iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF (XEI.TO) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF (XEI.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. The fund is issued by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd. It has been trading since April 12, 2011. Total net assets stand at CA$4.38B.

Its biggest positions are Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Suncor Energy Inc (SU.TO), and The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD). Royal Bank of Canada alone accounts for 5.13% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 45.62% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

XEI.TO last closed at CA$40.21 on September 4, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned +35.92%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at +15.85%. The trailing distribution yield is 3.37%.

2026 is still running; the price is +27.33% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2021 at +35.78%; the weakest is 2020 at −7.63%. Of the 7 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

Annualized volatility over the trailing 8 years is 17.52%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.75. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from CA$29.96 to CA$40.98. The latest close sits 34.21% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.