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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.5% and FEOE +20.2%.

Which is cheaper, EFA or FEOE?

EFA is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 3% of FEOE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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EFA vs FEOE: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFA and FEOE hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and FEOE returned +20.2% over the year. Net assets: $76.9bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, and $1.3bn on May 31, 2026 for First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF.

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EFA costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.7 points; EFA is far larger, $57.4bn against $18m.

EFA vs FEOE: Differences, Returns & Fees
	EFA	FEOE
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025	$57.4bn	$18m
Total return, 1 year	+12.5%	+20.2%
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Index	not published
Holdings in common	10%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.3%	30.4%
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

+12.5%

EFA total return, 1 year

+20.2%

FEOE total return, 1 year

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

0.50%

FEOE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and FEOE hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EFA FEOE

SHELL 1.42% 3.95%

NESTLE SA 1.20% 1.89%

UNILEVER PLC 0.66% 1.59%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 0.55% 3.80%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.53% 2.32%

LVMH 0.51% 2.71%

AIA GROUP 0.45% 1.00%

KEYENCE 0.45% 1.53%

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC 0.37% 1.28%

RELX PLC 0.32% 0.91%

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC 0.28% 1.38%

DIAGEO PLC 0.24% 1.37%

Only in EFA

ASML HOLDING 3.04%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.51%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.49%

NOVARTIS AG 1.29%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.17%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.09%

SAP 1.06%

SIEMENS N AG 1.01%

Only in FEOE

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.52%

Imperial Oil Ltd 2.94%

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB 2.25%

SMC Corp 1.94%

TSMC 1.94%

Power Corp of Canada 1.84%

Investor AB 1.73%

Ambev SA 1.68%

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On the same fields

EFA

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

FEOE

First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares First Eagle

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

Total return, 1 year +12.5% +20.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +15.0% (ACWX) +17.5% (EEM)

Gap to its benchmark −2.4 pts vs ACWX +2.6 pts vs EEM

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.50%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 3.4%

Holdings 666 75

Net assets, EFA as of Oct 20, 2026 and FEOE as of May 31, 2026 $76.9bn $1.3bn

EFA and FEOE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About EFA

EFA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +12.5% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% 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 19, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 666 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About FEOE

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 3% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 30.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or FEOE?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.5% and FEOE +20.2%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or FEOE?: EFA is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and FEOE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 3% of FEOE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

EFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EFA ↗FEOE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FEOE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Eagle 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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