Which returned more over the last year, BKIE or IEFA?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BKIE returned +14.8% and IEFA +13.9%.

Which is cheaper, BKIE or IEFA?

BKIE is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do BKIE and IEFA overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of BKIE and 0% of IEFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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BKIE vs IEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees

BKIE and IEFA hold 77% of their weight in the same names, and BKIE returned +14.8% over the year. Net assets: $1.3bn on Jul 31, 2026 for BNY Mellon International Equity ETF, and $189.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.

BKIE costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; IEFA is far larger, $190.1bn against $1.3bn.

	BKIE	IEFA
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$1.3bn	$190.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+13.9%
What it tracks	Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex United States Large & Mid Cap USD Index NTR	MSCI EAFE IMI Index
Holdings in common	77%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.2%	12.2%
Below its high	5.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+14.8%

BKIE total return, 1 year

+13.9%

IEFA total return, 1 year

0.04%

BKIE expense ratio

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BKIE and IEFA hold 77% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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77% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding BKIE IEFA

ASML HOLDING NV 2.43% 2.87%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.41% 1.26%

ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.19% 1.20%

NOVARTIS AG 1.10% 1.05%

SHELL PLC 1.00% 1.17%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.99% 0.96%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.99% 0.95%

NESTLE' SA/AG 1.00% 0.95%

SIEMENS AG 0.91% 0.87%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.78% 0.88%

BANCO SANTANDER SA 0.80% 0.77%

SAP SE 0.72% 0.85%

Only in BKIE

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.13%

TORONTO DOMINION BANK (THE) 0.79%

NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.57%

SHOPIFY INC 0.54%

BANK OF MONTREAL 0.49%

ENBRIDGE INC 0.46%

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 0.43%

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (THE) 0.42%

Only in IEFA

NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 0.49%

SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY 0.31%

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 0.30%

INVESTOR CLASS B 0.28%

NORDEA BANK 0.23%

ATLAS COPCO CLASS A 0.21%

VOLVO CLASS B 0.19%

ASSA ABLOY B 0.13%

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On the same fields

BKIE

BNY Mellon International Equity ETF

IEFA

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer BNY Mellon iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI EAFE

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +13.9%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −2.5 pts −3.3 pts

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 975 2628

Net assets, BKIE as of Jul 31, 2026 and IEFA as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.3bn $189.5bn

BKIE and IEFA on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BKIE in plain words

BKIE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 975 positions, with the top ten at 12.2%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

IEFA in plain words

IEFA tracks the MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,628 positions, with the top ten at 12.2%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BKIE or IEFA?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BKIE returned +14.8% and IEFA +13.9%.
Which is cheaper, BKIE or IEFA?: BKIE is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do BKIE and IEFA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of BKIE and 0% of IEFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

BKIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BKIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗BNY Mellon website ↗IEFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IEFA ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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