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Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF

LVHICboeFranklin TempletonA

$43.10−0.08 (−0.19%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A74/ 100

Rank 7 of 35 in International Dividend Index

A74/100Rank 7 of 35inInternational Dividend Index
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 43.18 to 43.10. Range 42.95 to 43.19. Use the arrow keys to read each point.42.9543.0043.0543.1510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.40%
Fund size
$6.41B
1Y total return
+28.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.54%
Holdings
206
Avg volume · 30D
954K sh
52W range
low $35.25high $43.35
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net LVHI Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

A

Score 74 out of 100

Category
International Dividend Index⁠
Rank
7 of 35
Six-pillar profile for LVHI. Scores out of 100: Cost 74, Risk 89, Mission not scored, Tradability 74, Holdings 60, Durability 69. Strongest: Risk (89). Weakest: Holdings (60). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 74 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 100
    Rank 10 of 35

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A89 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 35

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 35

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 33

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 35

Our read on LVHI

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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

Holdings pillarB60 out of 100Rank 15 of 33 in International Dividend Index
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
206
Top-10 weight
117%
Largest holding
Currency Contract - Bought USD96.5%

Sectors

  • Financials24.9%
  • Energy15.5%
  • Industrials13.6%
  • Consumer Staples9.8%
  • Utilities9.4%
  • Communication6.6%
  • Health Care6.6%
  • Materials6.1%
  • Consumer Discretionary4.9%
  • Real Estate2.4%
  • Technology0.0%

Geography

  • Canada16.31%
  • United Kingdom15.33%
  • Japan14.99%
  • France8.86%
  • Switzerland8.19%
  • Australia7.57%
  • Italy6.67%
  • Singapore5.11%
  • Other countries (13)16.97%

Developed 100% · Emerging 0% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 14.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataCurrency Contract - Bought USD96.46%6,167,441,409$6.17B1
2SHEL.LShell PLC2.92%3,458,649$187M154
3CNQ.TOCanadian Natural Resources2.71%3,141,971$173M107
4SU.TOSuncor Energy Inc2.68%2,208,250$172M111
5BNS.TOBank of Nova Scotia2.35%1,571,283$150M93
6ULVR.LUnilever PLC2.21%2,216,507$141M126
7BHP.AXBhp Group Ltd2.12%3,352,755$136M154
8NOVN.SWNovartis Ag-Reg2.12%846,010$135M189
9CM.TOCan Imperial Bk of Commerce2.02%1,086,557$129M90
10TTE.PATotalenergies SE1.90%1,283,440$121M159
11ISP.MIIntesa Sanpaolo1.89%18,175,415$121M141
12ROP.SWRoche Holding AG1.85%243,739$118M203
13RIO.LRio Tinto PLC1.83%1,411,112$117M148
148058.TMitsubishi Corp1.78%3,653,500$114M133
15ALV.DEAllianz Se-Reg1.72%224,364$110M161

Showing 1–15 of 206 holdings

LVHI Performance

Launched Jul 27, 2016

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

LVHI$12,804
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. LVHI $12,804. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for LVHI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodLVHI
Year to date+20.6%
1 month+3.5%
3 months+1.9%
1 year+28.0%
3 yearsper year+24.0%
5 yearsper year+17.4%
10 yearsper year+11.8%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for LVHI
YearReturn barLVHI
2026 YTD+20.6%
2025+27.1%
2024+15.9%
2023+17.4%
2022+3.8%
2021+18.2%
2020−9.0%

LVHI in the news

LVHI Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
4.54%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.96Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.36 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 40 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 27, 2017 $0.20; Jun 26, 2017 $0.37; Sep 26, 2017 $0.15; Dec 26, 2017 $0.24; Mar 26, 2018 $0.34; Jun 26, 2018 $0.48; Sep 25, 2018 $0.30; Dec 26, 2018 $1.47; Mar 7, 2019 $0.33; Jun 6, 2019 $0.31; Sep 5, 2019 $0.19; Dec 5, 2019 $0.83; Mar 5, 2020 $0.09; Jun 4, 2020 $0.26; Sep 3, 2020 $0.12; Dec 3, 2020 $0.39; Mar 4, 2021 $0.23; Jun 3, 2021 $0.40; Sep 2, 2021 $0.25; Dec 2, 2021 $0.12; Dec 29, 2021 $0.09; Mar 3, 2022 $0.09; Jun 2, 2022 $0.62; Sep 8, 2022 $0.23; Dec 8, 2022 $1.04; Mar 30, 2023 $0.12; Jun 8, 2023 $0.60; Sep 7, 2023 $0.32; Dec 7, 2023 $1.21; Mar 7, 2024 $0.04; Jun 6, 2024 $0.45; Sep 5, 2024 $0.27; Dec 5, 2024 $0.75; Mar 6, 2025 $0.13; Jun 5, 2025 $0.54; Sep 4, 2025 $0.33; Dec 4, 2025 $0.81; Mar 5, 2026 $0.16; Jun 4, 2026 $0.63; Sep 3, 2026 $0.36. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 3, 2026Sep 9, 2026$0.36
Jun 4, 2026Jun 9, 2026$0.63
Mar 5, 2026Mar 10, 2026$0.16
Dec 4, 2025Dec 9, 2025$0.81
Sep 4, 2025Sep 9, 2025$0.33
Jun 5, 2025Jun 10, 2025$0.54
Mar 6, 2025Mar 11, 2025$0.13
Dec 5, 2024Dec 10, 2024$0.75
Sep 5, 2024Sep 10, 2024$0.27
Jun 6, 2024Jun 11, 2024$0.45
Mar 7, 2024Mar 12, 2024$0.04
Dec 7, 2023Dec 12, 2023$1.21

See all 42 payments⁠

$10,000 in LVHI 10 years ago paid $6,638 in dividends.⁠

LVHI Risk

Risk pillarA89 out of 100Rank 1 of 35 in International Dividend Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
7.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
2.23
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−12.0%
Trough Apr 2025
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.36
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

LVHI Cost

Compare LVHI and VYMI

Overpaying vs VYMI, tied cheapest in International Dividend Index

$6,610

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • LVHI 0.40%

    $8,090

  • VYMI 0.07% Tied cheapest

    $1,480

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • LVHI 0.40%
  • VYMI 0.07%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530LVHI $8,090VYMI $1,480

Year by year

YearLVHIVYMIOverpaying
10$723$128$595
20$2,793$503$2,290
30$8,090$1,480$6,610

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