

John Hancock Investments - U.S. High Dividend ETF
$46.15+0.02 (+0.03%)
- 0.34%
- $13M
- +22.1%
- 2.24%
- 0M sh
- $46.29
- low $38.46high $48.29
The ETF.net JHDV Grade
Score 47 out of 100
- 41 of 53
Score 47 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.B65 out of 100Rank 19 of 53Mission
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.C48 out of 100Rank 30 of 53Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F24 out of 100Rank 43 of 53Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C48 out of 100Rank 35 of 53Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F12 out of 100Rank 52 of 53
Our read on JHDV
CJohn Hancock's compact take on US dividend income: roughly 80 payers picked for current income first, growth second. The trade-off is price, at 1.90% a year against pennies for the category's index giants.
The fund seeks a high level of current income, with long-term capital growth as a secondary objective.
Why people hold it
- Concentrated by design: about 80 US dividend payers rather than a sprawling index, so individual picks carry real weight.
- The mandate is blunt and on the record: a high level of current income first, long-term capital growth as the secondary goal.
- Distributions run on a quarterly cadence, the standard rhythm for an income-oriented equity sleeve.
Worth knowing
- Cost is the headline: 1.90% a year, while the category's largest screens charge a rounding error (VIG 0.04%, SCHD 0.06%, DGRO 0.08%).
- A small, thinly traded fund, so spreads can run wider and bigger orders are harder to work than in the category's heavyweights.
- Launched in 2022, so its record does not yet span a full market cycle.
JHDV Holdings
- Stocks
- 77
- 34%
- NVDA
Geography
- United States94.67%
- Peru1.85%
- Singapore1.63%
- Ireland1.57%
- Sweden0.27%
JHDV Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | JHDV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +17.8% |
| 1 month | −1.3% |
| 3 months | −1.7% |
| 1 year | +22.1% |
| 3 years | +21.0% |
| 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 | JHDV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +17.8% | |
| 2025 | +14.7% | |
| 2024 | +20.3% | |
| 2023 | +16.0% | |
| 2022 | +7.0% |
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JHDV Dividends
- 2.24%
- $1.04
- $0.28 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
JHDV 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.
- 1.27
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.
- −19.0%
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.
- 0.95
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
JHDV Cost
- The middle half of US Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.38%
18 of the 52 US Dividend Index funds charge less.
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