Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF (GDIV)
$18.41−0.05 (−0.27%)
- 0.50%
- $234M
- +18.9%
- 1.27%
- 0M sh
- $18.44
- low $15.84high $19.23
The ETF.net GDIV Grade
C
Score 49 out of 100
- 17 of 40
Score 49 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.B58 out of 100Rank 15 of 40Mission
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.F23 out of 100Rank 36 of 38Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D36 out of 100Rank 30 of 40Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B68 out of 100Rank 14 of 40Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A81 out of 100Rank 7 of 40
Our read on GDIV
CA Westfield stock-picker's dividend strategy that moved into an ETF shell in 2022: same manager, same playbook, roughly 50 large caps chosen for the ability to keep raising payouts rather than for fat yields.
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital and invests at least 80% of its net assets in dividend-paying equity securities.
Why people hold it
- Not a launch-day idea in a new wrapper. Harbor merged Westfield's dividend growth mutual fund into this ETF in 2022, keeping the strategy and the portfolio manager intact.businesswire.com
- A real active bet, not an index in disguise: about 50 large caps, with at least 80% of net assets in dividend payers picked for stable or rising payouts.businesswire.com
- At 0.50%, it prices below the median active dividend fund in its peer group, and it distributes quarterly.
Worth knowing
- One of the thinner-traded funds in its category, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than on the big income ETFs.
- Cheaper active neighbors exist: CGDV charges 0.33% and HIDV 0.35% for their own takes on dividend equity.
- The stated goal is long-term growth of capital, not maximum income, and with roughly 50 names each pick carries real weight.
GDIV Holdings
- Stocks
- 53
- 34%
- AAPL
Sectors
- Financials21.2%
- Industrials19.9%
- Health Care19.0%
- Technology16.6%
- Energy5.8%
- Consumer Discretionary5.3%
- Consumer Staples4.1%
- Utilities3.3%
- Materials2.8%
- Real Estate2.0%
Geography
- United States88.39%
- Japan5.48%
- Ireland3.08%
- Spain1.67%
- Switzerland1.38%
GDIV Performance
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GDIV$11,887
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 | GDIV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.6% |
| 1 month | −1.1% |
| 3 months | −1.0% |
| 1 year | +18.9% |
| 3 years | +16.0% |
| 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 | GDIV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.6% | |
| 2025 | +10.8% | |
| 2024 | +14.8% | |
| 2023 | +15.6% | |
| 2022 | −1.6% |
GDIV in the news
GDIV Dividends
- 1.27%
- $0.23
- $0.05 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
GDIV Risk
- 11.7%
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.
- 0.95
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.
- −19.8%
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.
- 0.90
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
GDIV Cost
0.50%
GDIV0.50%
- The middle half of US Active Dividend Income funds
- Median 0.51%
16 of the 40 US Active Dividend Income funds charge less.
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- CDIVPCullen Enhanced Equity Income ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return +14.1%
- CDIVYSound Equity Dividend Income ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +21.8%
- CBDVGiMGP Berkshire Dividend Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return +22.8%