IEFA vs IXUS.
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (MSCI EAFE IMI) 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.
| IEFA | IXUS | SPREAD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YTD (cumulative) | +9.93% | — | — |
| 1Y CAGR | +21.4% | — | — |
| 3Y CAGR | +15.7% | — | — |
| 5Y CAGR | +8.92% | — | — |
| 10Y CAGR | +9.48% | — | — |
| Since inception CAGR | +8.44% | — | — |
Total return: dividend- and split-adjusted daily closes (distributions reinvested). Spread is IEFA minus IXUS. IEFA since-inception measured from first available bar October 24, 2012. Since-inception spans differ — compare that row with care.
| IEFA | IXUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF |
| Category | Foreign Large Blend | Foreign Large Blend |
| Style | Passive | Passive |
| Expense ratio | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| Assets (AUM) | $186.5B | $58.5B |
| Dividend yield | 3.40% | 2.94% |
| Avg volume (3-mo) | 9.8M | 1.9M |
| Inception | October 18, 2012 | October 18, 2012 |
| Benchmark proxy | MSCI EAFE IMI | FTSE Developed Markets |
Expense ratios verified against issuer fact sheets. Dividend yield is trailing 12-month distributions divided by price, as reported by the fund data provider.
| Shared holding | IEFA | IXUS | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASML.ASASML Holding NV | 3.03% | 1.79% | 1.79% |
| HSBA.LHSBC Holdings PLC | 1.29% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
| ROP.SWRoche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new | 1.15% | 0.68% | 0.68% |
| NOVN.SWNovartis AG Registered Shares | 1.14% | 0.67% | 0.67% |
| AZN.LAstraZeneca PLC | 1.12% | 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.