Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF
$42.28+0.31 (+0.74%)
- 0.40%
- $5.9B
- +27.0%
- 4.67%
- 0.9M sh
- $41.79
- low $34.85high $43.35
The ETF.net LVHI Grade
A
Score 75 out of 100
- 5 of 35
Score 75 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.A74 out of 100Rank 10 of 35Mission
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.A87 out of 100Rank 1 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A81 out of 100Rank 3 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B61 out of 100Rank 14 of 33Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B65 out of 100Rank 11 of 35
Our read on LVHI
AMost international dividend funds hand you a currency bet you never asked for. LVHI tracks an index that hedges it away, then screens developed-market payers for high dividends, low volatility and real profits.
The fund tracks the Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Hedged Index, which targets profitable developed-market companies outside the United States with relatively high dividend yields and lower price and earnings volatility.
Why people hold it
- The word 'Hedged' sits right in the benchmark's name: the index neutralizes foreign-currency moves, so what reaches you is the dividend story rather than the FX story.
- Three filters, not one. The index targets profitable non-US developed companies with high yields and lower price and earnings volatility, so yield alone doesn't buy a spot.
- At 0.40% a year it comes in under the 0.50% median for international dividend-screen funds, which is unusual for a strategy carrying a built-in currency hedge.
- A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively and pays quarterly, and it has been running since 2016, so there's a real track record to inspect.
Worth knowing
- The hedge works in both directions: it damps the hit when the dollar rises and equally gives up the tailwind when the dollar falls.
- You pay for the machinery. Plain unhedged index peers such as VYMI (0.07%) and SCHY (0.08%) charge a fraction of LVHI's 0.40%.
- Developed markets outside the US only, roughly 190 stocks. No emerging-market dividend payers, and no US names to lean on.
LVHI Holdings
- Stocks
- 217
- 301%
- Currency Contract - Bought USD
Sectors
- Financials24.9%
- Energy15.5%
- Industrials13.7%
- Consumer Staples9.8%
- Utilities9.5%
- Communication6.7%
- Health Care6.6%
- Materials6.1%
- Consumer Discretionary4.9%
- Real Estate2.4%
Geography
- Canada15.58%
- United Kingdom15.30%
- Japan15.06%
- France8.94%
- Switzerland7.72%
- Australia7.65%
- Italy6.59%
- Singapore5.29%
- 17.87%
Developed 100% · Emerging 0%
LVHI Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
LVHI$12,704
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 | LVHI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +17.2% |
| 1 month | −0.8% |
| 3 months | +2.4% |
| 1 year | +27.0% |
| 3 years | +22.2% |
| 5 years | +16.9% |
| 10 years | +11.6% |
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 | LVHI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +17.2% | |
| 2025 | +27.1% | |
| 2024 | +15.9% | |
| 2023 | +17.4% | |
| 2022 | +3.8% | |
| 2021 | +18.2% | |
| 2020 | −9.0% |
LVHI in the news
LVHI Dividends
- 4.67%
- $1.96
- $0.36 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
LVHI Risk
- 8.0%
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.
- 1.98
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.
- −12.0%
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.
- 0.36
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
LVHI Cost
0.40%
LVHI0.40%
- The middle half of International Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.50%
9 of the 34 International Dividend Index funds charge less.
Other funds in International Dividend Index
- 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%
- AFIDIFidelity International High Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +20.5%
- AVIGIVanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +9.5%
- AXIDVFranklin International Dividend Booster Index ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +25.5%