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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +16.3% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so EFA returned more.

Which is cheaper, EFA or IBIT?

EFA charges 0.32% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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EFA vs IBIT: how they differ

EFA and IBIT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EFA returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and IBIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EFA and IBIT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	EFA	IBIT
USD CASH	0.00%	0.00%

Only in each
Only in EFA	Only in IBIT
ASML HOLDING 2.96%	BITCOIN 100.00%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.60%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.40%
SHELL PLC 1.26%
NOVARTIS AG 1.18%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.16%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.13%
NESTLE SA 1.10%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026.

EFA and IBIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US	Holds bitcoin
Total return, 1 year	+16.3%	−31.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.3 pts	−47.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.25%
Holdings	688	2
Net assets	$77.7bn	$63.7bn

EFA in plain words

EFA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 688 positions, with the top ten at 13.8%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or IBIT?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +16.3% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so EFA returned more.
Which is cheaper, EFA or IBIT?: EFA charges 0.32% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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