I too have been looking into these lately 2021 not 2012!
The main obstacle for me is that unless you have at least $20 000 it is not going to be productive. What I mean is that the ones I look at pay their Distribution / Dividend 4 times a years, so if you want to DRP each time you need more coin to make it happen. Otherwise- I think that this payment 4 times a year is great.
Check out Vanguards - VETH at $61. It will pay around 20c each quarter. So $20 0000 = 328 shares , that gets you $65 each quarter = 1 DRP. See what I mean? Under $20 000 wont get you DRP, just a little cash. That is the barrier for me.
I am saving to enter as I like the quarterly payment idea.
