Which returned more over the last year, CGXU or QEFA?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGXU returned +12.2% and QEFA +15.2%.

Which is cheaper, CGXU or QEFA?

QEFA is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do CGXU and QEFA overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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CGXU vs QEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees

CGXU and QEFA hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and QEFA returned +15.2% over the year. Net assets: $6.6bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF, and $1.0bn on Oct 20, 2026 for State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF.

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QEFA costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points; CGXU is 6.4 times larger.

CGXU vs QEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees
	CGXU	QEFA
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.30%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026	$6.6bn	$1.0bn
Total return, 1 year	+12.2%	+15.2%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI EAFE Factor Mix A-Series Index
Holdings in common	14%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	38.4%	15.0%
Below its high	8.9%, high on Sep 8, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

+12.2%

CGXU total return, 1 year

+15.2%

QEFA total return, 1 year

0.54%

CGXU expense ratio

0.30%

QEFA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGXU and QEFA hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CGXU QEFA

ASML Holding NV 2.44% 2.08%

Nestle SA 1.05% 1.60%

Recruit Holdings Co Ltd 1.50% 0.82%

Novo Nordisk A/S 2.46% 0.77%

Tokyo Electron Ltd 2.29% 0.68%

L'Oreal SA 0.69% 0.66%

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen 0.95% 0.59%

Industria de Diseno Textil SA 0.62% 0.58%

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 1.08% 0.57%

Airbus SE 2.11% 0.55%

Fast Retailing Co Ltd 1.05% 0.55%

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc 1.00% 0.47%

Only in CGXU

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 6.83%

First Quantum Minerals Ltd 5.12%

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 3.54%

SK hynix Inc 3.27%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 3.10%

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.00%

Cenovus Energy Inc 2.24%

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV 1.81%

Only in QEFA

ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.97%

NOVARTIS AG REG 1.96%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.55%

SHELL PLC 1.41%

UNILEVER PLC 1.22%

SAP SE 1.18%

ALLIANZ SE REG 1.02%

ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 1.01%

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On the same fields

CGXU

Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF

QEFA

State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Capital Group State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +12.2% +15.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +15.1% (ACWI) +15.0% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark −3.0 pts vs ACWI +0.2 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.54% 0.30%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 73 626

Net assets, CGXU as of Oct 19, 2026 and QEFA as of Oct 20, 2026 $6.6bn $1.0bn

CGXU and QEFA on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About CGXU

CGXU is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.1% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 73 positions, with the top ten at 38.4%. It sat 8.9% below its high of Sep 8, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About QEFA

QEFA tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 626 positions, with the top ten at 15.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGXU or QEFA?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGXU returned +12.2% and QEFA +15.2%.
Which is cheaper, CGXU or QEFA?: QEFA is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGXU and QEFA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of CGXU and 0% of QEFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

CGXU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CGXU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Capital Group page for CGXU ↗QEFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗QEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗

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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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