If there’s any equities ETF segment that can be called a true star this year, then that is dividend. Among investors, this space has acted as a drawing card in the volatile stretches of 2016 as yields on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasuries have fallen far below the 2% level. Yield-hungry investors rushed to high-dividend securities and ETFs in search of steady-current income.

However, investors should note that not all higher income products are devoid of risks. Normally, stocks that are hiking dividend continuously are said to be the best bets. But, dividend net increases for the U.S. companies marked a 70.0% year-over-year decline in the fourth quarter of 2015 hinting at waning dividend growth.

On the other hand, yields on the 10-year U.S. benchmark Treasury bonds fell to 1.77% on February 25, 2016. So, the drive for yield has increased lately. Plus, investors should note that strong dividend income can safeguard capital losses (if at all) to a large extent.

So, it is better to bet on relatively safer dividend products with stronger yields – the sort of products that follows unique investment objective, hones in on value and yet offers smart yields.  In that vein, we highlight three ETFs that may entice you for as long as the current market remains rocky.

Deep Value ETF (DVP)

The fund looks to track the TWM Deep Value Index which follows a rules-based methodology that seeks exposure to large, deeply discounted companies with solid balance sheets. The fund has an asset base of $62.5 million while it trades at volumes of 185,000 shares a day on average. The fund charges 80 bps in fees.

In total, the fund holds 20 stocks with the energy sector topping the fund while industrials, consumer discretionary and materials sectors also have sizable exposure. Exxon Mobil, Symantec Corp and Newmont Mining Corp are its top three holdings. The fund yields 4.17% annually. The product is down 1.2% year to date (as of February 25, 2016) while it advanced over 10.5% in the last one month. The fund has a Zacks ETF Rank #2 (Buy).  

Oppenheimer Ultra Dividend Revenue ETF (RDIV)

The product is made up of 60 securities with the highest average quarterly dividend yield over the past 12 months, which are then reweighted according to the revenues of the company. The fund is heavy on utilities with about 26% focus while energy (19.6%), communications (18.8%) and consumer non-cyclical (14.1%) round out the top four spots.

The fund has $49.1 million in assets. The fund is equal weighted in nature with all stocks in the top 10 holdings receiving about 4% to 5% market share. Centurylink Inc (5.86%), Verizon (5.65%) and AT&T (5.6%) are the top three holdings. The fund is up 0.3% (as of February 25, 2016) and added 6.9% in the last one month. The Zacks #2 ETF yields 4.57% annually (as of February 24, 2016).