Description to the Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund, traded under ticker symbol DVY: This ETF is a fund, created in November 2003, that corresponds to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index. The underlying index gauges the performance one hundred securities that have provided a threshold level of dividend yields consistently over time. Factors that are considered are dividend payout percentage, dividend per share growth, average daily volume, and yield.