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HDEFXtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

Grow my moneyGet income10y track recordRanked #123 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks investment results that correspond to the performance of the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index.

By Xtrackers · Launched 2015

Annual Cost

0.09%

#474 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$2.3B

#689 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+13.6%

Track Record

10 years

#1,327 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,819+18.2%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Dividend

Index tracked

MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 41.5% of fundmoderately concentrated

Roche Holding AG
5.2%
Novartis AG
4.9%
Nestle SA
4.8%
Shell PLC
4.8%
Allianz SE
4.4%
Unilever PLC
3.9%
Iberdrola SA
3.6%
TotalEnergies SE
3.5%
British American Tobacco PLC
3.4%
Sanofi SA
2.9%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.1%
Other
0.7%
Cash
0.2%

By sector

Financial Services
26.5%
Consumer Defensive
19.5%
Healthcare
17.0%
Energy
11.4%
Utilities
7.8%
Industrials
7.7%
Consumer Cyclical
4.1%
Communication
3.9%
Other
2.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
12.1%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-36.4%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.87Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.23Good downside protection

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks investment results that correspond to the performance of the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index.
Strategy
Uses a passive indexing approach to track the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index by investing directly in its component securities in substantially the same weightings. May use representative sampling if necessary due to limited availability of securities.
Inception date
August 12, 2015
Fund family
Xtrackers

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Data updated on 2026-06-19