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Schwab's dividend ETF returned 22.8% in a year. Its income rate still trails a one-month bill.
iShares International Dividend Growth ETF
$89.46+0.66 (+0.74%)
- 0.15%
- $1.3B
- +16.0%
- 2.72%
- 0M sh
- $88.45
- low $78.79high $93.96
The ETF.net IGRO Grade
A
Score 77 out of 100
- 3 of 35
Score 77 of 100 falls in the A 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.A85 out of 100Rank 6 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 29Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B56 out of 100Rank 13 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B68 out of 100Rank 8 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C54 out of 100Rank 17 of 33Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A70 out of 100Rank 4 of 35
Our read on IGRO
ADividend growth, not dividend yield, taken overseas. IGRO tracks a Morningstar index of non-US companies with a habit of raising their payouts, spread across roughly 500 names, for a fee that undercuts most of the international dividend shelf.
The fund seeks to track an index of international stocks with a history of growing dividends, providing dividend-focused international equity exposure for income and long-term growth.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.15% a year, well under the typical fee for an international dividend screen.
- Does what the label says: it follows the Morningstar Global ex-US Dividend Growth Index closely, one of the tightest index-to-portfolio matches in its peer group.
- Roughly 500 non-US payers, so no single dividend carries the fund. Cash goes out quarterly.
Worth knowing
- It trades thin next to heavyweights like VYMI, so limit orders and calmer mid-session trading matter more here.
- The screen targets payout growth, not the fattest yields, so income tends to run lighter than yield-first international funds.
- Cheaper neighbors exist: VIGI at 0.07% and SCHY at 0.08%, though each tracks a different index with a different holdings list.
IGRO Holdings
- Stocks
- 576
- 27%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Financials31.0%
- Industrials14.1%
- Health Care12.7%
- Consumer Staples10.9%
- Information Technology8.2%
- Utilities8.0%
- Consumer Discretionary6.3%
- Materials4.0%
- Energy2.4%
- Communication1.9%
- Real Estate0.6%
Geography
- Japan20.26%
- Switzerland13.10%
- Canada13.04%
- France10.30%
- United Kingdom7.30%
- Australia5.31%
- Italy4.26%
- Taiwan3.94%
- 22.49%
Developed 87% · Emerging 13%
IGRO Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IGRO$11,598
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 | IGRO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.6% |
| 1 month | −2.6% |
| 3 months | −0.2% |
| 1 year | +16.0% |
| 3 years | +17.4% |
| 5 years | +9.1% |
| 10 years | +8.9% |
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 | IGRO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.6% | |
| 2025 | +25.0% | |
| 2024 | +7.8% | |
| 2023 | +15.4% | |
| 2022 | −12.7% | |
| 2021 | +9.9% | |
| 2020 | +7.7% |
IGRO in the news
IGRO Dividends
- 2.72%
- $2.41
- $0.43 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
IGRO Risk
- 11.3%
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.
- 1.09
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.
- −26.0%
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.
- 0.74
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IGRO Cost
0.15%
IGRO0.15%
- The middle half of International Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.50%
5 of the 34 International Dividend Index funds charge less.
Other funds in International Dividend Index
- AVYMIVanguard International High Dividend Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +26.4%
- ADIVIFranklin International Core Dividend Tilt Index ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +19.5%
- ASCHYSchwab International Dividend Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +18.7%
- AHDEFXtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +15.7%
- ALVHIFranklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +27.0%