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Q: Question:
When analyzing Total return performance of VDY, RCD, XDIV over the long term. What % is due to price appreciation and what % is due to dividends?
These are ETF's focused on Canadian Dividend Income.

Previous Answer for XIU:

Over the last ten years, XIU’s total return CAGR is around 8.9%, with price appreciation and dividends accounting for 5.8% and 3.1%, respectively.

Over the last five years, XIU’s total return CAGR is around 11.7%, with price appreciation and dividends accounting for 8.3% and 3.4%, respectively.
Asked by Ian on November 01, 2024
5i Research Answer:

Here are the allocations of returns for each ETF over the last 10 years (except XDIV, as it has only been around since 2017)

VDY’s total returns are around 9.6%, with price appreciation and dividends accounting for 4.2% and 5.4%, respectively.

RCD’s total returns are around 10.5%, with price appreciation and dividends accounting for 3.5% and 7.0%, respectively.

Over the last five years, XDIV’s total returns are around 11.1%, with price appreciation and dividends accounting for 6.3% and 4.8%, respectively.