Franklin US Dividend Booster Index ETF
$31.56−0.08 (−0.25%)
- 0.09%
- $76M
- +27.7%
- 3.49%
- 0M sh
- $31.63
- low $25.30high $34.03
The ETF.net XUDV Grade
B
Score 65 out of 100
- 17 of 53
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.A83 out of 100Rank 10 of 53Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A87 out of 100Rank 17 of 50Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A75 out of 100Rank 5 of 53Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F23 out of 100Rank 44 of 53Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D32 out of 100Rank 46 of 53Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F20 out of 100Rank 49 of 53
Our read on XUDV
BMost dividend funds rank stocks by yield and buy the top of the list. XUDV's index is built by an optimizer instead, using risk models and dividend forecasts to assemble about 100 US stocks as one portfolio, at 0.09% a year.
The Fund intends to track its underlying index and generally maintain diversification in approximately the same proportion as that index.
Why people hold it
- 0.09% a year against a 0.39% median for US dividend-screen funds. Index-giant pricing on a strategy that only launched in 2025.businesswire.com
- The index is built by New Frontier's optimizer, which uses commercial risk models and dividend forecasts to shape the whole portfolio rather than ranking stocks one by one on yield.businesswire.com
- Tracking has stayed tight to the index since launch, and payouts come quarterly.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded with a small asset base, so spreads can run wider than on the household names in this category.
- The category giants are cheaper still (VIG 0.04%, SCHD 0.06%, DGRO 0.08%) and carry far longer records than a fund that opened in January 2025.
- The optimizer is proprietary, so the selection logic is less transparent than a published yield screen you can follow line by line.businesswire.com
XUDV Holdings
- Stocks
- 95
- 44%
- PFE
Sectors
- Financials21.2%
- Technology16.5%
- Consumer Staples14.8%
- Consumer Discretionary10.9%
- Health Care10.3%
- Communication7.7%
- Industrials7.5%
- Utilities6.3%
- Energy3.9%
- Materials1.0%
Geography
- United States94.85%
- Switzerland2.39%
- Ireland1.02%
- Netherlands0.90%
- Singapore0.85%
XUDV Performance
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XUDV$12,774
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 | XUDV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +22.5% |
| 1 month | −4.0% |
| 3 months | −0.8% |
| 1 year | +27.7% |
| 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 | XUDV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +22.5% | |
| 2025 | +10.1% |
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XUDV Dividends
- 3.49%
- $1.10
- $0.26 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
XUDV Risk
- 11.8%
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.
- 1.20
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.
- −16.0%
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.
- 0.63
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
XUDV Cost
0.09%
XUDV0.09%
- The middle half of US Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.38%
9 of the 52 US Dividend Index funds charge less.
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- BDHSWisdomTree U.S. High Dividend FundExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +18.6%
- BCDCVictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETFExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +16.2%
- BEQINColumbia U.S. Equity Income ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +18.9%
- BFDRRFidelity Dividend ETF for Rising RatesExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +24.1%