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iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF
$49.93+0.22 (+0.44%)
- 0.49%
- $70M
- +25.1%
- 4.68%
- 0M sh
- $49.72
- low $42.12high $52.73
The ETF.net DVYA Grade
C
Score 54 out of 100
- 17 of 35
Score 54 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.C53 out of 100Rank 15 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A82 out of 100Rank 21 of 29Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C53 out of 100Rank 17 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D35 out of 100Rank 26 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F24 out of 100Rank 32 of 33Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C47 out of 100Rank 26 of 35
Our read on DVYA
CMost international dividend funds sprinkle across the whole developed world. This one stays in developed Asia/Pacific and holds about 50 of the region's higher-yielding names, tracking a Dow Jones index since 2012.
The Fund seeks to track an index of relatively high-dividend-paying equities in developed Asia/Pacific markets.
Why people hold it
- A pure developed Asia/Pacific dividend sleeve: roughly 50 higher-yielding names from the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 50 Index, not a global fund where the region is a footnote.
- The 0.49% expense ratio sits just under the typical fee in its international dividend-screen peer group.
- The index screens for relatively high current payers rather than dividend growers, and the fund distributes quarterly.
- Running since 2012 under the iShares roof, so the strategy has a long live record through several market cycles.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded with a modest asset base, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than at the broad international dividend heavyweights.
- That 0.49% is several times what broad international dividend funds charge (VYMI 0.07%, SCHY 0.08%, DIVI 0.09%). The regional focus is what you pay up for.
- About 50 holdings inside one region: single-stock and single-country swings land harder, and unhedged foreign currency moves add to the ride.
DVYA Holdings
- Stocks
- 59
- 45%
- BHP.AX
Sectors
- Financials33.7%
- Materials15.2%
- Consumer Discretionary10.3%
- Real Estate9.4%
- Industrials7.3%
- Energy5.8%
- Consumer Staples4.9%
- Utilities4.4%
- Communication4.3%
- Health Care3.2%
- Information Technology1.6%
Geography
- Australia43.84%
- Hong Kong24.93%
- Singapore19.97%
- Japan9.00%
- New Zealand2.27%
Developed 100% · Emerging 0%
DVYA Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
DVYA$12,505
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 | DVYA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +16.7% |
| 1 month | −2.3% |
| 3 months | +3.2% |
| 1 year | +25.1% |
| 3 years | +22.9% |
| 5 years | +12.1% |
| 10 years | +6.6% |
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 | DVYA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +16.7% | |
| 2025 | +30.2% | |
| 2024 | +6.1% | |
| 2023 | +13.8% | |
| 2022 | −2.1% | |
| 2021 | +3.4% | |
| 2020 | −9.6% |
DVYA in the news
DVYA Dividends
- 4.68%
- $2.33
- $0.75 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DVYA Risk
- 13.5%
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.
- 1.24
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.
- −25.1%
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.
- 0.76
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DVYA Cost
0.49%
DVYA0.49%
- The middle half of International Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.50%
14 of the 34 International Dividend Index funds charge less.
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