As the name implies, the Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD) tracks an index that tries to pick those S&P 500 stocks that deliver the highest dividends with the least turbulence.
Not surprisingly, SPHD tends to be heavy on utility stocks and light on fast-growing tech companies. SPHD imposes guardrails that prevent a single sector from dominating the portfolio, with each sector limited to ten stocks and 25% of the portfolio at rebalance. Between rebalances, better-performing sectors can become a bigger slice of the pie. As of March 2020, the fund has 37% of its money in financial stocks.
SPHD is a bit on the pricey side for dividend funds, but reasonable for factor funds. There are other, cheaper low-vol funds out there, such as Invesco’s own SPLV or the iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF. And there are plenty of funds that chase dividends, like the ultra-low-cost Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM). But SPHD the only ETF targeting that specific combination of factors.
As with most ETFs that invest in the S&P 500 universe, there’s plenty of liquidity in the underlying stocks, so institutional investors should find it easy to execute large block trades.
This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to its peers.
| SPHD | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Holdings | 53 | 41 | 144 |
| % of Assets in Top 10 | 28.65% | 76.96% | 51.28% |
| % of Assets in Top 15 | 39.64% | 79.49% | 55.48% |
| % of Assets in Top 50 | 99.85% | 90.38% | 71.98% |
| SPHD | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large (>12.9B) | 89.93% | 18.42% | 51.90% |
| Mid (>2.7B) | 10.07% | 6.33% | 3.98% |
| Small (>600M) | 0.00% | 2.90% | 0.07% |
| Micro (<600M) | 0.00% | 0.26% | 0.00% |
This section compares the P/E ratio of this ETF to its peers.
This section compares the dividend yield of this ETF to its peers.
| SPHD | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $ 0.13 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.17 |
| Dividend Date | 2021-10-18 | N/A | N/A |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $ 1.60 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.55 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 3.66% | 0.72% | 0.91% |
View charts featuring ETF fund flow data.
5 Day Net Flows: 2.6 M 1 Month Net Flows: 27.92 M 3 Month Net Flows: -8.81 M 6 Month Net Flows: 30.67 M 1 Year Net Flows: 2.23 M 3 Year Net Flows: 408.68 M 5 Year Net Flows: 170.15 M 10 Year Net Flows: 2.64 BView charts that break down the influence that fund flows and price had on overall assets.
The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for SPHD on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETF Database Pro members, shows the ETF in the Volatility Hedged Equity with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETF Database Pro. To view information on how the ETF Database Realtime Ratings work, click here.
This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to its peers.
| Max ST Capital Gains Rate | 39.60% |
| Max LT Capital Gains Rate | 20.00% |
| Tax On Distributions | Qualified dividends |
| Distributes K1 | No |
This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peers.
| SPHD |
ETF Database
Category Average |
Factset Segment
Average |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month Return | 1.55% | 1.38% | 1.73% |
| 3 Month Return | 1.37% | 2.36% | 3.13% |
| YTD Return | 19.27% | 9.81% | 13.36% |
| 1 Year Return | 33.87% | 15.74% | 19.61% |
| 3 Year Return | 21.77% | 10.67% | 22.91% |
| 5 Year Return | 41.42% | 12.93% | 27.72% |
The following charts reflect the geographic spread of SPHD's underlying holdings.
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| North, Central and South America | 99.85% |
| Other | 0.15% |
| Country | Percentage |
|---|---|
| United States | 97.66% |
| United Kingdom | 2.19% |
| Other | 0.15% |
The following charts reflect the allocation of SPHD's underlying holdings.
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Utilities | 19.05% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 16.81% |
| Finance | 14.98% |
| Health Technology | 8.98% |
| Industrial Services | 6.61% |
| Process Industries | 5.96% |
| Communications | 4.91% |
| Technology Services | 3.78% |
| Commercial Services | 3.51% |
| Electronic Technology | 3.38% |
| Consumer Durables | 2.95% |
| Energy Minerals | 2.87% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 2.78% |
| Retail Trade | 1.86% |
| Distribution Services | 1.42% |
| Other | 0.14% |
| CASH | 0.01% |
| Market Cap | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Large | 89.93% |
| Mid | 10.07% |
| Small | 0.0% |
| Micro | 0.0% |
| Region | Percentage |
|---|
| Asset | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Share/Common/Ordinary | 99.85% |
| Other | 0.14% |
| CASH | 0.01% |
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Utilities | 19.05% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 16.81% |
| Finance | 14.98% |
| Health Technology | 8.98% |
| Industrial Services | 6.61% |
| Process Industries | 5.96% |
| Communications | 4.91% |
| Technology Services | 3.78% |
| Commercial Services | 3.51% |
| Electronic Technology | 3.38% |
| Consumer Durables | 2.95% |
| Energy Minerals | 2.87% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 2.78% |
| Retail Trade | 1.86% |
| Distribution Services | 1.42% |
| Other | 0.14% |
| CASH | 0.01% |
This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETF Database Category.
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