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LVHDFranklin U.S. Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF

Grow my moneyGet income10y track recordRanked #349 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of equity securities of U.S. companies with high yield and low volatility.

By Franklin Templeton Investments · Launched 2015

Annual Cost

0.27%

#1,319 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$581M

#1,449 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+13.1%

Track Record

10 years

#1,381 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,779+7.8%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Multifactor

Index tracked

Franklin Low Volatility High Dividend Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 27.2% of fundwell diversified

Cisco Systems Inc
3.1%
US Bancorp
2.8%
Chevron Corp
2.8%
Johnson & Johnson
2.8%
Verizon Communications Inc
2.7%
McDonald's Corp
2.6%
Lockheed Martin Corp
2.6%
Coca-Cola Co/The
2.6%
Medtronic PLC
2.6%
American Electric Power Co Inc
2.6%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.3%
Cash
0.8%

By sector

Utilities
24.8%
Consumer Defensive
21.8%
Real Estate
15.3%
Financial Services
8.2%
Consumer Cyclical
7.4%
Energy
7.4%
Industrials
4.9%
Healthcare
4.4%
Other
5.7%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
9.9%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-37.3%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.52Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.74Moderate downside risk

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of equity securities of U.S. companies with high yield and low volatility.
Strategy
Invests primarily in the Franklin Low Volatility High Dividend Index, which includes profitable U.S. companies with high dividend yields and lower price/earnings volatility across various market caps.
Inception date
December 28, 2015
Fund family
Franklin Templeton Investments

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Data updated on 2026-06-19