iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF (XDV.TO) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF (XDV.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. The fund is issued by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd. The inception date on file is December 19, 2005. The fund holds CA$2.67B in total net assets.

Its biggest positions are Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Bank of Montreal (BMO.TO), and Canadian Tire Corp Ltd Shs -A- Non-Voting (CTC-A.TO). Royal Bank of Canada alone accounts for 8.79% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 58.26% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

XDV.TO last closed at CA$48.08 on September 4, 2026. The trailing one-year price return is +35.12%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at +13.48%. The trailing distribution yield is 3.3%.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2021 returned +29.08% and 2022 returned −8.70%. Of the 7 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the price is +24.39% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

Daily returns over the trailing 8 years annualize to a volatility of 15.98%. The reported beta is 0.86. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from CA$35.52 to CA$49.11. The latest close sits 35.36% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.