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Millicom International Cellular: Value in Emerging Market Telco
The large telco conglomerates such as Deutsche Telekom (DT), Telefonica-O2 (TEF), France Telecom (FTE) and Vodafone (VOD) are always grabbing headlines with regards to acquisitions in new markets, as I detailed in a recent post on Turkcell (TKC) and the Balkans. I thought it may be quite interesting to look outside the traditional fold and put a little focus onto a little known player in the emerging markets' telco scene. <> Millicom International (MICC) is a Luxembourg based holding company with a variety of assets spread across 16 emerging markets in Central and Latin America, Africa and Asia...
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A New Global Telecom Dividend Index
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In addition to dividend investing opportunities in tobacco stocks, the accompanying table [click to enlarge] includes the 10 largest companies by market cap among 74 total included in the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Telecom Services Dividend Index, which is comprised of companies with market caps over $1B U.S. Dollars and dividend yields of at least 2%.
Both the Top35 Rated and all 74 companies outpaced benchmark telecom funds in the past year, including Telecom HOLDRs (TTH), iShares Dow Jones U.S. Telecom (IYZ), Vanguard Telecom Services (VOX), iShares S&P Global Telecom (IXP), and the Eme...
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Dissecting Defensive Dividend Stocks & ETFs
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The accompanying table includes 47 U.S.-listed companies with market caps over $10B and dividend yields over 5%, excluding all companies from the following sectors or industry groups: finance, insurance, consumer cyclical products, retailers, and basic materials in favor of healthcare, consumer staples such as tobacco, telecom services, energy, and utilities. Also, the following dividend ETFs are included in the table as a comparison:
1.) iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY)
2.) WisdomTree Dividend Top 100 (DTN)
3.) SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY)
4.) PowerShares High Yield Dividend Achievers (P...
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Defensive Stock Opportunities Outside of Healthcare
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As a follow-up to the top rated companies highlighted from the ETF Innovators [ETFI] healthcare and transport indexes, below are some top rated companies from other sectors and industry groups.
From the Global Tobacco Index, Altria Group (MO) is a top rated stock with a dividend yield near 8% which is set to acquire smokeless tobacco maker UST Inc. (UST) early next year and is poised to capitalize on a strong U.S. Dollar (UUP) compared to the international operations of Philip Morris (PM).
In the Nordic Region, Nokia (NOK) is yielding around 6% since losing about two-thirds of its market valu...
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Dissecting Defensive Dividend Stocks & ETFs
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The accompanying table includes 47 U.S.-listed companies with market caps over $10B and dividend yields over 5%, excluding all companies from the following sectors or industry groups: finance, insurance, consumer cyclical products, retailers, and basic materials in favor of healthcare, consumer staples such as tobacco, telecom services, energy, and utilities. Also, the following dividend ETFs are included in the table as a comparison:
1.) iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY)
2.) WisdomTree Dividend Top 100 (DTN)
3.) SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY)
4.) PowerShares High Yield Dividend Achievers (P...
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