Which is cheaper, IEFA or QBIV?

IEFA charges 0.07% a year and QBIV charges 0.74%, so IEFA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are IEFA and QBIV the same kind of fund?

No. IEFA is an index ETF and QBIV is a buffer ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IEFA vs QBIV: how they differ

IEFA and QBIV are measured over different days, and IEFA charges 0.07% against 0.74%.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF and AllianzIM International Equity Buffer5 ETF - Jan.

IEFA and QBIV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	QBIV AllianzIM International Equity Buffer5 ETF - Jan
Where it sits	Core index fund	Buffer ETF
Issuer	iShares	AllianzIM
What it is	Core MSCI EAFE	Defined outcome, 5% on EFA
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	not published
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	not published
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.5 pts	not available
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.74%
Holdings	2632	not filed

IEFA in plain words

IEFA is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2632 positions, with the top ten at 11.5%.

QBIV in plain words

From its price on Sep 12, 2026, the fund can gain about 2.6% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 2.7% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, EFA can fall 2.6% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 5.0% of the 5.0% buffer still sits below today's EFA level. 19 days remained on Sep 12, 2026. On Sep 30, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, IEFA or QBIV?: IEFA charges 0.07% a year and QBIV charges 0.74%, so IEFA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are IEFA and QBIV the same kind of fund?: No. IEFA is an index ETF and QBIV is a buffer ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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