HFXI vs IMTM: Differences, Returns & Fees
HFXI and IMTM hold 42% of their weight in the same names, and HFXI returned +17.8% over the year. Net assets: $2.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for NYLIM FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF, and $4.2bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF.
HFXI costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.7 points; IMTM is 2.0 times larger.
| HFXI | IMTM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.20% | 0.30% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $2.0bn | $4.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.8% | +13.1% |
| What it tracks | FTSE Developed ex North America 50% Hedged to USD Index | MSCI World ex USA Momentum Index |
| Holdings in common | 42% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 16.3% | 24.3% |
| Below its high | 5.5%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | 5.8%, high on Aug 17, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
HFXI and IMTM are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. HFXI follows FTSE Developed ex North America 50% Hedged to USD Index and IMTM follows MSCI World ex USA Momentum Index.
- Holdings in common. 42% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026).
- One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 HFXI returned +17.8% and IMTM +13.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 4.7 points.
Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HFXI and IMTM hold 42% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
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42% in common
On the same fields
HFXI and IMTM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About HFXI
HFXI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +12.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. 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 5.5% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
About IMTM
IMTM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 309 positions, with the top ten at 24.3%. It sat 5.8% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, HFXI or IMTM?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HFXI returned +17.8% and IMTM +13.1%.
- Which is cheaper, HFXI or IMTM?
- HFXI is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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