Investors dive back into dividend stock ETPs

Global flows into dividend income equity exchange-traded products bounced back strongly in the first quarter

Investors hunting yield returned to exchange-traded products offering exposure to dividend stocks en masse in the first quarter of the year, as the US’s last-ditch budget compromise quelled concerns over potential dividend tax changes.

Global net inflows into so-called dividend income equity ETPs surged to $7.5bn in the first quarter, with $3bn in net inflows in March alone, according to figures published this week by BlackRock.

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