
This exchange-traded fund aims to replicate the investment outcomes of its underlying benchmark, the Franklin Low Volatility High Dividend Index. This index is composed of common stocks from U.S. companies that are chosen for their strong dividend payouts and their consistent financial performance, showing minimal fluctuations in both their share price and corporate earnings.
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Franklin U.S. Low Volatility High Dividend ETF (LVHD) offers a 3.5% yield from 112 U.S. dividend stocks with a value and defensive sector focus. LVHD significantly overweights utilities, consumer staples, and real estate, while excluding technology and underweighting other sectors, resulting in low volatility but limited growth. LVHD has underperformed the Russell 3000 and some peers in total and risk-adjusted returns.

The Franklin U.S. Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (LVHD) was launched on 12/28/2015, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.

If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Franklin U.S. Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (LVHD), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on December 28, 2015.

The Franklin U.S. Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (LVHD) was launched on 12/28/2015, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.

Launched on December 28, 2015, the Franklin U.S. Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (LVHD) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.