IEF, Barclays 7-10 year Treasury note ETF, went ex-dividend April 1st with a declared dividend of $0.248 per share. Somewhat surprisingly my IEF + DTYS hedge didn’t dip at all, closing at 146.11, the same close as the 31st. I don’t see any reason why DTYS should go up on IEF’s ex-dividend date—and it is probably just a random thing. I’m not complaining. During the …
I continue to evaluate (and invest in) a hedge position created by going long both IEF, Barclays 7 to 10 year treasury ETF and DTYS, Barclays’ iPath® US Treasury 10-year Bear ETN. The net position, holding equal shares of both securities should yield around 1.7% annually, and since I’m willing to bet that interest rates won’t be going down anytime soon I’m boosting the overall …
Redirected iShares’ Russell 2000 Value Index Fund, IWM went ex-dividend Friday, September 23rd with a payout of $0.2498 per share. The distribution date is September 29th. See this post for IWM’s dividend history over the last five years. For the remaining ex-dividend and distribution dates for 2011 see this post. .
The Holy Grail of volatility investing would be an ETN or ETF that matched the movements of VIX—CBOE’s volatility index on the S&P 500. As a hedging vehicle it would be nearly ideal—negatively correlated to fast moves of the S&P 500 with a stable floor during quiet times. So far no one has figured how to economically offer a fund that does this. Instead …
For ex-dividend and pay dates for IWM see this post. If you would like the dividend history for another security, see this post.
