Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield… (HDEF) Dividend History

NYSE Arca: HDEFDistributions, yield, payment dates and growth.

HDEF latest distribution

$0.2260per share · −68.3% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateSep 18Friday, 2026
Payment dateSep 25Friday, 2026

Paid. Next quarterly distribution expected around mid-December 2026 (not yet announced).

  • 3.73%trailing 12-month yield
  • $1.27paid in the last 12 months
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • 2015paying since
  • +5.7%5-year growth a year

HDEF dividend income calculator

Income a year
$127
Each payment
$32
Value of the shares
$3,401
Yield
3.73%

At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $1.27 per share, before tax.

HDEF distributions per share by year

Distributions per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.

HDEF distribution payments

Distribution

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

HDEF distributions by year

HDEF distributions by year
YearPer shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2026to date$1.09——3
2025$1.20+9.3%3.88%4
2024$1.10+1.9%4.53%4
2023$1.08−8.4%4.38%4
2022$1.18+4.7%5.41%4
2021$1.13+23.6%4.76%4
2020$0.9110−12.2%3.93%4

Full history in the distribution table below.

HDEF yield on cost

HDEF yield on cost
BoughtPaidYield on costPaid out since% of price
1 year ago$29.904.24%$1.274.2%
3 years ago$21.915.78%$3.5016.0%
5 years ago$23.355.43%$5.7924.8%
10 years ago$23.645.36%$11.7449.7%

Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).

HDEF yield vs similar ETFs

HDEF dividend yield compared with similar ETFs
ETFFundYieldExpense ratio
HDEFXtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield…3.84%0.08%
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF0.99%0.09%
VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETF1.03%0.03%
SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF3.38%0.05%
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF2.42%0.04%
QQQInvesco QQQ ETF0.42%0.17%
IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF0.97%0.19%

Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.

HDEF distribution history

46 payments
HDEF distribution history
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2026-09-182026-09-182026-09-25$0.2260−68.3%
2026-06-182026-06-182026-06-26$0.7140+389.0%
2026-03-202026-03-202026-03-27$0.1460−19.3%
2025-12-192025-12-192025-12-29$0.1810−14.6%
2025-09-192025-09-192025-09-26$0.2120−66.4%
2025-06-202025-06-202025-06-27$0.6310+252.5%
2025-03-212025-03-212025-03-28$0.1790+28.8%
2024-12-202024-12-202024-12-30$0.1390−33.2%
Show all 46 distributions
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2024-09-202024-09-202024-09-27$0.2080−62.6%
2024-06-212024-06-212024-06-28$0.5560+180.8%
2024-03-152024-03-182024-03-22$0.1980+80.0%
2023-12-152023-12-182023-12-22$0.1100−52.6%
2023-09-152023-09-182023-09-22$0.2320−65.3%
2023-06-232023-06-262023-06-30$0.6690+869.6%
2023-03-172023-03-202023-03-24$0.0690−26.6%
2022-12-162022-12-192022-12-23$0.0940−62.2%
2022-09-162022-09-192022-09-23$0.2490−58.8%
2022-06-242022-06-272022-07-01$0.6050+161.9%
2022-03-182022-03-212022-03-25$0.2310+60.4%
2021-12-172021-12-202021-12-27$0.1440−53.2%
2021-09-172021-09-202021-09-24$0.3080−25.6%
2021-06-252021-06-282021-07-02$0.4140+59.2%
2021-03-192021-03-222021-03-26$0.2600−11.9%
2020-12-182020-12-212020-12-28$0.2950+28.3%
2020-09-182020-09-212020-09-25$0.2300−10.2%
2020-06-262020-06-292020-07-06$0.2560+96.9%
2020-03-202020-03-232020-03-27$0.1300−10.3%
2019-12-202019-12-232019-12-27$0.1450−19.0%
2019-09-202019-09-232019-09-27$0.1790−64.7%
2019-06-282019-07-012019-07-08$0.5070+146.1%
2019-03-152019-03-182019-03-22$0.2060−32.2%
2018-12-192018-12-202018-12-27$0.3040+47.6%
2018-09-262018-09-272018-10-03$0.2060+142.4%
2018-06-272018-06-282018-07-05$0.0850−38.0%
2018-03-212018-03-222018-03-28$0.1370+26.9%
2017-12-192017-12-202017-12-26$0.1080−50.0%
2017-09-212017-09-222017-09-27$0.2160−37.8%
2017-06-212017-06-232017-06-27$0.3470+110.3%
2017-03-222017-03-242017-03-28$0.1650+22.2%
2016-12-212016-12-232016-12-28$0.1350−89.7%
2016-12-092016-12-132016-12-15$1.3110+3,755.9%
2016-09-212016-09-232016-09-27$0.0340−94.5%
2016-06-212016-06-232016-06-27$0.6170+2,128.2%
2016-03-222016-03-242016-03-29$0.0277−92.8%
2015-12-162015-12-182015-12-28$0.3820+3,046.6%
2015-09-152015-09-172015-09-21$0.0121—

Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.

HDEF dividend overview

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield… pays quarterly distributions made up of income from its holdings, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $1.27 per share, a yield of 3.73% at the latest close of $34.01. In 2025 it paid $1.20 per share, up 9.3% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +5.7% a year and over ten years +11.8%.

Payment amounts vary because they pass through what the fund earned during the period. ETF distributions may include qualified dividends, ordinary income, return of capital and capital gains; the fund's annual tax statement has the breakdown.

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HDEF dividends FAQ

Does HDEF pay a dividend?

Yes. HDEF pays quarterly distributions and has paid them since 2015. The most recent was $0.2260 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 18, 2026, payable September 25, 2026.

What is the HDEF dividend yield?

HDEF paid $1.27 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 3.73% at the latest close of $34.01.

When is the next HDEF dividend?

The next quarterly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around mid-December 2026.

How often does HDEF pay dividends?

HDEF pays distributions quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much did HDEF pay in dividends in 2025?

HDEF paid $1.20 per share in 4 distributions in 2025.

How much income does 100 shares of HDEF pay?

100 shares of HDEF would have paid about $127 over the past 12 months, before tax.