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About iShares US High Dividend Equity Index Fund (CAD-Hedged)
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Inception date
Aug 14, 2012
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Return of capital
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd.
ISIN
CA46434B1040
XHD offers complex high-dividend yield exposure in an ETF wrapper. Eligible securities must pass two Morningstar proprietary screens, each designed to ensure sustainability. The first is the presence of an economic moat something that sets the firm apart from its peers. This helps the fund weather downturns. (The MOAT-US ETF uses this approach without the high-dividend yield focus.) The second is a forward-looking comparison of assets to liabilities. REITs are excluded. XHD targets 75 stocks by dividend yield. Stocks are weighted by the total dollar amount of dividends paid rather than yield. Its perhaps this last step that gives the fund it bias towards larger firms, while the sum total of all the steps produces unique sector biases. In all, XHD delivers a high-yield play with robust sustainability screens. The index undergoes quarterly rebalance and reconstitution. Sibling fund XHU offers the same exposure but does not hedge back to CAD.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Health Technology
Consumer Non-Durables
Energy Minerals
Stocks99.90%
Health Technology23.41%
Consumer Non-Durables18.45%
Energy Minerals18.34%
Utilities8.91%
Electronic Technology6.57%
Finance5.53%
Retail Trade5.02%
Communications4.01%
Technology Services3.27%
Industrial Services3.21%
Process Industries1.28%
Distribution Services0.59%
Consumer Durables0.54%
Consumer Services0.39%
Transportation0.18%
Producer Manufacturing0.18%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.10%
Cash0.10%
Stock breakdown by region
North America97.69%
Europe2.31%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
XHD invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Health Technology, with 23.41% stocks, and Consumer Non-Durables, with 18.45% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
XHD top holdings are Exxon Mobil Corporation and Johnson & Johnson, occupying 8.48% and 6.83% of the portfolio correspondingly.
XHD last dividends amounted to 0.07 CAD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.07 CAD in dividends,
XHD assets under management is 200.98 M CAD. It's risen 1.04% over the last month.
XHD fund flows account for 4.96 M CAD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, XHD pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.73%. The last dividend (Aug 29, 2025) amounted to 0.07 CAD. The dividends are paid monthly.
XHD shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Aug 14, 2012, and its management style is Passive.
XHD expense ratio is 0.35% meaning you'd have to pay 0.35% of your investment to help manage the fund.
XHD follows the Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Hedged to CAD Index - CAD. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
XHD invests in stocks.
XHD price has risen by 0.40% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 3.67% increase. See more dynamics on XHD price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.80% over the last month, showed a 4.28% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.90% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.80% over the last month, showed a 4.28% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.90% in a year.
XHD trades at a premium (0.38%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.