ESTX vs IHQL vs EXUS vs HQLT vs VEQ — overlap, fees and exposure compared

ESTX, IHQL, EXUS, HQLT and VEQ hold 1,880 companies between them. 5 are in every one of them, and EXUS and VEQ are the most alike: 54% of each is the same companies.

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ESTX IHQL EXUS HQLT VEQ

FundGlobal XiSharesBetaSharesBetaSharesVanguard

Asset classInternational sharesInternational sharesInternational sharesInternational sharesInternational shares

Fee a year0.35%0.28%0.14%0.38%0.35%

Fund size$435.7m$2.0m----$539.2m

Holdings503388771631227

1Y price return−5.1%--+5.1%only priced since 2025-11-09+10.2%+0.6%

Distribution yield7.51%Not yetNot yet4.02%2.28%

Look-through coverage100.0%99.2%99.7%99.9%99.1%

Return, last year

change since the start

share of each fund

ESTX
IHQL
EXUS
HQLT
VEQ

ASML ASML HOLDING NVIn all 5ESTX10.4%IHQL2.9%EXUS2.9%HQLT5.2%VEQ4.1%
META META PLATFORMS INCIn 2 of 5ESTXnot heldIHQL5.8%EXUSnot heldHQLT5.6%VEQnot held
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPIn 2 of 5ESTXnot heldIHQL5.7%EXUSnot heldHQLT5.1%VEQnot held
AAPL APPLE INCIn 1 of 5ESTXnot heldIHQL5.2%EXUSnot heldHQLTnot heldVEQnot held
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CIn 2 of 5ESTXnot heldIHQL1.8%EXUSnot heldHQLT5.0%VEQnot held

and 1,870 more companies the funds hold

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