Archive for the 'ETF' Category

Should I convert VEIEX to VWO ETF?

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Vanguard has been offering ETF classes of several of their conventional mutual shares for some time now. One of the most interesting feature, which is unique to Vanguard as far as I know, is the ability for an investor to convert shares in the mutual fund to ETF shares for a fee of $50 (free […]

Emerging markets small-cap “value” ETF launched today

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

WisdomTree’s Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend ETF (ticker DGS) started trading today. This ETF, which tracks the WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index, demonstrates a significant “value” tilt.
In my opinion, this ETF appears to be the closest thing to the “emerging market” “smallcap” and “value” asset class available currently to retail investors (I do not […]

Sogoinvest did not classify qualified dividends

Friday, April 27th, 2007

Last year, I invested in a few ETFs using Sogoinvest and these ETFs had some income dividends distributions.
After I received the 1099DIV form from Sogoinvest, I noticed that all the dividends are classified as ordinary dividends, none of them are classified as qualified dividends. Also, for my VWO (Vanguard Emerging Market ETF) holding, the foreign […]