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Schwab's dividend ETF returned 22.8% in a year. Its income rate still trails a one-month bill.
Invesco International Dividend Achievers ETF
$21.86+0.12 (+0.55%)
- 0.53%
- $858M
- +6.7%
- 3.60%
- 0.1M sh
- $21.71
- low $21.03high $23.76
The ETF.net PID Grade
C
Score 52 out of 100
- 21 of 35
Score 52 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.C41 out of 100Rank 21 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B60 out of 100Rank 28 of 29Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C54 out of 100Rank 14 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B65 out of 100Rank 10 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D38 out of 100Rank 26 of 33Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B64 out of 100Rank 12 of 35
Our read on PID
COne of the original ways to own dividend growth outside the US. Since 2005, PID has run the Achievers streak test (five straight years of rising payouts) on non-US companies, landing on a tight roster of about 60 names.
The Fund seeks international dividend-achiever exposure, normally investing at least 90% of assets in dividend-paying stocks and other securities in its Index. Eligible companies have consistently increased aggregate regular cash dividends for at least five consecutive years.
Why people hold it
- The screen is a hurdle, not a yield grab: a company must have raised its aggregate regular cash dividend five consecutive years just to be eligible.invesco.com
- Trading since 2005, one of the longest-running international dividend-growth ETFs on the tape, with a multi-cycle operating history behind the strategy.
- Roughly 60 stocks with at least 90% of assets in index securities. You get the screen you signed up for, not a closet global benchmark.
- Cash arrives on a quarterly schedule, from a portfolio assembled entirely around payout-raising companies.
Worth knowing
- At 0.53% it sits above the 0.50% cohort median, and rivals like VYMI (0.07%), SCHY (0.08%) and VIGI (0.07%) run international dividend books for a fraction of that.
- Moderately traded rather than a category heavyweight, so spreads and order handling matter more on large or hurried trades.
- A five-year streak rule shrinks the pond. With about 60 holdings, country and sector weights can tilt hard toward wherever dividend streaks cluster.
PID Holdings
- Stocks
- 64
- 34%
- ITUB
Sectors
- Financials17.7%
- Utilities15.8%
- Communication13.9%
- Energy10.8%
- Technology9.3%
- Health Care7.7%
- Industrials7.5%
- Consumer Staples7.0%
- Consumer Discretionary6.5%
- Materials3.5%
- Real Estate0.5%
Geography
- Canada34.84%
- United States10.83%
- United Kingdom8.96%
- Japan5.79%
- Brazil5.60%
- China4.99%
- Indonesia3.69%
- Mexico3.64%
- 21.68%
Developed 71% · Emerging 29%
PID Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
PID$10,675
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 | PID |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.8% |
| 1 month | −2.3% |
| 3 months | −3.2% |
| 1 year | +6.7% |
| 3 years | +13.5% |
| 5 years | +7.8% |
| 10 years | +8.1% |
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 | PID |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.8% | |
| 2025 | +24.4% | |
| 2024 | +3.0% | |
| 2023 | +14.3% | |
| 2022 | −6.5% | |
| 2021 | +24.5% | |
| 2020 | −6.5% |
PID in the news
PID Dividends
- 3.60%
- $0.78
- $0.15 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
PID Risk
- 12.1%
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.
- 0.67
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.
- −23.0%
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.
- 0.72
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
PID Cost
0.53%
PID0.53%
- The middle half of International Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.50%
20 of the 34 International Dividend Index funds charge less.
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