EFA vs HEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees
EFA and HEFA hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and HEFA returned +19.3% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $76.5bn for iShares MSCI EAFE ETF and $7.5bn for iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF.
EFA costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.5 points; EFA is 10.2 times larger.
| EFA | HEFA | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.32% | 0.35% |
| Net assets | $76.5bn | $7.5bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.8% | +19.3% |
| What it tracks | MSCI EAFE Index | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 14.2% | 100.0% |
| Below its high | 5.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026 | 3.2%, high on Aug 13, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EFA and HEFA hold 0% 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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0% in common
On the same fields
EFA and HEFA 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.
HEFA in plain words
HEFA tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% 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 97 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%. It sat 3.2% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EFA or HEFA?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +13.8% and HEFA +19.3%.
- Which is cheaper, EFA or HEFA?
- EFA is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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