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HFXI vs SPDW: Differences, Returns & Fees

HFXI and SPDW hold 71% of their weight in the same names, and HFXI returned +21.6% over the year. Net assets: $2.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for NYLIM FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF, and $40.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF.

SPDW costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; SPDW is 19.9 times larger.

HFXISPDW
Expense ratio0.20%0.03%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$2.0bn$40.5bn
Total return, 1 year+21.6%+19.7%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQS&P Developed Ex-U.S. BMI Index ?
Holdings in common71%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund16.3%12.9%
Below its high3.9%, high on Jun 22, 20264.5%, high on Sep 4, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+21.6%
HFXI total return, 1 year
+19.7%
SPDW total return, 1 year
0.20%
HFXI expense ratio
0.03%
SPDW expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HFXI and SPDW hold 71% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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71% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding HFXI SPDW
SK HYNIX INC 2.61% 2.21%
ASML HOLDING NV 2.43% 2.15%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.38% 0.95%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.22% 0.90%
SHELL PLC 0.98% 0.88%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.96% 0.82%
NOVARTIS AG 1.12% 0.79%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.97% 0.74%
NESTLE' SA/AG 0.98% 0.72%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.80% 0.67%
BHP GROUP LTD 0.87% 0.66%
SIEMENS AG 0.92% 0.66%
Only in HFXI
VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FUNDS 0.34%
STMICROELECTRONICS NV 0.14%
SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS INC 0.12%
POWSZECHNA KASA OSZCZEDNOSCI BANK POLSKI SA 0.11%
ORLEN SA 0.10%
AMRIZE AG 0.10%
POSCO HOLDINGS INC 0.09%
LENOVO GROUP LTD 0.09%
Only in SPDW
SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S 2.68%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.81%
SHOPIFY INC CLASS A 0.61%
TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.57%
RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO LTD 0.49%
BANK OF MONTREAL 0.35%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS PREF 0.35%
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.34%

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On the same fields

HFXI
NYLIM FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF
SPDW
State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer New York Life Investments State Street
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +21.6% +19.7%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +4.3 pts +2.4 pts
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 801 2448
Net assets, HFXI as of Jul 31, 2026 and SPDW as of Oct 8, 2026 $2.0bn $40.5bn

HFXI and SPDW on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

HFXI in plain words

HFXI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. 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 3.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

SPDW in plain words

SPDW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,448 positions, with the top ten at 12.9%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HFXI or SPDW?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HFXI returned +21.6% and SPDW +19.7%.
Which is cheaper, HFXI or SPDW?
SPDW is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HFXI and SPDW overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of HFXI and 0% of SPDW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
HFXI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HFXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗New York Life Investments website ↗SPDW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPDW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street 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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