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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +13.8% and IDEQ +23.0%.

Which is cheaper, EFA or IDEQ?

EFA is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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EFA vs IDEQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFA and IDEQ hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and IDEQ returned +23.0% over the year. Net assets: $76.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, and $1.5bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF.

EFA costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.2 points; EFA is far larger, $77.2bn against $1.5bn.

	EFA	IDEQ
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$77.2bn	$1.5bn
Total return, 1 year	+13.8%	+23.0%
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	22%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.2%	25.8%
Below its high	5.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.2%, high on Sep 4, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+13.8%

EFA total return, 1 year

+23.0%

IDEQ total return, 1 year

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

0.40%

IDEQ expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and IDEQ hold 22% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EFA IDEQ

ASML HOLDING 3.35% 3.44%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.12% 1.19%

BANCO SANTANDER 0.90% 1.68%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.71% 0.99%

ADVANTEST 0.89% 0.71%

ABB LTD 0.69% 0.93%

NOVARTIS AG 1.22% 0.68%

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 0.71% 0.62%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 0.68% 0.59%

SONY GROUP 0.64% 0.57%

TOKYO ELECTRON 0.81% 0.54%

BNP PARIBAS SA 0.47% 2.01%

Only in EFA

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.40%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.12%

NESTLE SA 1.11%

SIEMENS N AG 1.01%

SAP 0.99%

ALLIANZ 0.83%

TOYOTA MOTOR 0.82%

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.81%

Only in IDEQ

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 5.08%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 3.56%

SK hynix Inc 2.72%

GSK PLC 1.80%

Legal & General Group PLC 1.34%

Barrick Mining Corp 1.34%

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras 1.15%

Loblaw Cos Ltd 1.14%

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On the same fields

EFA

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

IDEQ

Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Lazard

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

Total return, 1 year +13.8% +23.0%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −3.5 pts +5.7 pts

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.40%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 659 249

Net assets, EFA as of Oct 9, 2026 and IDEQ as of Jun 30, 2026 $76.5bn $1.5bn

EFA and IDEQ 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.

IDEQ in plain words

IDEQ is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 249 positions, with the top ten at 25.8%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or IDEQ?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +13.8% and IDEQ +23.0%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or IDEQ?: EFA is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and IDEQ overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 0% of IDEQ 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 ↗IDEQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IDEQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Lazard 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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