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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DMXF returned +15.5% and IEFA +13.9%.

Which is cheaper, DMXF or IEFA?

IEFA is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DMXF vs IEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees

DMXF and IEFA hold 43% of their weight in the same names, and DMXF returned +15.5% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.0bn for iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF and $189.5bn for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.

IEFA costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.6 points; IEFA is far larger, $189.5bn against $1.0bn.

	DMXF	IEFA
Expense ratio	0.12%	0.07%
Net assets	$1.0bn	$189.5bn
Total return, 1 year	+15.5%	+13.9%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	MSCI EAFE IMI Index
Holdings in common	43%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.8%	12.2%
Below its high	3.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+15.5%

DMXF total return, 1 year

+13.9%

IEFA total return, 1 year

0.12%

DMXF expense ratio

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DMXF and IEFA hold 43% 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 Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

50%

half

43% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DMXF IEFA

ASML HOLDING 6.50% 2.87%

NOVARTIS AG 2.45% 1.05%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 2.18% 0.95%

SAP 2.03% 0.85%

ADVANTEST 1.79% 0.77%

ALLIANZ 1.66% 0.71%

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 1.63% 0.70%

TOKYO ELECTRON 1.63% 0.69%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 1.53% 0.65%

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 1.40% 0.61%

ABB LTD 1.39% 0.59%

RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 1.38% 0.58%

Only in DMXF

EUR/USD 0.00%

MINI TPX IDX DEC 26 0.00%

Only in IEFA

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.26%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.20%

SHELL 1.17%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.96%

NESTLE SA 0.95%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.88%

SIEMENS N AG 0.87%

BANCO SANTANDER 0.77%

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On the same fields

DMXF

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF

IEFA

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI EAFE

Total return, 1 year +15.5% +13.9%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −1.8 pts −3.3 pts

Expense ratio 0.12% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 396 2628

Net assets $1.0bn $189.5bn

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

DMXF in plain words

DMXF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 396 positions, with the top ten at 22.8%. It sat 3.9% 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, DMXF or IEFA?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DMXF returned +15.5% and IEFA +13.9%.
Which is cheaper, DMXF or IEFA?: IEFA is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DMXF and IEFA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DMXF and 0% of IEFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DMXF and IEFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DMXF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for DMXF ↗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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