Published on 13 Oct 2021 on ETF Trends via Yahoo Finance
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Traditionally, Asian companies use less of their profits to pay dividends out. But for investors looking for dividend growth opportunities, funds such as the Guinness Atkinson SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder (ADIV) offer tremendous dividend growth potential.
"Asia is one of the few areas of the world offering investors access to a decent dividend" said Mike Kerley, Janus Henderson Far East Income Fund Manager in an interview with the Daily Mail. Shortly after the ongoing pandemic first set in, dividend stocks took a big hit around the world, with U.K. income-focused stocks losing roughly 30% of their value. Asian dividends, meanwhile, only fell back 5%.