Developed-markets ex-US ETFs
EFA vs IXUS.
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (MSCI EAFE) against iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI) — fees, long-horizon total returns, holdings overlap, and sector tilt, side by side.
Performance · total returndaily bars · as of 2026-07-16
| EFA | IXUS | SPREAD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YTD (cumulative) | +9.81% | — | — |
| 1Y CAGR | +21.5% | — | — |
| 3Y CAGR | +15.6% | — | — |
| 5Y CAGR | +9.18% | — | — |
| 10Y CAGR | +9.36% | — | — |
| Since inception CAGR | +6.46% | — | — |
Total return: dividend- and split-adjusted daily closes (distributions reinvested). Spread is EFA minus IXUS. EFA since-inception measured from first available bar August 27, 2001. Since-inception spans differ — compare that row with care.
Fund facts
| EFA | IXUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF |
| Category | Foreign Large Blend | Foreign Large Blend |
| Style | Passive | Passive |
| Expense ratio | 0.32% | 0.07% |
| Assets (AUM) | $77.2B | $58.5B |
| Dividend yield | 3.24% | 2.94% |
| Avg volume (3-mo) | 13.7M | 1.9M |
| Inception | August 14, 2001 | October 18, 2012 |
| Benchmark proxy | MSCI EAFE | FTSE Developed Markets |
IXUS costs 0.25 pp less per year — about $25.00 per $10,000 invested.
Holdings overlaptop-25 holdings · coverage EFA 14.3% · IXUS 15.0%
4.6%of portfolio weight overlaps5 shared of top 10
| Shared holding | EFA | IXUS | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASML.ASASML Holding NV | 3.52% | 1.79% | 1.79% |
| HSBA.LHSBC Holdings PLC | 1.50% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
| ROP.SWRoche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new | 1.34% | 0.68% | 0.68% |
| NOVN.SWNovartis AG Registered Shares | 1.32% | 0.67% | 0.67% |
| AZN.LAstraZeneca PLC | 1.31% | 0.66% | 0.66% |
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.
Sector tilt EFA IXUS
Financial Services24.8% / 22.3%+2.5pp
Technology12.8% / 22.4%-9.6pp
Industrials18.9% / 14.9%+4.0pp
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ALAN GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE · alanglobalintelligence.comdaily bars as of 2026-07-16 · fund facts · issuer-verified · holdings · fund data provider
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