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About ISHARES U S HIGH DIV EQTY INDEX ETF TRUST UNITS
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Inception date
Feb 10, 2015
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd.
The fund 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. XHU 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, XHU delivers a high-yield play with robust sustainability screens. The index undergoes quarterly rebalance and reconstitution. Sibling fund XHD offers the same exposure but hedged to CAD.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Consumer Non-Durables
Health Technology
Energy Minerals
Finance
Stocks100.08%
Consumer Non-Durables21.83%
Health Technology16.37%
Energy Minerals15.97%
Finance12.89%
Utilities9.56%
Electronic Technology6.90%
Industrial Services4.06%
Communications3.99%
Technology Services3.67%
Consumer Services2.85%
Process Industries0.99%
Distribution Services0.53%
Consumer Durables0.39%
Bonds, Cash & Other−0.08%
Cash−0.08%
Stock breakdown by region
North America97.62%
Europe2.38%
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
XHU invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Consumer Non-Durables, with 21.84% stocks, and Health Technology, with 16.38% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
XHU top holdings are Exxon Mobil Corporation and Johnson & Johnson, occupying 7.66% and 5.28% of the portfolio correspondingly.
XHU last dividends amounted to 0.07 CAD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.07 CAD in dividends,
XHU assets under management is 168.77 M CAD. It's fallen 17.99% over the last month.
XHU fund flows account for −40.97 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, XHU pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.86%. The last dividend (May 30, 2025) amounted to 0.07 CAD. The dividends are paid monthly.
XHU shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Feb 10, 2015, and its management style is Passive.
XHU expense ratio is 0.36% meaning you'd have to pay 0.36% of your investment to help manage the fund.
XHU follows the Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index - CAD. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
XHU invests in stocks.
XHU price has risen by 1.03% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 5.15% increase. See more dynamics on XHU price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.23% over the last month, showed a −6.12% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 7.96% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.23% over the last month, showed a −6.12% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 7.96% in a year.
XHU trades at a premium (0.05%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.