HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF
LEGACY ETF NOT a signal card · Live refresh 2026-09-11T13:32:23Z · Source: yfinance/Yahoo (soft-fail)
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Company — what it does
The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index is comprised of qualified income paying securities that are screened for superior company quality and financial health as determined by…
Plain trend vs 50 / 200
Uptrend bias (above 50D & 200D) — Price sits above both the 50-day and 200-day simple moving averages — a classic intermediate uptrend posture. Not a trade signal.
Dividend paycheck vs warning
A dividend is a share of earnings or pass-through cash — it is not a guaranteed paycheck. Cuts happen. High yield is often a warning light (risk priced in), not a safety badge.
Range, yield & payout streak
Based on Yahoo annual dividend totals through 2025 (excludes incomplete 2026).
BDC / cash pass-through vs ordinary dividend
ETF / fund — distributions depend on the underlying basket and fund policy. Yield is not a corporate “safety” rating.
Remember: high yield ≠ safer. Pass-through vehicles (BDC / REIT) can show high distributions by design while carrying credit, rate, or occupancy risk.
Dividend safety rating
High yield ≠ safer — elevated yield often prices higher risk or return-of-capital. Payout streak (non-decreasing annual totals): ~1 years.
Dividend history trend (recent payments)
| Ex-date (Yahoo) | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024-03-21 | $0.1670 |
| 2024-06-11 | $0.1856 |
| 2024-09-25 | $0.2458 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.2244 |
| 2025-03-18 | $0.1590 |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.1826 |
| 2025-09-16 | $0.1900 |
| 2025-12-16 | $0.2506 |
| 2026-03-17 | $0.1686 |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.1850 |
| 2026-07-15 | $0.0870 |
| 2026-08-19 | $0.1050 |
Sourced from Yahoo via yfinance. Gaps or missing rows = data unavailable, not zeroes we invented.
Pass-through / BDC mechanics (deeper)
ETF / fund — distributions depend on the underlying basket and fund policy. Yield is not a corporate “safety” rating.
Advanced frame: for ordinary payers, focus on earnings/FCF coverage and balance-sheet flexibility. For REITs, focus on AFFO/FFO trends, occupancy, and debt ladders. For BDCs, focus on NII vs distribution, non-accruals, leverage vs statutory limits, and NAV drift. This page still is not a Crystal Signals entry card — no Counsel fire / manage stamp here.
Full company blurb
The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index is comprised of qualified income paying securities that are screened for superior company quality and financial health as determined by Morningstar, Inc.'s proprietary index methodology. The fund is non-diversified.
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