Topic: Growth Stocks

ISHARES DIVIDEND INDEX FUND $17.74 – Toronto symbol XDV

ISHARES DIVIDEND INDEX FUND $17.74 (Toronto symbol XDV; buy or sell through a broker) holds the 30 highest-yielding Canadian stocks based on dividend growth, yield and average payout ratio. The weight of any one stock is limited to 10% of assets. The fund’s MER is 0.50%. iShares Dividend Index Fund has a yield of 4.0%.

Top holdings are National Bank, 8.9%; Bank of Montreal, 8.0%; CIBC, 7.2%; TD Bank, 6.3%; IGM Financial, 5.0%; Bank of Nova Scotia, 5.0%; Royal Bank, 4.9%; Manitoba Telecom, 4.6%; TMX Group, 3.6%; Sun Life, 3.2%; Power Financial, 3.2%; Telus, 3.1%; and Russel Metals, 2.8%.

iShares Dividend Index Fund is a buy.

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