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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DDWM returned +12.0% and IEFA +13.9%.

Which is cheaper, DDWM or IEFA?

IEFA is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DDWM vs IEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees

DDWM and IEFA hold 59% of their weight in the same names, and IEFA returned +13.9% over the year. Net assets: $1.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Dynamic International Equity Fund, and $189.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.

IEFA costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; IEFA is far larger, $186.5bn against $1.4bn.

	DDWM	IEFA
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.4bn	$186.5bn
Total return, 1 year	+12.0%	+13.9%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	MSCI EAFE IMI Index
Holdings in common	59%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	11.2%	12.2%
Below its high	4.2%, high on Aug 13, 2026	4.8%, 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

+13.9%

IEFA total return, 1 year

0.40%

DDWM expense ratio

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DDWM and IEFA hold 59% 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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59% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DDWM IEFA

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.67% 1.26%

ASML HOLDING NV 1.11% 2.87%

ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.06% 1.20%

NOVARTIS AG 1.20% 1.05%

SHELL PLC 0.96% 1.17%

NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18% 0.95%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.85% 0.88%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.73% 0.95%

ALLIANZ SE 0.74% 0.71%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.97% 0.70%

BANCO SANTANDER SA 0.68% 0.77%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.64% 0.96%

Only in DDWM

NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.61%

VOLVO AB 0.41%

SWEDBANK AB 0.21%

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT AG 0.19%

ATLAS COPCO AB 0.16%

H&M HENNES & MAURITZ AB 0.16%

TRATON SE 0.15%

AJINOMOTO (JAPAN) COMPANY INC 0.13%

Only in IEFA

TOTALENERGIES 0.68%

KIOXIA HOLDINGS 0.53%

SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 0.50%

NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 0.49%

SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY 0.31%

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 0.30%

GLENCORE PLC 0.29%

INVESTOR CLASS B 0.28%

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On the same fields

DDWM

WisdomTree Dynamic International Equity Fund

IEFA

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer WisdomTree iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI EAFE

Total return, 1 year +12.0% +13.9%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −5.2 pts −3.3 pts

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1461 2628

Net assets, DDWM as of Jun 30, 2026 and IEFA as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.4bn $189.5bn

DDWM and IEFA 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.

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, DDWM or IEFA?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DDWM returned +12.0% and IEFA +13.9%.
Which is cheaper, DDWM or IEFA?: IEFA is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DDWM and IEFA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DDWM and 0% of IEFA 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 ↗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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