RBC Quant Dividend Leaders ETFs are designed to be high-quality core dividend income solutions. The ETFs employ a rules-based, multi-factor investment approach to build a portfolio of companies with strong balance sheets, sustainable dividends and the potential for dividend growth. An innovative approach to weighting and regular rebalancing is designed to further enhance risk-return characteristics.
Overview
Income stability and growth are the tenets of these high-quality, rules-based Canadian, U.S. and international dividend solutions.
Additional Information
- ETF Admin Sheet
- RBC Quant Dividend Leaders ETFs Snapshot
- RBC ETFs Brochure
- RBC Quant Canadian Dividend Leaders ETF – Profile
- RBC Quant U.S. Dividend Leaders ETF – Profile
- RBC Quant European Dividend Leaders ETF – Profile
- RBC Quant EAFE Dividend Leaders ETF – Profile
- RBC Quant Emerging Markets Dividend Leaders ETF – Profile
- ETFs 3.0
- International Investing – Additional Factors That Can Take A Bite Out Of Returns
- Harnessing the Power of Dividends
- Beyond Beta – Overcoming the pitfalls of traditional weighting strategies
Why RBC Quant Dividend Leaders ETFs?
Key Benefits these ETFs Aim to Provide:
- Dividend sustainability
- Balance sheet stability
- Regular monthly income
- Income growth potential
- Capital growth potential
Key Differentiators of the ETFs Include:
- Professional money management–no index
- Diversification benefits of modified cap weighting
- Rules-based screens to identify financial strength and growth
- Three international opportunities unique to Canada
How is the portfolio built?
A Straightforward Process
 | Each security must have a minimum dividend yield, which is set by the portfolio management team. The threshold generally ensures a portfolio yield that is attractive relative to the investment universe. |
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 | Key fundamental measures are used to forecast companies’ ability to grow their dividend over time. Dividend Leaders are selected for the portfolio by combining the results of the minimum dividend yield, future balance sheet strength, dividend sustainability and dividend growth. |
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 | The weighting method better reflects the liquidity and economic characteristics of companies relative to market capitalization weighting schemes. |
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 | Each quarter, the screens are re-applied to rebalance the ETF, thus improving the portfolio’s characteristics. |
*Source: RBC GAM, IFIC. Based on AUM including IFIC money market, fixed income, income oriented balanced and income oriented equity mutual fund solutions plus income oriented ETF solutions as of September 30, 2013.
Commissions, management fees and expenses may be associated with investments in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Please read the prospectus before investing. ETFs are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. ETF units are bought and sold at market price on a stock exchange and brokerage commissions will reduce returns. RBC ETFs do not seek to return any predetermined amount at maturity. RBC ETFs are managed by RBC Global Asset Management Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada.