HDEF - Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF
The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF, known as the Fund, is designed to largely mimic the investment performance of the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index. This mirroring of the benchmark's returns is assessed before any fees or expenses are factored in.
As of Jun 30, 2026: spot at $32.13, ATM IV 77.8%, net GEX $939.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
- Market Cap
- $2.27B
- Beta
- 0.69
- 52-Week Range
- 28.315-34.255
- Dividend Yield
- $1.25
- IPO Date
- Aug 18, 2015
- Exchange
- AMEX
What HDEF Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 38.1% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; positive net gamma exposure ($939) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.033) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The HDEF overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
Frequently asked HDEF overview questions
- What is HDEF?
- HDEF is the ticker symbol for Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF, known as the Fund, is designed to largely mimic the investment performance of the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index. This mirroring of the benchmark's returns is assessed before any fees or expenses are factored in. Listed on AMEX. HDEF is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the HDEF options snapshot look like today?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, the HDEF options snapshot shows spot at $32.13, ATM IV 77.8%, IV rank 38.1%, net GEX $939, expected move 22.30%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are HDEF's key statistics?
- Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (HDEF) carries a market capitalization of $2.27B, 52-week range of 28.315-34.255. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does HDEF belong to?
- Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management - Income industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare HDEF's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the HDEF data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated Jun 30, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.