What Is LVHI? Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF

LVHI is Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF, an ETF that tracks a developed-markets ex-US value equity index at a 0.40% expense ratio. LVHI tracks a developed-markets ex-US value equity index. It launched in 2016. Holdings are spread widely, with the ten largest coming to about 21% of assets. At 0.40% it costs more than the typical foreign large-value fund, nearer 0.31%. It yields about 3.93%, enough that income is part of the reason people hold it.

LVHI is issued by Franklin Templeton Investments and tracks a developed-markets ex-US value equity index, so a single ticker gives you the whole portfolio of underlying holdings weighted by the index's methodology rather than by any active stock-picking.

LVHI is weighted toward its largest constituents. As of August 2026, the top holdings are:

The remaining holdings make up the balance of the fund, with weights tapering off below the top names. Because the index reconstitutes on a rolling basis, the roster stays current without active management. Each ticker above links to its individual stock guide in Walnut.

There are three common ways to get LVHI exposure. Buy shares (or fractional shares) of LVHI directly at any major broker that lists it. Hold it as a core position and layer more concentrated ideas on top. Or build it into a thematic portfolio in Walnut, so LVHI sits alongside other holdings that express the same thesis, with target weights you can rebalance toward. LVHI trades like a stock during market hours, so you buy it the same way you would any listed share.

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Whether LVHI is a good buy depends less on any single call and more on your time horizon and what you already hold: it tracks a developed-markets ex-US value equity index, so the real question is whether you want that exposure in your mix and at what weight. We walk through valuation, concentration, and what would have to be true for it to outperform from here in is LVHI a buy?

LVHI gives you a developed-markets ex-US value equity index exposure in one ticker at a 0.40% expense ratio. Most investors use it as a core holding and layer more concentrated thematic portfolios on top.

Whether LVHI is worth buying today depends more on your time horizon and what you already hold than on any single call. We walk through valuation, concentration, and what would have to be true for it to outperform from here in is LVHI a buy?

LVHI yields 3.93% as of August 2026, paid by passing through the dividends of its underlying holdings. For the payout schedule, history, and how the distributions are taxed, see LVHI dividend: yield and schedule.

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