Which returned more over the last year, ESGD or HFXI?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGD returned +13.4% and HFXI +21.6%.

Which is cheaper, ESGD or HFXI?

Neither: ESGD and HFXI both charge 0.20% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do ESGD and HFXI overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ESGD and 0% of HFXI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

ESGD vs HFXI: Differences, Returns & Fees

ESGD and HFXI hold 61% of their weight in the same names, and HFXI returned +21.6% over the year. Net assets: $11.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF, and $2.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for NYLIM FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF.

Both cost 0.20% a year; their one-year returns differ by 8.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

	ESGD	HFXI
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.20%
Net assets, ESGD as of Oct 9, 2026 and HFXI as of Jul 31, 2026	$11.8bn	$2.0bn
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	+21.6%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	61%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.2%	16.3%
Below its high	4.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026	3.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+13.4%

ESGD total return, 1 year

+21.6%

HFXI total return, 1 year

0.20%

ESGD expense ratio

0.20%

HFXI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ESGD and HFXI hold 61% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

50%

half

61% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding ESGD HFXI

ASML HOLDING 3.49% 2.43%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.47% 1.38%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.17% 1.22%

NOVARTIS AG 1.45% 1.12%

SHELL 1.14% 0.98%

NESTLE SA 1.03% 0.98%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.98% 0.97%

SIEMENS N AG 1.15% 0.92%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.94% 0.87%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.86% 0.96%

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.96% 0.81%

TOYOTA MOTOR 0.99% 0.80%

Only in ESGD

RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 0.72%

NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 0.52%

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 0.32%

ATLAS COPCO CLASS A 0.30%

SVENSKA CELLULOSA B 0.29%

ANA HOLDINGS 0.28%

ROCHE HOLDING AG 0.25%

SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY 0.25%

Only in HFXI

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 3.70%

SK HYNIX INC 2.61%

NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.57%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 0.48%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.48%

RIO TINTO PLC 0.41%

INVESTOR AB 0.38%

VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FUNDS 0.34%

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On the same fields

ESGD

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

HFXI

NYLIM FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares New York Life Investments

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +13.4% +21.6%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −3.9 pts +4.3 pts

Expense ratio 0.20% 0.20%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 337 801

Net assets, ESGD as of Oct 9, 2026 and HFXI as of Jul 31, 2026 $11.8bn $2.0bn

ESGD and HFXI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ESGD in plain words

ESGD tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 337 positions, with the top ten at 14.2%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

HFXI in plain words

HFXI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 801 positions, with the top ten at 16.3%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ESGD or HFXI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGD returned +13.4% and HFXI +21.6%.
Which is cheaper, ESGD or HFXI?: Neither: ESGD and HFXI both charge 0.20% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ESGD and HFXI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ESGD and 0% of HFXI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

ESGD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ESGD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ESGD ↗HFXI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HFXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗New York Life Investments website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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