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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDEF returned +17.8% and IDV +19.7%.

Which is cheaper, HDEF or IDV?

HDEF is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HDEF vs IDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDEF returned +17.8% to IDV's +19.7%; 15% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $2.3bn for Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF and $8.3bn for iShares International Select Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+17.8%

HDEF total return, 1 year

+19.7%

IDV total return, 1 year

0.09%

HDEF expense ratio

0.50%

IDV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDEF costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; IDV is 3.6 times larger.

HDEF vs IDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDEF	IDV
Return
Measure	HDEF	IDV
Total return, 1 year	+17.8%	+19.7%
Drawdown
Measure	HDEF	IDV
Below its high		4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HDEF	IDV
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index	Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index
Cost and size
Measure	HDEF	IDV
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$2.3bn	$8.3bn
Holdings
Measure	HDEF	IDV
Holdings in common	15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	41.1%	28.1%

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

What they share

15%

By the books each fund has filed, HDEF and IDV hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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15% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HDEF IDV

TOTALENERGIES SE 4.21% 5.07%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 3.04% 3.86%

ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 2.60% 2.05%

SWISS RE AG 1.09% 1.26%

REPSOL SA 0.70% 2.34%

IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC 0.65% 1.63%

NN GROUP NV 0.53% 1.01%

BMW - BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 0.59% 0.49%

SNAM SPA 0.36% 1.10%

NATURGY ENERGY GROUP SA 0.33% 1.53%

BOUYGUES SA 0.32% 0.67%

AGEAS SA/NV 0.28% 0.84%

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Only in HDEF

ROCHE HOLDING AG 5.02%

NESTLE' SA/AG 4.99%

NOVARTIS AG 4.98%

SHELL PLC 4.75%

ALLIANZ SE 4.14%

NOVO NORDISK A/S 3.59%

IBERDROLA SA 3.37%

UNILEVER PLC 3.02%

Only in IDV

ENI 3.17%

ENEL 2.88%

RIO TINTO 2.46%

TELEFONICA SA 1.95%

ING GROEP 1.94%

MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP N AG 1.86%

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 1.81%

NATWEST GROUP PLC 1.61%

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Side by side

HDEF Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF IDV iShares International Select Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Xtrackers iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +17.8% +19.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +12.1% (EFA) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +5.7 pts vs EFA not measured

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.50%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 114 107

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $2.3bn $8.3bn

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

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About each fund

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%.

IDV

IDV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +19.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% 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 107 positions, with the top ten at 28.1%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDEF or IDV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDEF returned +17.8% and IDV +19.7%.
Which is cheaper, HDEF or IDV?: HDEF is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDEF and IDV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of HDEF and 0% of IDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

HDEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Xtrackers website ↗

IDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IDV ↗

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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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