iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (MSCI EAFE) against iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (MSCI EAFE IMI) — fees, long-horizon total returns, holdings overlap, and sector tilt, side by side.
| EFA | IEFA | SPREAD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YTD (cumulative) | +13.9% | +14.2% | -0.22 pp |
| 1Y CAGR | +21.1% | +21.0% | +0.07 pp |
| 3Y CAGR | +18.6% | +18.7% | -0.16 pp |
| 5Y CAGR | +9.33% | +9.04% | +0.29 pp |
| 10Y CAGR | +9.49% | +9.60% | -0.10 pp |
| Since inception CAGR | +6.59% | +8.66% | -2.07 pp |
Total return: dividend- and split-adjusted daily closes (distributions reinvested). Spread is EFA minus IEFA. EFA since-inception measured from first available bar August 27, 2001. IEFA since-inception measured from first available bar October 24, 2012. Since-inception spans differ — compare that row with care.
| EFA | IEFA | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF |
| Category | Foreign Large Blend | Foreign Large Blend |
| Style | Passive | Passive |
| Expense ratio | 0.32% | 0.07% |
| Assets (AUM) | $78.0B | $190.1B |
| Dividend yield | 3.19% | 3.35% |
| Avg volume (3-mo) | 11.7M | 8.9M |
| Inception | August 14, 2001 | October 18, 2012 |
| Benchmark proxy | MSCI EAFE | MSCI EAFE IMI |
IEFA costs 0.25 pp less per year — about $25.00 per $10,000 invested.
| Shared holding | EFA | IEFA | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASML.ASASML Holding NV | 2.90% | 2.50% | 2.50% |
| HSBA.LHSBC Holdings PLC | 1.65% | 1.41% | 1.41% |
| ROP.SWRoche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new | 1.39% | 1.19% | 1.19% |
| NOVN.SWNovartis AG Registered Shares | 1.30% | 1.12% | 1.12% |
| NESN.SWNestle SA | 1.17% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| AZN.LAstraZeneca PLC |
Expense ratios verified against issuer fact sheets. Dividend yield is trailing 12-month distributions divided by price, as reported by the fund data provider.
| 1.16% |
| 1.00% |
| 1.00% |
| SHEL.LShell PLC | 1.16% | 0.99% | 0.99% |
| SIE.DESiemens AG | 1.09% | 0.94% | 0.94% |
| 8306.TMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc | 1.08% | 0.93% | 0.93% |
| BHP.AXBHP Group Ltd | 0.98% | 0.84% | 0.84% |
Sum of min(weight in each fund) across shared tickers — the standard fund-overlap measure. Computed on the top 25 holdings each fund reports, so it is a lower bound; the coverage figures show how much of each fund those top holdings represent.