IGRO vs XIDV

IGROAiShares International Dividend Growth ETF

XIDVAFranklin International Dividend Booster Index ETF

In short

IGRO Dividend growth, not dividend yield, taken overseas. IGRO tracks a Morningstar index of non-US companies with a habit of raising their payouts, spread across roughly 500 names, for a fee that undercuts most of the international dividend shelf.

XIDV Most 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.

Stated mandate

IGRO The fund seeks to track an index of international stocks with a history of growing dividends, providing dividend-focused international equity exposure for income and long-term growth.

XIDV The fund invests in the International Dividend Multiplier Underlying Index and uses foreign investments as part of its strategy.

Why people hold it

• IGRO Costs 0.15% a year, well under the typical fee for an international dividend screen.
• Does what the label says: it follows the Morningstar Global ex-US Dividend Growth Index closely, one of the tightest index-to-portfolio matches in its peer group.
• Roughly 500 non-US payers, so no single dividend carries the fund. Cash goes out quarterly.

• XIDV 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

• IGRO It trades thin next to heavyweights like VYMI, so limit orders and calmer mid-session trading matter more here.
• The screen targets payout growth, not the fattest yields, so income tends to run lighter than yield-first international funds.
• Cheaper neighbors exist: VIGI at 0.07% and SCHY at 0.08%, though each tracks a different index with a different holdings list.

• XIDV 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%.

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