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Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RUN#NASDAQ">RUN</a>) reported its fourth-quarter results after Thursday's closing bell. Here's a look at the details from the quarter.&nbsp;
The Details:&nbsp;Sunrun reported quarterly earnings of&nbsp;$1.41&nbsp;per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of&nbsp;a loss of 26 cents. Quarterly revenue came in at $518.49 million&nbsp;which missed the analyst consensus estimate of&nbsp;$537.91 million.
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Sunrun reported: 
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<li>Customer Additions were 32,932 including 30,709 Subscriber Additions. </li>
<li>As of Dec. 31, 2024, Sunrun had 1,048,842 Customers, including 889,186 Subscribers. </li>
<li>Customers grew 12% in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the fourth quarter of 2023.</li>
<li>Annual Recurring Revenue from Subscribers was approximately $1.6 billion as of Dec. 31, 2024. </li>
<li>The Average Contract Life Remaining of Subscribers was 17.6 years as of Dec. 31, 2024.</li>
<li>Subscriber Value was $55,811 in the fourth quarter of 2024, a 11% increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. </li>
<li>Creation Cost was $36,634 in the fourth quarter of 2024, a 1% decrease compared to the fourth quarter of 2023.</li>
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&#8220;We are growing, generating meaningful cash, increasing our book value of deployed systems, and paying down debt. We are poised to further improve our operating and financial results, and deliver a very strong 2025 with meaningful cash generation,&#8221; said Mary Powell, Sunrun&#8217;s CEO.
&#8220;Our actions to optimize our product mix, prioritize the highest value geographies and routes to market and an intense focus on cost as we grow have resulted in the highest Net Subscriber Values Sunrun has ever reported,&#8221; Powell added.
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Sunrun Reports Mixed Q4 Results: EPS Beat, Revenues Miss

Accenture (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ACN#NYSE">ACN</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 3.88% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.65%. Currently, Accenture has a market capitalization of $228.93 billion. 
Buying $100 In ACN: If an investor had bought $100 of ACN stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $392.86 today based on a price of $366.00 for ACN at the time of writing.
<h3>Accenture's Performance Over Last 10 Years</h3>
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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
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FIGS (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FIGS#NYSE">FIGS</a>) .

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FIGS Sees FY2025 Net Revenues growth of down low-single-digits vs. 2024 , Adjusted EBITDA Margin 9.0% to 9.5%

President Donald Trump has said it more than once—the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is no more. Calling it &#8220;the ultra-left CFPB,&#8221; Trump said he moved to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/02/43760286/it-has-done-enormous-harm-to-the-country-crypto-leaders-celebrate-as-cfpb-is-shut-down">shut down the agency</a> after receiving calls from bankers and loan officers who were &#8220;almost crying&#8221; over its regulations.
Trump: CFPB Was Hurting Banks
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV3CCYiDPhk">Speaking</a> at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 22, Trump described the CFPB as a "terrible" agency that "destroyed" small banks and businesses. He blamed Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who helped create the agency after the 2008 financial crisis, saying she used it to push a "woke radicalism" agenda.
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"They established it—it was established by Elizabeth Pocahontas Warren," Trump said, mocking Warren's past claims of Native American ancestry. "At the ultra-left CFPB, which was terrible, so many people have been hurt by that. I used to get calls from lending officers from owners of small banks, and they were almost crying. What they did to those people; they destroyed them and put them out of business."
The CFPB was originally designed to protect consumers from predatory lending practices, like unfair bank overdraft fees and shady mortgage deals. But Trump argued that it overregulated banks and financial institutions, making it harder for businesses to operate.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Elon Musk and DOGE Take Over</h2>
The agency's closure was fast-tracked by Elon Musk, who effectively heads the Department of Government Efficiency, an office created to shrink the federal government. Musk announced the shutdown in a Feb. 7 post on X, writing, "CFPB RIP," alongside a tombstone emoji.
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A team of Musk's DOGE workers was given access to CFPB's data systems, which hold sensitive financial records. Former CFPB attorney Hanna Hickman <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-doge-cfpb-60-minutes-transcript/">told</a> "60 Minutes," &#8220;We heard from our colleagues that they&#8217;re camped out in the basement. And they&#8217;ve got papers up on the windows to keep people from looking in. And they&#8217;ve been accessing data, certainly."
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Critics, including Warren and former CFPB employees, have raised alarms about what Musk and his team might do with the bureau's data. The CFPB was actively investigating digital banking and fintech companies before its shutdown—including firms like Venmo, Cash App, and Google Pay.
This is particularly concerning, critics say, because Musk is <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/43376448/elon-musks-x-money-to-see-about-600-million-active-monthly-users-via-visa-direct-integration">preparing to launch a digital payment platform</a> called X Money. Does Musk stand to gain something from these files? &#8220;Absolutely," Hickman said. "He is potentially able to gain access to files of his competitors."
For his part, Musk denied any wrongdoing. "I don't know of a case where an organization has been more transparent than DOGE," he told reporters in the Oval Office earlier this month. "You can see: am I doing something that benefits one of my companies or not? It's totally obvious."
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Meanwhile, the shutdown of the CFPB has frozen many consumer protection rules that were set to take effect. Some of these include:
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Trump has nominated Jonathan McKernan, a former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation board member, as the new CFPB director. But with the agency effectively shut down, it's unclear what role—if any—it will have moving forward.
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Trump Says He Shut Down 'The Ultra-Left CFPB' After Bankers And Loan Officers Called Him 'Almost Crying'

Archer Aviation Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ACHR#NYSE">ACHR</a>) reported financial results for the fourth quarter Thursday after the bell. Here&#8217;s a look at the key details <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/02/b44024157/archer-announces-fourth-quarter-full-year-2024-results-sets-plans-for-midnight-commercial-deployme">from the print</a>.
Q4 Earnings: Archer reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1.42 per share, missing analyst estimates for a loss of $1.24 per share, according to <a href="http://pro.benzinga.com">Benzinga Pro</a>.
Archer said its quarterly spending stayed within the guided range and remained close to flat for the second straight quarter. The company ended the period with $834.5 million in cash and cash equivalents. 
Archer unveiled its &#8220;Launch Edition&#8221; commercialization program on Thursday with Abu Dhabi Aviation as its first customer. The program is expected to allow the company to deploy the aircraft to dozens of early adopter markets in advance of type certification by the FAA. The company noted that it has received FAA approval for about 13% of the total compliance verification documents in the final phase before type certification.&nbsp;
&#8220;With our new Launch Edition program now in place and aircraft production starting at ARC, we are on track to deliver our first revenue-generating Midnight aircraft later this year,&#8221; said Adam Goldstein, founder and CEO of Archer.
&#8220;Our billion-dollar-plus liquidity position gives us the resources we need to execute against our civil and defense business strategies while also setting us up to seize new opportunities around AI and more.&#8221;
The company said it&#8217;s also seeing strong demand in the defense market for its planned hybrid aircraft that it&#8217;s developing under an exclusive partnership with Anduril Industries.
&#8220;We believe the potential demand for this aircraft is stronger than expected,&#8221; the company said in a letter to shareholders.
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Management will further discuss the quarter on a conference call with investors and analysts at 5 p.m. ET.
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Archer Aviation Stock Falls On Q4 Earnings: The Details

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WEX Reports Pricing And Upsizing Of $550M Senior Unsecured Notes Offering

Perrigo (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PRGO#NYSE">PRGO</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.93 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.94 by 1.06 percent. This is a 8.14 percent increase over earnings of $0.86 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.14 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.20 billion by 4.82 percent. This is a 1.64 percent decrease over sales of $1.16 billion the same period last year.

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Perrigo Q4 2024 Adj EPS $0.93 Misses $0.94 Estimate, Sales $1.14B Miss $1.20B Estimate

Kineticor Asset Management LP ("Kineticor") is pleased to announce that Pembina Pipeline Corporation ("Pembina") (TSX:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PPL#TSX">PPL</a>) (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PBA#NYSE">PBA</a>) has entered into agreements for a 50 percent interest in the Greenlight Electricity Centre Limited Partnership ("Greenlight LP" or "Greenlight"), a special-purpose limited partnership with Kineticor Holdings LP #3, a portfolio company of OPTrust.
Greenlight LP is developing the Greenlight Electricity Centre ("GLEC" or "Project") which is a proposed multi-phased gas-fired combined cycle power generation facility of up to 1,800 MW with carbon capture optionality coupled with significant land holdings that can accommodate a co-located 1,800 MW data centre complex. The Project would be constructed on land already zoned for heavy industrial use and strategically located near transmission lines, utility infrastructure, carbon sequestration, and fiber in Alberta's Industrial Heartland.
The GLEC is managed by Kineticor, which successfully developed, constructed, and currently operates the 900 MW Cascade Power Plant near Edson, Alberta.

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embina Acquires 50% Stake In Greenlight Electricity Centre With Kineticor; 1,800 MW Facility Includes Carbon Capture, Data Centre Plans; Financial Terms Not Disclosed

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ADSK#NASDAQ">ADSK</a>) reported its fourth-quarter results after Thursday's closing bell. Here's a look at the details <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/02/n44024273/autodesk-inc-announces-fiscal-2025-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-results">from the quarter. </a>
The Details: Autodesk reported quarterly earnings of $2.29 per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.14. Quarterly revenue came in at $1.64 billion, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.63 billion and is an increase over revenue of $1.47 billion from the same period last year.
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For the fourth quarter: 
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<li>Total billings increased 23% to $2.11 billion.</li>
<li>Design revenue was $1.36 billion, an increase of 12%. </li>
<li>Make revenue was $176 million, an increase of 28%. </li>
<li>Subscription plan revenue was $1.52 billion, an increase of 14%. </li>
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Autodesk also said it will terminate approximately 9% of its workforce, or approximately 1,350 employees. The company anticipates incurring total pre-tax restructuring charges of approximately $135 million to $150 million, a substantial majority of which would result in cash expenditures.
&#8220;Autodesk is focused on the convergence of design and make in the cloud, enabled by platform, industry clouds, and AI. We are reallocating internal resources toward these critical areas and beginning the optimization of our go-to-market functions to better meet the evolving needs of our customers and channel partners,&#8221; said Andrew Anagnost, Autodesk president and CEO.
Outlook:&nbsp;Autodesk sees first-quarter revenue in a range of $1.6 billion to $1.61 billion, versus the $1.59 billion estimate, and adjusted earnings of between&nbsp;$2.14 and $2.17 per share, versus the $1.87&nbsp;estimate.
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Autodesk Shares Jump After Better-Than-Expected Q4 Results, Q1 Guidance Above Estimates

Rio Tinto plc (is acquiring Arcadium Lithium in a deal expected to be completed soon, pending final closing conditions.&nbsp;

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Entegris To Replace Arcadium Lithium In S&P MidCap 400, Effective Prior To Opening Of Trading On March 6

For the first quarter of 2025, the Company GAAP net loss is expected to be $1 million, compared to a net loss of $34.5 million in the first quarter of 2024. First quarter 2025 GAAP diluted loss per share is expected to be $0.05, compared to a diluted loss per share of $0.53 in the first quarter of 2024. First quarter 2025 adjusted EBITDA is expected to be $160 million or 5.9% of revenue, with adjusted diluted earnings per share expected to be $0.34.
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MasTec Expects Q1 Revenue Of $2.7B (Est $2.851B), Adjusted EPS Of $0.34 (Est $0.44)

Marvell Tech (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 18.43% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 32.7%. Currently, Marvell Tech has a market capitalization of $76.32 billion. 
Buying $100 In MRVL: If an investor had bought $100 of MRVL stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $399.13 today based on a price of $88.20 for MRVL at the time of writing.
<h3>Marvell Tech's Performance Over Last 5 Years</h3>
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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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If You Invested $100 In This Stock 5 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today

Structure Therapeutics (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GPCR#NASDAQ">GPCR</a>) reported quarterly losses of $(0.78) per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $(0.80) by 2.5 percent. This is a 3.7 percent increase over losses of $(0.81) per share from the same period last year.

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Structure Therapeutics FY 2024 GAAP EPS $(0.78) Beats $(0.80) Estimate

Issuing Initial Annual 2025 Guidance Including Revenue of $13.45 Billion, a 9% Increase Over 2024, GAAP Net Income of $327&nbsp;Million to $366 Million, Adjusted EBITDA of $1.10 Billion to $1.15 Billion, with Diluted Earnings Per Share of $3.75 to $4.24.
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MasTec Expects FY25 Revenue Of $13.45B (Est $13.281B), Adjusted EPS Of $5.35 - $5.84 (Est $5.31)

Arcadium Lithium (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ALTM#NYSE">ALTM</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.01 per share which met the analyst consensus estimate. This is a 97.06 percent decrease over earnings of $0.34 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $289.00 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $269.06 million by 7.41 percent. This is a 58.79 percent increase over sales of $182.00 million the same period last year.

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CORRECTION: Arcadium Lithium Q4 Adj EPS $0.01, Inline, Sales $289.00M Beat $269.06M Estimate

Nelnet (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NNI#NYSE">NNI</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $1.44 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.23 by 17.07 percent. &nbsp;

Nelnet Q4 2024 Adj EPS $1.44 Beats $1.23 Estimate

DoubleVerify Hldgs (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DV#NYSE">DV</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.14 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.18 by 22.22 percent. This is a 26.32 percent decrease over earnings of $0.19 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $190.62 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $196.89 million by 3.18 percent. This is a 10.68 percent increase over sales of $172.23 million the same period last year.

DoubleVerify Hldgs Q4 EPS $0.14 Misses $0.18 Estimate, Sales $190.62M Miss $196.89M Estimate

Implores UDF IV Board to Postpone March 4 Special Meeting for One Month to Engage with NexPoint and Appropriately Evaluate Proposal
NexPoint Will Not Vote at Special Meeting Without Due Consideration of Proposal
DALLAS, Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --&nbsp;NexPoint Advisors, L.P. (together with its affiliates "NexPoint") today announced NexPoint Real Estate Opportunities, LLC has submitted a competing proposal to the Board of Trustees of United Development Funding IV ("UDF IV" or "the Trust") ahead of the Special Meeting of UDF IV Shareholders (the "Meeting"), scheduled for&nbsp;March 4, 2025, to vote on the proposed merger of UDF IV with Ready Capital (NYSE:&nbsp;RC) (the "Ready Merger").
The confidential proposal submitted by NexPoint mirrors many elements of the Ready Merger but provides shareholders with superior economic terms, including enhanced balance sheet distributions, full entitlement to Contingent Value Rights ("CVR") loan proceeds, and potentially large indemnification reimbursements. Specifically, NexPoint's offer contemplates balance sheet distributions that it believes will provide shareholders with a higher pre-closing dividend than the Ready Merger. Shareholders would also receive 100% of the net principal and interest recovered on the CVR loans. By comparison, the Ready Merger entitles Ready Capital to 100% of the CVR loan proceeds until it has recovered $13.3 million net, and thereafter shareholders only receive credit for 60% of additional net recoveries, which UDF IV estimates to be as much as $20 million. Additionally, NexPoint proposes to cease further indemnification payments for the imprisoned management team and recipients of the improper indemnity payments associated with the SEC disgorgement and intends to recover those improperly advanced legal fees and indemnity payments, with 100% of net recoveries being distributed to shareholders.

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NexPoint Urges UDF IV Board To Postpone March 4 Meeting, Calls For 1-Month Delay To Evaluate Superior Proposal; Offers Enhanced Distributions, Full CVR Share, And Indemnity Reimbursement; NexPoint Won't Vote Without Proper Consideration

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High-Trend International FY24 Total Revenue $108.2M, Up 13.6% YoY

Arcosa (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ACA#NYSE">ACA</a>) sees FY2025 sales of $2.800 billion-$3.000 billion vs $2.95 billion analyst estimate.

Arcosa Sees FY2025 Sales $2.800B-$3.000B vs $2.95B Est

This week has been kind to income investors looking for new ETFs to consider as Northern Trust&#39;s (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ntrs#NASDAQ">NTRS</a>) FlexShares unit has <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/13/04/3502125/a-new-international-dividend-etf-comes-to-town">rolled out three new global dividend funds</a>.

	The FlexShares International Quality Dividend Dynamic Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/iqdy#NYSE">IQDY</a>) is part of that trio and represents the one of the three new ETFs that seeks a beta that is higher than its underlying index, in this case the Northern Trust International Large Cap Index.

	As is the case with its newly minted brethren, the FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/iqdf#NYSE">IQDF</a>) and the FlexShares International Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/iqde#NYSE">IQDE</a>), IQDY eschews the typical cap-weighting methodology that is prevalent with so many ETFs. The new ETFs also pass on <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/13/04/3505338/this-new-etf-gets-defensive-with-global-dividends#ixzz2QqJSTwGN">using length of dividend increase streaks</a> as a primary screening tool.

	Rather, IQDY uses &quot;an optimization process designed to: maximize this factor, target a beta higher than the Parent 
	Index and improve on the Parent Index&#39;s dividend yield, <a href="http://www.flexshares.com/exchange-traded-funds/international-quality-dividend-dynamic-index-fund">according to FlexShares</a>.

	With an expense ratio of 0.47 percent per year, IQDY holds 220 stocks and joins its new peers in being heavily focused on the U.K. and Japan. Those two countries combine for 32.7 percent of IQDY&#39;s weight. Australia, Germany and China round out the top five country allocations.

	IQDY also shares something in common with its new FlexShares peers at the sector, that being a sizable allocation to financial services stocks. That sector accounts for 27.7 percent of the fund&#39;s weight. Perhaps in efforts to generate beta in excess of its underlying index, IQDY&#39;s also features double-digit allocations to industrial, energy and materials names.

	On the other hand, the new ETF is relatively light on so-called dividend sectors. Consumer staples, health care, telecommunications and utilities combine for less than a quarter of IQDY&#39;s sector weight.

	IQDY&#39;s top-10 holdings include Commonwealth Bank of Australia, AstraZeneca (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/azn#NYSE">AZN</a>), Eni (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/e#NYSE">E</a>), Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A) and Suncor (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/su#NYSE">SU</a>). Yield information on IQDY is not yet available, but the average yield on AstraZeneca, Royal Dutch Shell, Suncro and Eni is 4.7 percent, indicating IQDY could be home to at, the very least, a decent yield. Additionally, the iShares Dow Jones International Select Dividend Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/idv#NYSE">IDV</a>), an ETF IQDY could be a potential rival, has a trailing 12-month dividend yield of 4.85 percent.

	Investors looking for a domestic equivalent of IQDY should look at the FlexShares Quality Dividend Dynamic Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/qdyn#NYSE">QDYN</a>). That ETF, along with two other domestically-focused FlexShares dividend funds, debuted in December.

	While QDYN is not yet large in terms of assets, it uses a similar screening methodology to what is seen with IQDY and that could mean good fortune for investors, particularly if European stocks turn around. QDYN has gained almost 11 percent since inception and has a weighted average dividend yield of 3.43 percent.

	As is usually the case with ETFs that are just a few days old, there is obviously not much of a track record with which to form an opinion on IQDY. The ETF&#39;s Europe exposure implies some level of risk, but if Japanese stocks continue soaring and Australian stocks hold steady, investors will be buffered somewhat from Europe-related shocks with this new fund. For the slightly adventurous dividend investor, IQDY is worth keeping an eye on over the medium-term.

	For more on dividend ETFs, click <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/13/04/3505338/this-new-etf-gets-defensive-with-global-dividends">here</a>.

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