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Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

HDEFNYSE ArcaXtrackersA

$34.40+0.02 (+0.06%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A76/ 100

Rank 5 of 35 in International Dividend Index

A76/100Rank 5 of 35inInternational Dividend Index
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 34.38 to 34.40. Range 34.27 to 34.49. Use the arrow keys to read each point.34.3034.4534.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.09%
Fund size
$2.36B
1Y total return
+21.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.68%
Holdings
112
Avg volume · 30D
156K sh
52W range
low $29.17high $34.56
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net HDEF Grade

A

Score 76 out of 100

Category
International Dividend Index⁠
Rank
5 of 35
Six-pillar profile for HDEF. Scores out of 100: Cost 90, Risk 68, Mission 82, Tradability 82, Holdings 30, Durability 66. Strongest: Cost (90). Weakest: Holdings (30). Leans toward Cost.

Score 76 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A90 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 35

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A82 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 30

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 35

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A82 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 35

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D30 out of 100
    Rank 30 of 33

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B66 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 35

Our read on HDEF

ETF.net Research

In short

AIts cohort manufactures income with options overlays. HDEF skips the machinery: roughly 120 higher-yielding developed-market stocks, tracked passively, for nine basis points.

Stated mandate

The Fund uses a passive indexing approach to track the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

  • Nine basis points. The overlay funds it sits beside run 0.42% (EFAA) to 0.83% (OVF), against a peer-group median near half a percent.
  • Income comes from dividends the companies declare, not from selling calls, so no written option sits on the upside. Distributions arrive quarterly.
  • The index screens for quality alongside yield, so a name has to clear more than a big payout number to get in.
  • Live since 2015 and now a billion-dollar-plus fund, following the same MSCI index the whole way rather than rebuilding the strategy.

Worth knowing

  • No currency hedge in the mandate: euro, yen and pound moves against the dollar land in returns right alongside the stocks.
  • Yield screening cuts a broad developed-markets universe down to roughly 120 names, so this is a slice of EAFE, not the full field.
  • Moderately traded rather than a headline ticker, so spreads can widen in quiet stretches. Limit orders are the usual answer.

HDEF Performance

Launched Aug 12, 2015

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

HDEF$12,187
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. HDEF $12,187. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for HDEF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodHDEF
Year to date+14.8%
1 month+6.9%
3 months+2.2%
1 year+21.9%
3 yearsper year+20.0%
5 yearsper year+13.0%
10 yearsper year+9.0%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for HDEF
YearReturn barHDEF
2026 YTD+14.8%
2025+33.0%
2024+2.9%
2023+18.6%
2022−2.6%
2021+7.0%
2020−1.9%

HDEF in the news

HDEF Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 2, 2026.
3.68%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.27Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.23 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 22, 2017 $0.17; Jun 21, 2017 $0.35; Sep 21, 2017 $0.22; Dec 19, 2017 $0.11; Mar 21, 2018 $0.14; Jun 27, 2018 $0.09; Sep 26, 2018 $0.21; Dec 19, 2018 $0.30; Mar 15, 2019 $0.21; Jun 28, 2019 $0.51; Sep 20, 2019 $0.18; Dec 20, 2019 $0.15; Mar 20, 2020 $0.13; Jun 26, 2020 $0.26; Sep 18, 2020 $0.23; Dec 18, 2020 $0.30; Mar 19, 2021 $0.26; Jun 25, 2021 $0.41; Sep 17, 2021 $0.31; Dec 17, 2021 $0.14; Mar 18, 2022 $0.23; Jun 24, 2022 $0.61; Sep 16, 2022 $0.25; Dec 16, 2022 $0.09; Mar 17, 2023 $0.07; Jun 23, 2023 $0.67; Sep 15, 2023 $0.23; Dec 15, 2023 $0.11; Mar 15, 2024 $0.20; Jun 21, 2024 $0.56; Sep 20, 2024 $0.21; Dec 20, 2024 $0.14; Mar 21, 2025 $0.18; Jun 20, 2025 $0.63; Sep 19, 2025 $0.21; Dec 19, 2025 $0.18; Mar 20, 2026 $0.15; Jun 18, 2026 $0.71; Sep 18, 2026 $0.23. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 18, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.23
Jun 18, 2026Jun 26, 2026$0.71
Mar 20, 2026Mar 27, 2026$0.15
Dec 19, 2025Dec 29, 2025$0.18
Sep 19, 2025Sep 26, 2025$0.21
Jun 20, 2025Jun 27, 2025$0.63
Mar 21, 2025Mar 28, 2025$0.18
Dec 20, 2024Dec 30, 2024$0.14
Sep 20, 2024Sep 27, 2024$0.21
Jun 21, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.56
Mar 15, 2024Mar 22, 2024$0.20
Dec 15, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.11

See all 46 payments⁠

$10,000 in HDEF 10 years ago paid $5,103 in dividends.⁠

HDEF Risk

Risk pillarB68 out of 100Rank 8 of 35 in International Dividend Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.8%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.31
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−23.7%
Trough Sep 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.68
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

HDEF Cost

Compare HDEF and VYMI

Overpaying vs VYMI, tied cheapest in International Dividend Index

$418

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • HDEF 0.09%

    $1,898

  • VYMI 0.07% Tied cheapest

    $1,480

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • HDEF 0.09%
  • VYMI 0.07%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K051015202530HDEF $1,898VYMI $1,480

Year by year

YearHDEFVYMIOverpaying
10$165$128$37
20$646$503$143
30$1,898$1,480$418

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