ETFs and dividends

I have been reading your articles on ETF’s and my question is, do they pay dividends? I can see that the STW one pays a 4.23% return, and assume the dividend is paid every 6 months. I cannot find any information for VEU or IEU, so do these two pay dividends? How do I find out whether an ETF pays a dividend, or not?

A: Thanks for the question.

Yes, they pay distributions.

As an effective trust structure, they distribute in full (pass through) any dividends they receive.

Check the issuers’ websites (for example: www.ishares.com.au; www.vanguard.com.au; or www.spdr.com.au).

STW distributes semi-annually; IEU semi-annually; and VEU quarterly.


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