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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and FDVV +13.5%.

Which is cheaper, EFA or FDVV?

FDVV is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 87% of FDVV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EFA vs FDVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to FDVV's +13.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $76.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, and $10.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+12.1%

EFA total return, 1 year

+13.5%

FDVV total return, 1 year

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

0.15%

FDVV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FDVV costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; EFA is 7.5 times larger.

EFA vs FDVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EFA	FDVV
Return
Measure	EFA	FDVV
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+13.5%
Drawdown
Measure	EFA	FDVV
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EFA	FDVV
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Index	Fidelity High Dividend Index
Cost and size
Measure	EFA	FDVV
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$76.7bn	$10.2bn
Holdings
Measure	EFA	FDVV
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.3%	33.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and FDVV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EFA FDVV

MITSUI OSK LINES LTD 0.07% 0.20%

SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD 0.04% 0.20%

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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%

Only in FDVV

NVIDIA CORP 6.57%

APPLE INC 6.18%

MICROSOFT CORP 4.88%

BROADCOM INC 3.11%

JPMORGAN CHASE and CO 2.76%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.66%

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 1.96%

COCA COLA CO 1.96%

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Side by side

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF FDVV Fidelity High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Fidelity

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

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +13.5%

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

Gap to its benchmark −2.2 pts vs ACWX not measured

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 87.4%

Holdings 665 95

Net assets, EFA as of Oct 27, 2026 and FDVV as of Sep 30, 2026 $76.8bn $10.2bn

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

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About each fund

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.

FDVV

FDVV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 95 positions, with the top ten at 33.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or FDVV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and FDVV +13.5%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or FDVV?: FDVV is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and FDVV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 87% of FDVV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

EFA on its own →FDVV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EFA dividend history →EFA holdings →FDVV dividend history →FDVV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EFA ↗

FDVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FDVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Fidelity website ↗

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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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