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iShares Cdn Dividend ETF (XDV.TO)

49.06

+0.14 (0.29%)

as of Aug 14, 2026, 7:50:54 pm Market Open.

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Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 3 opinions in the last 12 months.

The iShares Cdn Dividend ETF (XDV) is often compared with the iShares Cdn Select Dividend ETF (XEI), with experts noting that XDV has a higher allocation to financials, specifically a 36% weighting in banks and 15% in insurance. This concentration has led to substantial gains, yet valuations are becoming stretched, prompting some analysts to recommend taking profits if investors are overweight in this sector. In contrast, XEI offers more diversification with a lower exposure to financials, including 25% in banking and 6% in insurance, making it a more balanced option for investors seeking dividend income. Additionally, XEI has a lower Management Expense Ratio (MER) of 22 bps, which could enhance returns over time. While XDV achieves a yield of 4.2%, some experts prefer the increased diversification offered by XEI, as well as considerations for global investments like the VDY or CYH.

Consensus

Mixed

Valuation

Overvalued

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BUY

ETF basket of shares weighted more to common than preferred. Gives you both dividends and growth.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick May 18/06. Up 10%.) Wanted an instrument to give a decent cash flow while waiting for the market to settle down.

BUY

Not a bad place to put your money. Should be very safe from here until the end of the year.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick May 18/06. Up 3% not including dividends reinvested.) Performance comes from the reinvestment of cash flow. Great place to be for a lot of investors because it tends to have a lot less volatility.

BUY

Gives you a well-diversified portfolio of Canadian dividend stocks.

BUY

An indexed dividend fund. Has a management expense ratio of about 50 basis points.

TOP PICK

With market corrections, interest-rate hikes and a lot of noises in between, longer-term investors need to look at instruments that are going to have decent cash flow while they wait. Don't buy as a growth, but only as a yield play.

DON'T BUY

Suggests getting individual stocks instead of a dividend stock, because if one sector gets hit then the whole portfolio is down.

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TOP PICK

A stronger performing sector in the mutual fund area is dividend growth funds. History of the S&P 500 or TSE 60, shows that between 56% and 63% has been generated by the reinvestment of dividends. This iUnit is based on blue-chip Canadian stocks with a history of dividends and an increase in them.

BUY

Offers diversification in dividend paying stocks. One of the great things about E.T.F.'s is that MER's are incredibly low, so you're getting an index strategy and diversification and you are only paying a low amount. Also gives you liquidity.

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