco
Invesco FTSE Emerging Markets High Dividend Low Volatility UCITS ETF
Classic Dividend 4.8% +16.3% +5.6% +21.9% Price held
MLPD ↗ Invesco
Invesco Morningstar US Energy Infrastructure MLP UCITS ETF Dist ETF
Classic Dividend 7.1% +19.0% +8.5% +27.5% Price held
FGQI ↗ Fidelity
Fidelity Global Quality Income ETF Inc ETF
Classic Dividend 1.7% +19.2% +2.0% +21.2% Price held
IEDY ↗ iShares
iShares EM Dividend UCITS ETF USD Dist ETF
Classic Dividend 4.9% +19.5% +5.8% +25.4% Price held
ISPA ↗ iShares
iShares STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 UCITS ETF
Classic Dividend 3.9% +19.5% +4.7% +24.2% Price held
MMLP ↗ Alerian
Alerian Midstream Energy Dividend UCITS ETF Dist ETF
Classic Dividend 3.0% +21.0% +3.6% +24.5% Price held
HDEU ↗ Invesco
Invesco EURO STOXX High Dividend Low Volatility UCITS ETF
Classic Dividend 3.5% +22.0% +4.3% +26.3% Price held
VHYD ↗ Vanguard
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF USD Distributing ETF
Classic Dividend 2.4% +23.1% +3.0% +26.0% Price held
EEIE ↗ WisdomTree
WisdomTree Europe High Dividend UCITS ETF
Classic Dividend 2.9% +23.8% +7.1% +30.9% Price held
EUSD ↗ Global X
Global X European Superdividend UCITS ETF EUR Distribution ETF
Classic Dividend 7.0% +25.3% +8.8% +34.1% Price held
TDIV ↗ VanEck
VanEck Morningstar Developed Markets Dividend Leaders UCITS ETF
Classic Dividend 3.0% +25.7% +3.8% +29.5% Price held
LDEU ↗ L&G
L&G Europe ex-UK Quality Dividends Equal Weight ETF EUR Dis ETF
Classic Dividend 3.4% +26.1% +4.2% +30.4% Price held
WQDV ↗ iShares
iShares MSCI World Quality Dividend Advanced UCITS ETF USD Dist ETF
Classic Dividend 1.4% +28.0% +2.7% +30.7% Price held
FEME ↗ Fidelity
Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income UCITS ETF USD Inc ETF
Classic Dividend 3.1% +42.6% +5.6% +48.2% Price held

No fund matches this search.

Price change is last close to last close over the period, in the fund's trading currency. Total return reinvests each distribution on its ex-date. Funds listed for less than the period are left out: 50 this time.

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