Which returned more over the last year, DDWM or EFA?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DDWM returned +12.0% and EFA +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, DDWM or EFA?

EFA is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DDWM and EFA overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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DDWM vs EFA: Differences, Returns & Fees

DDWM and EFA hold 58% of their weight in the same names, and EFA returned +13.8% over the year. Net assets: $1.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Dynamic International Equity Fund, and $76.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE ETF.

EFA costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; EFA is far larger, $77.2bn against $1.4bn.

	DDWM	EFA
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.32%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.4bn	$77.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+12.0%	+13.8%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	MSCI EAFE Index
Holdings in common	58%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	11.2%	14.2%
Below its high	4.2%, high on Aug 13, 2026	5.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+12.0%

DDWM total return, 1 year

+13.8%

EFA total return, 1 year

0.40%

DDWM expense ratio

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DDWM and EFA hold 58% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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58% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DDWM EFA

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.67% 1.47%

NOVARTIS AG 1.20% 1.22%

ASML HOLDING NV 1.11% 3.35%

NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18% 1.11%

ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.06% 1.40%

SHELL PLC 0.96% 1.36%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.85% 1.02%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.97% 0.82%

ALLIANZ SE 0.74% 0.83%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.73% 1.12%

IBERDROLA SA 0.69% 0.69%

BANCO SANTANDER SA 0.68% 0.90%

Only in DDWM

NORDEA BANK ABP 0.61%

NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.61%

VOLVO AB 0.41%

SWEDBANK AB 0.21%

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT AG 0.19%

TAIYO YUDEN CO LTD 0.17%

ATLAS COPCO AB 0.16%

H&M HENNES & MAURITZ AB 0.16%

Only in EFA

TOTALENERGIES 0.80%

KIOXIA HOLDINGS 0.61%

SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 0.58%

NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 0.57%

SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY 0.36%

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 0.35%

GLENCORE PLC 0.33%

INVESTOR CLASS B 0.33%

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On the same fields

DDWM

WisdomTree Dynamic International Equity Fund

EFA

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer WisdomTree iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US

Total return, 1 year +12.0% +13.8%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −5.2 pts −3.5 pts

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.32%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1461 659

Net assets, DDWM as of Jun 30, 2026 and EFA as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.4bn $76.5bn

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

DDWM in plain words

DDWM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,461 positions, with the top ten at 11.2%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

EFA in plain words

EFA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% 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 659 positions, with the top ten at 14.2%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DDWM or EFA?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DDWM returned +12.0% and EFA +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, DDWM or EFA?: EFA is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DDWM and EFA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DDWM and 0% of EFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DDWM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DDWM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree website ↗EFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EFA ↗

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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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