DVYA ETF — iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF (DVYA)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DVYA is an ETF. its distribution rate is 6.01%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.66%, its expense ratio is 0.49%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 87/100 (Safe). Total return is 113.6% over the past 14.6 years, 505.6 points behind SPY at 619.2%.

This ETF tracks an index of 50 high dividend-paying companies across Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, and Singapore, selected primarily on dividend yield with various screening and weighting constraints. The fund carries a current distribution rate in the low-to-mid single digits, pays quarterly distributions, and has an expense ratio of 0.49%. It appeals to income investors seeking dividend exposure in developed Asia-Pacific markets.

DVYA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 113.6% over the past 14.6 years, 505.6 points behind SPY at 619.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 23.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.6%.

DVYA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

87 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

5.23%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/23/2012

Expense ratio

0.49%

Distribution rate

6.01%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.66%

Last close

$49.86 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$69,568,971

Average volume

16624.0

Dividend

$0.749

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/18/2026

Beta

0.74

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (6.01%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.66%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

DVYA risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.6%.

Who may consider DVYA — and who may not

DVYA may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DVYA pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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