Vance Harwood

2023 Ex-dividend and Pay Date Information For: EEM, EFA, EPP, EWC, EWH, EWY, EWZ and others

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The 2023 Non US Ex-Dividend and Pay Date information below is based on iShares distribution schedule SEMI-ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION — Non-US/Global MSCI Funds 2022 Ex-Dividend Dates June December Potential Income Dist 7-June 20-December 28-December Pay / Distribution Dates 13-June 27-December 4-January-2024 AAIT iShares MSCI All Country Asia Information Technology Index Fund(AAIT) AAXJ iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund (AAXJ) ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI …

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Barclays’ VXXB—Not as Short Term as You Think

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In terms of assets Barclays’ “S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures” ETN is among the leaders in volatility ETFs with around 500 million dollars under management.   I suspect it’s also one of the leaders in investor confusion. Although VIX is in its formal name VXXB doesn’t actually track the CBOE’s VIX index with any degree of precision. In fact, it’s not unusual for VXXB and VIX to …

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Two Markets on Similar Paths— Except for Volatility

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The market recoveries from the Tech Crash and the Financial Crash were remarkably similar.   As I blogged in February 2012, the S&P 500 index closed out the 2009 to 2012 period within 4 percent of the index 6 years before.     The 2012 year market, just like 2011, started out fast but the spring correction brought it back to the old path.   In …

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Why 18.5 is the right PE ratio for the S&P 500

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Originally posted May 28, 2012 Consistent long term growth rates are one of the tenets of buy and hold investing.  In the case of the S&P 500 this annual growth rate has averaged 5.9% since 1950 (dividends excluded, compounded monthly).  All you need to do is invest early, be patient, and wait for the inevitable payoff. The last 12 years have not been kind to …

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2023 Ex-dividend and Pay Dates: VO, VOT, VB, VBR, VBK, VOE, VXF

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Apparently, Vanguard likes to keep their ETF ex-dividend and distribution dates a secret until just a couple days before the event.  It has that old mutual fund feel to it—”we’ll give you a quote after-market and allow you to buy or sell our stuff at the end of the day, otherwise go away…” As a result, the dates below are just guesses, based on previous year’s …

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