iShares International Dividend Active ETF
$29.83−0.03 (−0.10%)
- 0.61%
- $387M
- +16.9%
- 7.81%
- 0M sh
- $29.87
- low $27.30high $32.48
The ETF.net BIDD Grade
C
Score 53 out of 100
- 4 of 7
Score 53 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B61 out of 100Rank 3 of 7Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D31 out of 100Rank 7 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C52 out of 100Rank 3 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B55 out of 100Rank 4 of 6Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A83 out of 100Rank 1 of 7
Our read on BIDD
CBlackRock lifted a 1997-vintage international dividend strategy out of its mutual fund shell and dropped it into an ETF. What you get: roughly 50 hand-picked non-US dividend payers, an active manager, and a fee under the peer-group median.
The fund uses active fundamental research to invest in high-quality companies outside the U.S. that pay attractive and growing dividends, providing international equity exposure with an income focus.
Why people hold it
- 0.60% a year sits below the median for active international dividend funds, and well under pricier rivals in the group such as JHID (2.17%) and ADVE (0.79%).
- Not a startup strategy in a new coat: the predecessor mutual fund, running since 1997, rolled its assets into this ETF in a November 2024 reorganization.sec.gov
- Fundamental research picks quality companies outside the US that pay attractive and growing dividends, and the fund distributes quarterly.ishares.com
- Lands in the upper half of a small field of active international dividend funds, with a multi-billion-dollar issuer's operational muscle behind it.
Worth knowing
- Stock picking, not index tracking: about 50 names measured against the MSCI ACWI ex USA benchmark, so the portfolio can drift a long way from it in either direction.
- Thinly traded next to index-tracking international funds, so bid-ask spreads and order type matter more at the moment you trade.
- The exchange-traded history starts with the late-2024 conversion, so ETF-level trading and risk data is short even though the strategy itself is old.sec.gov
BIDD Holdings
- Stocks
- 56
- 35%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Financials26.0%
- Technology24.2%
- Industrials16.2%
- Communication8.6%
- Consumer Discretionary6.7%
- Materials5.8%
- Energy5.6%
- Health Care4.7%
- Consumer Staples2.4%
Geography
- Japan14.13%
- United Kingdom11.92%
- Taiwan (Province of China)10.46%
- Korea (the Republic of)8.28%
- China7.25%
- France6.95%
- Germany6.74%
- Netherlands6.40%
- 27.88%
Developed 65% · Emerging 35%
BIDD Performance
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BIDD$11,686
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | BIDD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.2% |
| 1 month | −2.9% |
| 3 months | −0.1% |
| 1 year | +16.9% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | BIDD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.2% | |
| 2025 | +20.2% | |
| 2024 | −2.1% |
BIDD in the news
BIDD Dividends
- 7.81%
- $2.33
- $0.08 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
BIDD Risk
- 12.5%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.89
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −15.1%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.87
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BIDD Cost
0.61%
BIDD0.61%
- The middle half of International Active Dividend Income funds
- Median 0.65%
2 of the 7 International Active Dividend Income funds charge less.
Other funds in International Active Dividend Income
- BJHIDJohn Hancock International High Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.46%1 year return +24.0%
- BIDVOAmplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +22.1%
- CIDVZElevation Series Trust - Polen International Dividend Income ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +14.5%
- DADIVGuinness Atkinson Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETFExpense ratio 1.95%1 year return +14.2%
- DADVEMatthews Asia Dividend Active ETF ADVEExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +25.3%