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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +13.8% and ESGD +13.4%.

Which is cheaper, EFA or ESGD?

ESGD is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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EFA vs ESGD: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFA and ESGD hold 71% of their weight in the same names. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $76.5bn for iShares MSCI EAFE ETF and $11.8bn for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF.

ESGD costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; EFA is 6.5 times larger.

	EFA	ESGD
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.20%
Net assets	$76.5bn	$11.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+13.8%	+13.4%
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Index	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	71%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.2%	14.2%
Below its high	5.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026

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

+13.8%

EFA total return, 1 year

+13.4%

ESGD total return, 1 year

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

0.20%

ESGD expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and ESGD hold 71% 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.

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71% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EFA ESGD

ASML HOLDING 3.35% 3.49%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.47% 1.47%

NOVARTIS AG 1.22% 1.45%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.40% 1.17%

SHELL 1.36% 1.14%

NESTLE SA 1.11% 1.03%

SIEMENS N AG 1.01% 1.15%

SAP 0.99% 1.22%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.12% 0.98%

BHP GROUP LTD 1.02% 0.94%

ADVANTEST 0.89% 0.86%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.12% 0.86%

Only in EFA

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 0.52%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.51%

RIO TINTO 0.47%

MITSUI 0.34%

INVESTOR CLASS B 0.33%

NORDEA BANK 0.27%

VINCI SA 0.27%

BASF N 0.24%

Only in ESGD

EURO STOXX 50 DEC 26 0.00%

FTSE 100 INDEX DEC 26 0.00%

HKD/USD 0.00%

ISRACARD LTD 0.00%

JPY/USD 0.00%

SEK/USD 0.00%

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On the same fields

EFA

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

ESGD

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

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

Total return, 1 year +13.8% +13.4%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −3.5 pts −3.9 pts

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.20%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 659 337

Net assets $76.5bn $11.8bn

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

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.

ESGD in plain words

ESGD tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% 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 337 positions, with the top ten at 14.2%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or ESGD?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +13.8% and ESGD +13.4%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or ESGD?: ESGD is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and ESGD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 0% of ESGD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

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

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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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