Add Some Income to a Hot Trade

One of the top-of-mind themes for advisors and investors in 2025 has been the resurgence of international equities. As of October 10, the widely followed MSCI EAFE Index was higher by 24.1% since the start of the year. That's a significant advantage over the 12.4% returned by the S&P 500. Add to that, the benchmark ETF following the MSCI EAFE Index yields 2.75%. That's more than double the dividend yield found on competing S&P 500 ETFs. That's an obvious gap in favor of the international gauge. But 2.75% is ...