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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

HEFA
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Today’s Change
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Jan 31, 2014
Expense Ratio
0.35%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$11,949,059
AUM
$3,575,844,984
Associated Index
MSCI EAFE 100% Hedged to USD Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus

Top 10 Holdings

EFA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
99.94%
EUR/USD
0.65%
GBP/USD
0.48%
JPY/USD
0.45%
CHF/USD
0.28%
DKK/USD
0.06%
XTSLA
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY
0.05%
SEK/USD
0.05%
AUD/USD
0.02%
JPY/USD
0.02%

What is HEFA?

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (the Fund ) 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 exposure to fluctuations between the value of the component currencies and the U.S. dollar.

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HEFA
Performance Measures**

for the time period Feb 11, 2014 to Dec 5, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 1.1%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 6.7%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -32.4%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 16.1%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.66

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.30

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toHEFA

ETFs correlated to HEFA include DBEF, DBEU, HEZU

HEFA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF
DBEF
DBX ETF Trust - Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
DBEU
DBX ETF Trust - Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
HEZU
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF
HFXI
IndexIQ ETF Trust - IQ FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF
IHDG
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund
HEDJ
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
LVHI
Legg Mason ETF Investment Trust - Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF
EFA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
JIRE
J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF
BBIN
J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Trading Strategies
Related toHEFA

Protected Leverage v2.4c 3x S&P 500 / NASDAQ v1.1 + Blend: V4 & V5 CFS + BBD, BHFEAR | BIL - K-1 Free

Category

Leveraged equity timing, risk-on/risk-off, momentum/RSI, buy-the-dip, volatility targeting, bonds, currencies, commodities, defensive hedges

OOS Cumulative Return

202.72%

Protected Leverage v2.5a + V1e Fund Surfing - K-1 Free

Category

Tactical allocation, risk-on/risk-off, leveraged ETFs, mean reversion, momentum, defensive hedges, currencies & commodities, K‑1 free, daily rebalance

OOS Cumulative Return

193.55%

Create your own algorithmic trading strategy with HEFA using Composer

FAQ

HEFA is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (the Fund ) 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 exposure to fluctuations between the value of the component currencies and the U.S. dollar.

HEFA tracks the MSCI EAFE 100% Hedged to USD Index.

No, HEFA is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, HEFA is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on HEFA is 0.0185%. This is the percent change in the value of HEFA over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on HEFA is 0.0175%. This is the percent change in the value of HEFA over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of HEFA for the past year is 0.2171%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to HEFA include EZU, VEA, and EEM.

ETFs correlated to HEFA include DBEF, DBEU, and HEZU.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to HEFA include EFZ, EPV, and FAZ.

Disclaimers

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