HDEFXtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance of the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index.
By Xtrackers · Launched 2015
Annual Cost
0.09%
#343 of 5,861 · low cost
Fund Size
$2.2B
#710 of 5,861 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+22.7%
Track Record
10 years
#1,307 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,944+19.4%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Global ex-USCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Factor
Dividend
Index tracked
MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 42.5% of fundmoderately concentrated
Roche Holding AG
5.9%
Novartis AG
5.8%
NESTLE' CAPITAL MARKETS SA
4.8%
Shell PLC
4.8%
Allianz SE
4.1%
Unilever PLC
3.8%
TotalEnergies SE
3.8%
Iberdrola, S.A.
3.7%
British American Tobacco PLC
3.3%
Zurich Insurance Group AG
2.7%
Asset allocation
Stocks
98.8%
Other
0.8%
Cash
0.4%
Bonds
0.0%
By sector
Financial Services
27.2%
Consumer Defensive
20.0%
Healthcare
17.2%
Energy
10.4%
Utilities
8.1%
Industrials
7.6%
Consumer Cyclical
3.8%
Communication
3.7%
Other
1.9%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
11.7%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-36.4%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.00Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.43Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance of the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index.
- Strategy
- Employs a passive indexing approach to track the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index, investing primarily in equities located in developed countries in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East. Uses full replication indexing strategy, holding component securities in similar weightings as the index, with a focus on financials and consumer staples sectors.
- Inception date
- August 12, 2015
- Fund family
- Xtrackers
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Data updated on 2026-08-04