

John Hancock International High Dividend ETF
$42.25+0.36 (+0.86%)
- 0.46%
- $12M
- +24.0%
- 3.62%
- 0M sh
- $41.77
- low $35.28high $44.77
The ETF.net JHID Grade
Score 65 out of 100
- 2 of 7
Score 65 of 100 falls in the B 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.A77 out of 100Rank 2 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.A76 out of 100Rank 1 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D28 out of 100Rank 5 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A84 out of 100Rank 1 of 6Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D38 out of 100Rank 7 of 7
Our read on JHID
BIncome hunting outside the US, by the rulebook. JHID screens developed markets ex-America against MSCI's World ex-USA High Dividend Yield benchmark, holds about 100 dividend payers, and pays quarterly.
The fund seeks a high level of current income, with long-term growth of capital as a secondary objective.
Why people hold it
- One ticket to roughly 100 dividend payers across developed markets outside the US, measured against the MSCI World ex-USA High Dividend Yield Index.
- Income is the stated first job: the fund seeks a high level of current income, with long-term growth of capital as the secondary goal. Distributions come quarterly.
- Systematic construction, not stock-picking by gut feel, inside the John Hancock fund lineup.
Worth knowing
- Cost is the headline trade-off: 2.17% a year against a peer median near 0.79%, with cheaper shelfmates like VDI (0.39%) and IDVO (0.65%) in the same aisle.
- A small, thinly traded fund. Spreads can run wider than the category's heavyweights, which matters most on larger orders.
- Launched in late 2022, so the record is short by international-income standards.
JHID Holdings
- Stocks
- 104
- 20%
- ASML
Sectors
- Financials31.1%
- Industrials14.5%
- Technology10.5%
- Energy8.1%
- Health Care6.3%
- Consumer Discretionary5.9%
- Consumer Staples5.6%
- Materials5.3%
- Utilities5.1%
- Real Estate4.8%
- Communication2.8%
Geography
- Japan18.27%
- France9.11%
- United Kingdom8.84%
- Canada7.30%
- Germany5.95%
- Switzerland5.68%
- Italy5.65%
- Singapore5.59%
- 33.61%
Developed 97% · Emerging 3%
JHID 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 | JHID |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +13.3% |
| 1 month | −4.5% |
| 3 months | −0.5% |
| 1 year | +24.0% |
| 3 years | +21.9% |
| 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 | JHID |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +13.3% | |
| 2025 | +41.4% | |
| 2024 | +3.7% | |
| 2023 | +19.4% | |
| 2022 | −0.6% |
JHID in the news
JHID Dividends
- 3.62%
- $1.52
- $0.28 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
JHID Risk
- 11.4%
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.
- 1.41
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.
- −12.4%
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.
- 0.83
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
JHID Cost
- The middle half of International Active Dividend Income funds
- Median 0.65%
1 of the 7 International Active Dividend Income funds charge less.
Other funds in International Active Dividend Income
- BVDIVirtus International Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return —
- BIDVOAmplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +22.1%
- CBIDDiShares International Dividend Active ETFExpense ratio 0.61%1 year return +16.9%
- 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%
