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Schwab's dividend ETF returned 22.8% in a year. Its income rate still trails a one-month bill.
Franklin International Dividend Booster Index ETF
$37.87+0.57 (+1.54%)
- 0.19%
- $45M
- +25.5%
- 6.01%
- 0M sh
- $37.29
- low $31.69high $39.98
The ETF.net XIDV Grade
A
Score 74 out of 100
- 7 of 35
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.A79 out of 100Rank 8 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 29Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A82 out of 100Rank 3 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C44 out of 100Rank 21 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B64 out of 100Rank 12 of 33Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F10 out of 100Rank 35 of 35
Our read on XIDV
AMost international dividend funds rank stocks one by one. XIDV's index optimizes the whole basket at once, hunting boosted yield from developed-market names outside the US while keeping volatility in check, for 0.19% a year.
The fund invests in the International Dividend Multiplier Underlying Index and uses foreign investments as part of its strategy.
Why people hold it
- Runs 0.19% a year, well under the roughly 0.50% median for international dividend screens.
- The index aims for excess ("boosted") dividend yield versus the large/mid cap international market, balanced against volatility, instead of a plain high-yield ranking.sec.gov
- Roughly 110 developed-market stocks outside the US, with income paid quarterly.
- Holds what the label promises, sticking to its stated international dividend index, and sits in the upper half of its peer group overall.
Worth knowing
- A small, thinly traded fund. Spreads can run wider than the household-name international dividend ETFs, which shows up most on bigger orders.
- Launched in 2025, so the optimizer has a short live record to judge it by.
- Cheaper shelf-mates exist in the same aisle: VYMI at 0.07%, SCHY at 0.08%, IGRO at 0.15%.
XIDV Holdings
- Stocks
- 90
- 21%
- LGEN.L
Sectors
- Financials29.7%
- Energy12.2%
- Consumer Discretionary11.7%
- Consumer Staples9.9%
- Industrials9.1%
- Utilities6.7%
- Materials6.2%
- Communication6.1%
- Health Care5.6%
- Real Estate2.0%
- Technology1.0%
Geography
- France13.90%
- United Kingdom11.56%
- Germany8.39%
- Italy8.33%
- Japan7.36%
- Australia6.84%
- Spain5.81%
- Hong Kong5.76%
- 32.05%
Developed 97% · Emerging 3%
XIDV Performance
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XIDV$12,550
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 | XIDV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +15.2% |
| 1 month | −5.2% |
| 3 months | +1.7% |
| 1 year | +25.5% |
| 3 years | — |
| 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 | XIDV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +15.2% | |
| 2025 | +43.2% |
XIDV in the news
XIDV Dividends
- 6.01%
- $2.24
- $0.32 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
XIDV Risk
- 11.0%
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.
- 2.38
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.
- −12.2%
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.
- 0.08
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
XIDV Cost
0.19%
XIDV0.19%
- The middle half of International Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.50%
7 of the 34 International Dividend Index funds charge less.
Other funds in International Dividend Index
- 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%
- AIDViShares International Select Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +22.6%
- BDWMWisdomTree International Equity FundExpense ratio 0.48%1 year return +14.9%
- BDWXState Street SPDR S&P International Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +12.8%