HEFA · iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

Equity fundTracks an indexiShares0.35% fee$7.5bn on Oct 9, 2026First traded Feb 14, 2014Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every iShares fund ETFIQ covers

HEFA tracks an index and returned +19.3% over the past year.

+19.3%
Total return, 1 year
0.35%
Expense ratio
97
Holdings
−3.2%
Below its high
4.6%
12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
$0.6912
Last payment (paid annual), ex-date Jul 2, 2026

Points (pts) are percentage points.

WindowTotal returnS&P 500 (SPY)Gap to SPY
1M Sep 9 – Oct 9, 2026+0.1%+2.4%−2.3 pts
3M Jul 10 – Oct 9, 2026+0.2%+3.4%−3.2 pts
6M Apr 10 – Oct 9, 2026+6.3%+15.2%−8.9 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026+13.9%+15.1%−1.2 pts
1Y Oct 9, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026+19.3%+17.3%+2.0 pts
3Y Oct 10, 2023 – Oct 9, 2026+70.6%+85.8%−15.2 pts
Since launch Feb 14, 2014 – Oct 9, 2026+258.8%+424.0%−165.2 pts

Total return at closing prices, distributions reinvested. Every column is a total return. Year to date runs from the last close of the year before. Source: ETFIQ.

HEFA top ten by weight, 100.0% of the fund, of its 97 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

ISHARES MSCI EAFE ETF EFA 99.10%
EUR/USD EUR 0.52%
JPY/USD JPY 0.26%
GBP/USD GBP 0.07%
DKK/USD DKK 0.02%
SGD/USD SGD 0.01%
SEK/USD SEK 0.01%
JPY/USD JPY 0.01%
EUR/USD EUR 0.00%
EUR/USD EUR 0.00%

In plain words

What it tracksnot read by ETFIQ
Fund typeEquity fund
Category (ETFIQ)Stocks · International large-cap blend
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Nov 21, 2025)0.35%
Price$46.41
First tradedFeb 14, 2014
Net assets (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 9, 2026)$7.5bn
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)Its own holdings, as of Oct 9, 2026; its prospectus names no index it tracks
Below its high (ETFIQ)−3.2%
Holdings97
Top ten weight100.0%
Holdings published for (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 9, 2026
Holdings as of the close of (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 9, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)100.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%

Questions people ask about HEFA

How has HEFA performed?
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, HEFA returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +70.6%.
What does HEFA cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year.
What does HEFA hold?
97 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, with the top ten at 100.0% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is HEFA below its high?
3.2% below its high of Aug 13, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 9, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, HEFA and S&P 500 (SPY)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 9, 2026
Net assets, $7.5bnThe issuer’s own daily fund list · Oct 9, 2026

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