2Yr·

Hello dear community! This is my first post and I am interested in your opinion about this German dividend ETF, especially in comparison to the S&P US Dividend Aristocrats.


With a yield between 2.7 and 6.9% over the last four years, the German dividend index performs quite well compared to its US counterpart. However, since I haven't read anything at all about this index in the community here so far, I'm a bit skeptical.

Is the German index simply worse from the performance of the underlying holdings or are there other weaknesses that I am overlooking?


One would also save on withholding tax with the German index, which would be another advantage (15% with the US Aristocrats, as it is based in Ireland).


Thanks for your opinion!

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you are making the classic mistake of only looking at stocks from your home country. The stock market sets the tone from the U.S. (with a few exceptions)
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DAX can be thrown in the garbage can. Unfortunately, dividends aren't everything 🥲
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I don't know the criteria of the Deka-ETF exactly, but as far as I know it simply contains the 15 (20?) companies with the highest dividend yield and has no other quality criteria. And nothing more needs to be said about the price performance of the two... In the US Dividend Aristocrats, companies are only included with at least 20 years of dividend increase + other quality criteria. Apart from the better diversification (> 100 companies) and the fact that the US is the place to be when it comes to dividends.
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I think it's great, a great dividend ETF! High payout ratio, the German economy won't sink forever, don't worry.
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@Finanzaristokrat yes the 5 and 10 year performance in comparison is indeed pathetic
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