iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (XHU.TO) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (XHU.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is February 10, 2015. Total net assets stand at CA$209.06M.

The largest positions on file are ExxonMobil Holdings Corp (XOM), AbbVie Inc (ABBV), and Chevron Corp (CVX). ExxonMobil Holdings Corp alone accounts for 7.88% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 51.48% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

XHU.TO last closed at CA$41.41 on September 4, 2026. The trailing one-year price return is +16.17%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at +11.12%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 2.28%.

So far in 2026 the price is +23.33%. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2021 at +18.24%; the weakest is 2020 at −9.27%. Of the 7 complete calendar years on file, 4 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

The 52-week range on file runs from CA$33.64 to CA$42.24. The latest close sits 23.1% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 8 years annualize to a volatility of 15.41%. The reported beta is 0.24. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.