HFQAX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

Janus Henderson Global Equity Income Fund (HFQAX) belongs to the Foreign Large Cap Equities category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with HFQAX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to HFQAX

HFQAX charges 1.24% annually. There are 364 mutual funds in the Foreign Large Cap Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.01%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
FINVX	Fidelity Series International Value Fund	0.01%	—	Dec 2009	HFQAX vs FINVX
FSGEX	Fidelity Series Global ex U.S. Index Fund	0.01%	—	Sep 2009	HFQAX vs FSGEX
FSOSX	Fidelity Series Overseas Fund	0.01%	—	Jun 2019	HFQAX vs FSOSX
FIGSX	Fidelity Series International Growth Fund	0.01%	—	Dec 2009	HFQAX vs FIGSX
FHLFX	Fidelity Series International Index Fund	0.01%	—	Aug 2018	HFQAX vs FHLFX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to HFQAX

HFQAX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 66. There are 67 mutual funds in the Foreign Large Cap Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 94.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
SWRLX	Touchstone International Equity Fund	94	—	Mar 1993	HFQAX vs SWRLX
TIVFX	American Beacon Tocqueville International Value Fu...	94	—	Aug 1994	HFQAX vs TIVFX
DCINX	Dunham International Stock Fund	92	—	Dec 2004	HFQAX vs DCINX
GTMIX	GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund	91	—	Jul 1998	HFQAX vs GTMIX
THOIX	Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund	91	—	Jul 2006	HFQAX vs THOIX

Top Performing HFQAX Alternatives (YTD)

HFQAX is at 13.36% YTD. There are 151 mutual funds in the Foreign Large Cap Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 40.47%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TIVFX	American Beacon Tocqueville International Value Fu...	40.47%	—	Aug 1994	HFQAX vs TIVFX
CIGIX	Calamos International Growth Fund	38.33%	—	Mar 2005	HFQAX vs CIGIX
JIJIX	John Hancock International Dynamic Growth Fund	33.48%	—	May 2019	HFQAX vs JIJIX
LIAGX	Lord Abbett International Growth Fund	33.43%	—	Jun 2021	HFQAX vs LIAGX
FISZX	Fidelity SAI International SMA Completion Fund	32.58%	—	Apr 2019	HFQAX vs FISZX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to HFQAX

HFQAX has 11.69% 1-year volatility. There are 16 mutual funds in the Foreign Large Cap Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 8.76%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
FAOSX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class Z	8.76%	—	Feb 2017	HFQAX vs FAOSX
FAOAX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class A	8.76%	—	Sep 1996	HFQAX vs FAOAX
FAOCX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class C	8.76%	—	Nov 1997	HFQAX vs FAOCX
FAERX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class M	8.78%	—	Apr 1990	HFQAX vs FAERX
FAOIX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class I	8.78%	—	Jul 1995	HFQAX vs FAOIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to HFQAX

HFQAX has a 1-year max drawdown of -9.99%. There are 48 mutual funds in the Foreign Large Cap Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -6.94%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
RWIIX	Redwood AlphaFactor Tactical International Fund	-6.94%	—	Nov 2017	HFQAX vs RWIIX
IVFIX	Federated Hermes International Strategic Value Div...	-6.97%	—	Jun 2008	HFQAX vs IVFIX
FAOSX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class Z	-7.26%	—	Feb 2017	HFQAX vs FAOSX
FAOIX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class I	-7.28%	—	Jul 1995	HFQAX vs FAOIX
FAOAX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class A	-7.29%	—	Sep 1996	HFQAX vs FAOAX

Other Mutual Funds from Janus Henderson

The 10 most viewed Janus Henderson mutual funds shown here include JNGTX, JNRFX, JAGTX and span 6 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
JNGTX	Janus Henderson Global Technology and Innovation F...	Technology Equities	75	36.04%	—	Dec 1998	HFQAX vs JNGTX
JNRFX	Janus Henderson Research Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	20	6.24%	—	May 1993	HFQAX vs JNRFX
JAGTX	Janus Global Technology and Innovation Fund	Technology Equities	75	35.97%	—	Dec 1998	HFQAX vs JAGTX
JANEX	Janus Henderson Enterprise Fund	Mid Cap Growth Equities	16	7.13%	—	Sep 1992	HFQAX vs JANEX
JARTX	Janus Henderson Forty Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	13	3.68%	—	May 1997	HFQAX vs JARTX
JANBX	Janus Henderson Balanced Fund	Diversified Portfolio	33	3.49%	—	Aug 1992	HFQAX vs JANBX
JANIX	Janus Henderson Triton Fund	Small Cap Growth Equities	44	15.05%	—	Feb 2005	HFQAX vs JANIX
JATIX	Janus Henderson Global Technology and Innovation F...	Technology Equities	75	36.06%	—	Dec 1998	HFQAX vs JATIX
JGLTX	Janus Henderson VIT Global Technology and Innovati...	Technology Equities	75	35.82%	—	Jan 2000	HFQAX vs JGLTX
JACNX	Janus Henderson Contrarian Fund	Mid Cap Blend Equities	38	24.09%	—	Feb 2000	HFQAX vs JACNX

Often Compared With HFQAX

Investors most often compare HFQAX with TIBAX, MIAQX, HILYX. These 20 comparison targets span 11 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TIBAX	Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund	Global Allocation	98	17.44%	—	Dec 2002	HFQAX vs TIBAX
MIAQX	American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund	Multisector Bonds	43	0.90%	—	Mar 2019	HFQAX vs MIAQX
HILYX	Hartford International Value Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	64	11.28%	—	May 2010	HFQAX vs HILYX
GCOW	Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF	Large Cap Value Equities, Dividend	60	7.34%	3.28B	Feb 2016	HFQAX vs GCOW
SGENX	First Eagle Global Fund Class A	Global Equities	42	4.80%	—	Jan 1979	HFQAX vs SGENX
JEPAX	JPMorgan Equity Premium Income Fund Class A	Derivative Income, Dividend	14	0.86%	—	Aug 2018	HFQAX vs JEPAX
CAIBX	American Funds Capital Income Builder Class A	Diversified Portfolio	62	7.48%	—	Jul 1987	HFQAX vs CAIBX
MALOX	BlackRock Global Allocation Fund	Global Allocation	52	8.33%	—	Feb 1989	HFQAX vs MALOX
CIHIX	Cullen International High Dividend Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	42	9.39%	—	Dec 2005	HFQAX vs CIHIX
MEMEX	Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio	Emerging Markets Diversified	89	35.46%	—	Apr 2017	HFQAX vs MEMEX
SDIV	Global X SuperDividend ETF	Global Equities, Dividend	50	4.72%	1.21B	Jun 2011	HFQAX vs SDIV
QQMNX	Federated Hermes MDT Market Neutral Fund Instituti...	Equity Market Neutral	7	-1.05%	—	Sep 2008	HFQAX vs QQMNX
IGRO	iShares International Dividend Growth ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Dividend	36	7.23%	1.24B	May 2016	HFQAX vs IGRO
BEXIX	Baron Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	52	23.73%	—	Dec 2010	HFQAX vs BEXIX
SCHY	Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF	Dividend, Foreign Large Cap Equities	50	7.30%	2.29B	Apr 2021	HFQAX vs SCHY
HSWYX	Hartford Schroders International Stock Fund Class ...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	24	8.39%	—	Oct 2016	HFQAX vs HSWYX
MRSIX	MFS Research International Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	29	10.64%	—	Jan 1997	HFQAX vs MRSIX
JANRX	Janus Henderson Global Select Fund	Global Equities	43	10.13%	—	Jun 2000	HFQAX vs JANRX
MCSFX	MFS Commodity Strategy Fund	Commodities	32	15.00%	—	Aug 2018	HFQAX vs MCSFX
SCHD	Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	Dividend	77	17.72%	99.95B	Oct 2011	HFQAX vs SCHD

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