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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and EFA +12.1%.

Which is cheaper, DVY or EFA?

EFA is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 80% of DVY and 0% of EFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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DVY vs EFA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DVY returned +17.1% to EFA's +12.1%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $23.4bn for iShares Select Dividend ETF and $76.8bn for iShares MSCI EAFE ETF.

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At a glance

+17.1%

DVY total return, 1 year

+12.1%

EFA total return, 1 year

0.38%

DVY expense ratio

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EFA costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points; EFA is 3.3 times larger.

DVY vs EFA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DVY	EFA
Return
Measure	DVY	EFA
Total return, 1 year	+17.1%	+12.1%
Drawdown
Measure	DVY	EFA
Below its high		4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DVY	EFA
What it tracks	Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index	MSCI EAFE Index
Cost and size
Measure	DVY	EFA
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.32%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$23.4bn	$76.8bn
Holdings
Measure	DVY	EFA
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	19.7%	14.3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DVY and EFA hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DVY EFA

DTE ENERGY 0.95% 0.45%

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 2.12% 0.14%

MERCK & CO INC 1.10% 0.10%

HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC 1.09% 0.09%

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND 1.20% 0.06%

BUNGE GLOBAL SA 0.68% 0.06%

APA 1.43% 0.05%

SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC 1.18% 0.03%

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Only in DVY

HP INC 2.54%

PFIZER 2.42%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.27%

T ROWE PRICE GROUP 2.00%

ONEOK 1.87%

KIMBERLY CLARK 1.65%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.65%

TARGET CORP 1.61%

Only in EFA

ASML HOLDING 2.98%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.58%

SHELL 1.42%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.38%

NOVARTIS AG 1.33%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.21%

NESTLE SA 1.21%

SAP 1.13%

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Side by side

DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

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

Total return, 1 year +17.1% +12.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −2.2 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.38% 0.32%

Already in the S&P 500 80.1% 0.0%

Holdings 101 665

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.4bn $76.8bn

DVY and EFA on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

DVY

DVY tracks an index of US dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 19.7%.

EFA

EFA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 665 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DVY or EFA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and EFA +12.1%.
Which is cheaper, DVY or EFA?: EFA is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DVY and EFA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 80% of DVY and 0% of EFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

DVY and EFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DVY ↗

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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