Which returned more over the last year, EUFN or HDEF?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EUFN returned +16.6% and HDEF +17.8%.

Which is cheaper, EUFN or HDEF?

HDEF is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EUFN and HDEF overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EUFN vs HDEF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EUFN returned +16.6% to HDEF's +17.8%; 18% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $3.0bn for iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF and $2.3bn for Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF.

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At a glance

+16.6%

EUFN total return, 1 year

+17.8%

HDEF total return, 1 year

0.49%

EUFN expense ratio

0.09%

HDEF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDEF costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; EUFN is 1.3 times larger.

EUFN vs HDEF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EUFN	HDEF
Return
Measure	EUFN	HDEF
Total return, 1 year	+16.6%	+17.8%
Drawdown
Measure	EUFN	HDEF
Below its high	11.7%, high on Sep 3, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EUFN	HDEF
What it tracks	MSCI Europe Financials Index	MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Measure	EUFN	HDEF
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.0bn	$2.3bn
Holdings
Measure	EUFN	HDEF
Holdings in common	18%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	43.6%	41.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

18%

By the books each fund has filed, EUFN and HDEF hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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18% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EUFN HDEF

ALLIANZ 5.54% 4.14%

ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 3.29% 2.60%

BANCO SANTANDER 5.38% 2.34%

AXA SA 2.23% 1.77%

SWISS RE AG 1.64% 1.09%

ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI 1.05% 0.89%

3I GROUP FUND PLC 0.91% 0.73%

AIB GROUP PLC 0.77% 0.61%

NN GROUP 0.68% 0.53%

PARTNERS GROUP HOLDING AG 0.49% 0.55%

HANNOVER RUECK 0.57% 0.41%

FINECOBANK BANCA FINECO 0.43% 0.36%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EUFN

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 8.88%

UBS GROUP AG 4.38%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA 4.24%

UNICREDIT 3.38%

BNP PARIBAS SA 2.89%

INTESA SANPAOLO 2.85%

ING GROEP 2.81%

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC 2.38%

Only in HDEF

ROCHE HOLDING AG 5.02%

NESTLE' SA/AG 4.99%

NOVARTIS AG 4.98%

SHELL PLC 4.75%

TOTALENERGIES SE 4.21%

NOVO NORDISK A/S 3.59%

IBERDROLA SA 3.37%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 3.04%

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Side by side

EUFN iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF HDEF Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Xtrackers

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +16.6% +17.8%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +12.1% (EFA)

Gap to its benchmark +2.3 pts vs ACWX +5.7 pts vs EFA

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 93 114

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.0bn $2.3bn

EUFN and HDEF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

EUFN

EUFN tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 93 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%. It sat 11.7% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

HDEF

HDEF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +12.1% for its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 41.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EUFN or HDEF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EUFN returned +16.6% and HDEF +17.8%.
Which is cheaper, EUFN or HDEF?: HDEF is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EUFN and HDEF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EUFN and 0% of HDEF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

EUFN on its own →HDEF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EUFN dividend history →EUFN holdings →HDEF dividend history →HDEF holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EUFN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EUFN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EUFN ↗

HDEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Xtrackers 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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