Which returned more over the last year, HEDJ or IEV?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HEDJ returned +8.6% and IEV +10.3%.

Which is cheaper, HEDJ or IEV?

HEDJ is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do HEDJ and IEV overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HEDJ vs IEV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HEDJ returned +8.6% to IEV's +10.3%; 26% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund, and $1.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Europe ETF.

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At a glance

+8.6%

HEDJ total return, 1 year

+10.3%

IEV total return, 1 year

0.58%

HEDJ expense ratio

0.60%

IEV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HEDJ costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points.

HEDJ vs IEV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HEDJ	IEV
Return
Measure	HEDJ	IEV
Total return, 1 year	+8.6%	+10.3%
Drawdown
Measure	HEDJ	IEV
Below its high	4.3%, high on Aug 14, 2026	6.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HEDJ	IEV
What it tracks	WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Index	S&P Europe 350
Cost and size
Measure	HEDJ	IEV
Expense ratio	0.58%	0.60%
Net assets, HEDJ as of Jun 30, 2026 and IEV as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.8bn	$1.6bn
Holdings
Measure	HEDJ	IEV
Holdings in common	26%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	41.1%	22.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

26%

By the books each fund has filed, HEDJ and IEV hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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26% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HEDJ IEV

ASML HOLDING NV 7.50% 4.64%

SIEMENS AG 4.19% 1.57%

SAP SE 1.40% 1.78%

BANCO SANTANDER SA 4.84% 1.38%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 1.88% 1.12%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 6.34% 1.03%

AIRBUS SE 0.97% 0.97%

L'AIR LIQUIDE SA 1.46% 0.91%

L'OREAL SA 3.05% 0.81%

LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 3.96% 0.80%

SAFRAN SA 0.80% 0.77%

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 3.17% 0.71%

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Only in HEDJ

MAPFRE SA 1.21%

TALANX AG 0.95%

SAIPEM SPA 0.95%

HOCHTIEF AG 0.90%

WARTSILA OYJ ABP 0.72%

PIRELLI & C. SPA 0.61%

ANDRITZ AG 0.55%

GLANBIA PLC 0.49%

Only in IEV

ROCHE PS PAR AG 2.48%

SHELL 2.21%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 2.17%

NOVARTIS AG 2.09%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.94%

NESTLE SA 1.90%

TOTALENERGIES 1.38%

ALLIANZ 1.35%

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Side by side

HEDJ WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund IEV iShares Europe ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer WisdomTree iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +8.6% +10.3%

Expense ratio 0.58% 0.60%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 130 364

Net assets, HEDJ as of Jun 30, 2026 and IEV as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.8bn $1.6bn

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

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About each fund

HEDJ

HEDJ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +8.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.58% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 130 positions, with the top ten at 41.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IEV

IEV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% 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 364 positions, with the top ten at 22.2%. It sat 6.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HEDJ or IEV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HEDJ returned +8.6% and IEV +10.3%.
Which is cheaper, HEDJ or IEV?: HEDJ is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HEDJ and IEV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of HEDJ and 0% of IEV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

HEDJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HEDJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree website ↗

IEV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEV ↗

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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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