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HFXI vs VIGI: Differences, Returns & Fees

HFXI and VIGI hold 16% 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 $8.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF.

VIGI costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.3 points.

HFXIVIGI
Expense ratio0.20%0.07%
Net assets, HFXI as of Jul 31, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026$2.0bn$8.8bn
Total return, 1 year+21.6%+7.3%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common16%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund16.3%35.4%
Below its high3.9%, high on Jun 22, 20264.8%, high on Sep 3, 2026

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

+21.6%
HFXI total return, 1 year
+7.3%
VIGI total return, 1 year
0.20%
HFXI expense ratio
0.07%
VIGI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HFXI and VIGI hold 16% 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 Aug 31, 2026.

half

16% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding HFXI VIGI
ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.22% 3.40%
NOVARTIS AG 1.12% 3.35%
NESTLE' SA/AG 0.98% 3.52%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.96% 4.63%
SAP SE 0.72% 3.84%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.71% 3.18%
IBERDROLA SA 0.63% 2.48%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.62% 2.81%
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.57% 2.47%
HITACHI LTD 0.57% 2.63%
SONY GROUP CORP 0.55% 2.60%
AIA GROUP LTD 0.41% 1.73%
Only in HFXI
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 3.70%
SK HYNIX INC 2.61%
ASML HOLDING NV 2.43%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.38%
SHELL PLC 0.98%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.97%
SIEMENS AG 0.92%
BHP GROUP LTD 0.87%
Only in VIGI
Royal Bank of Canada 4.61%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 3.46%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 1.79%
Reliance Industries Ltd 1.55%
Brookfield Corp 1.51%
Canadian National Railway Co 1.16%
National Bank of Canada 1.01%
Franco-Nevada Corp 0.87%

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On the same fields

HFXI
NYLIM FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF
VIGI
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer New York Life Investments Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +21.6% +7.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +4.3 pts −10.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 801 343
Net assets, HFXI as of Jul 31, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.0bn $8.8bn

HFXI and VIGI 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.

VIGI in plain words

VIGI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 343 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HFXI or VIGI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HFXI returned +21.6% and VIGI +7.3%.
Which is cheaper, HFXI or VIGI?
VIGI is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HFXI and VIGI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of HFXI and 0% of VIGI 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 ↗VIGI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VIGI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VIGI ↗

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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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