I agree that going to the source is wise. I tend to do that as well. I only mentioned Morningstar in this case because they seem to go to the trouble of calculating the trailing twelve month yield for international stock funds, which saves me the trouble. It's helpful to get an idea of the dividend yield.
Rather than use Morningstar for anything .. I got directly to the source (each fund) to get any information.
However, as we both know, neither the SEC yield or the TTM yield is any sort of guarantee as to what an investor will actually receive in dividends. Companies within the index are free to change their dividend policy anytime they want. Having an up to date guess about future dividends doesn't provide any comfort to me. I know the real truth will come on the 1099 after the year is over, and there's nothing anyone can do to change that.
Regards,
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