HEFAiShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization equities in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East while mitigating currency exposure.
By iShares · Launched 2014
Annual Cost
0.35%
#1,706 of 5,562 · low cost
Fund Size
$7.1B
#350 of 5,562 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+30.8%
Track Record
12 years
#1,165 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$13,394+33.9%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Global ex-USCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
MSCI EAFE 100% Hedged to USD Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 101.8% of fundconcentrated
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
101.5%
BlackRock Funds III: BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional; SL Agency Shares
0.3%
BlackRock Funds III: BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury; SL Agency Shares
0.1%
U S DOLLARS
0.0%
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
0.0%
GREAT BRITISH POUND
0.0%
JAPANESE YEN
0.0%
EURO
0.0%
EURO
0.0%
JAPANESE YEN
0.0%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.0%
Cash
0.9%
Other
0.1%
By sector
Financial Services
24.3%
Industrials
19.5%
Technology
11.5%
Healthcare
10.4%
Consumer Cyclical
7.8%
Consumer Defensive
6.6%
Basic Materials
6.1%
Communication
4.8%
Other
9.1%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
13.0%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-32.4%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.10Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.60Good downside protection
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization equities in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East while mitigating currency exposure.
- Strategy
- Seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI EAFE 100% Hedged to USD Index, developed by MSCI Inc. The Underlying Index includes large- and mid-capitalization companies from Europe, Australasia, and the Far East, hedging currency risk to the U.S. dollar. The Fund invests primarily in the Underlying Fund, aiming for performance that corresponds to the Underlying Index before fees and expenses. It may invest at least 80% of assets in component securities and may use currency forward contracts to hedge against currency fluctuations.
- Inception date
- January 31, 2014
- Fund family
- iShares
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Data updated on 2026-06-19