Which returned more over the last year, HDV or IEFA?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and IEFA +12.3%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or IEFA?

IEFA is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do HDV and IEFA overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 0% of IEFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HDV vs IEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to IEFA's +12.3%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $15.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core High Dividend ETF, and $190.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

+12.3%

IEFA total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEFA costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.1 points; IEFA is 12.0 times larger.

HDV vs IEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	IEFA
Return
Measure	HDV	IEFA
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	+12.3%
Drawdown
Measure	HDV	IEFA
Below its high		4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	IEFA
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	MSCI EAFE IMI Index
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	IEFA
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$190.1bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	IEFA
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%	12.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and IEFA hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HDV IEFA

DTE ENERGY 0.47% 0.38%

TRACTOR SUPPLY 0.21% 0.18%

CULLEN FROST BANKERS 0.12% 0.43%

ANTERO MIDSTREAM 0.13% 0.03%

DOMINOS PIZZA 0.11% 0.00%

HASBRO 0.22% 0.00%

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Only in HDV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48%

CHEVRON 7.22%

ABBVIE 6.77%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 5.46%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.12%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 5.04%

HOME DEPOT 4.57%

COCA-COLA 4.26%

Only in IEFA

ASML HOLDING 2.55%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.36%

SHELL 1.21%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.18%

NOVARTIS AG 1.14%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.04%

NESTLE SA 1.04%

SAP 0.97%

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Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Tracks the MSCI EAFE

Total return, 1 year +29.4% +12.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −2.0 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 89.5% 0.0%

Holdings 77 2629

Net assets, HDV as of Oct 27, 2026 and IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 $15.9bn $190.4bn

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

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About each fund

HDV

HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.6%.

IEFA

IEFA tracks the MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.3% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 2,629 positions, with the top ten at 12.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or IEFA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and IEFA +12.3%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or IEFA?: IEFA is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDV and IEFA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 0% of IEFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

HDV and IEFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEFA ↗

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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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