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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and IEI −1.1%.

Which is cheaper, EFA or IEI?

IEI 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EFA vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to IEI's −1.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $76.8bn for iShares MSCI EAFE ETF and $17.0bn for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+12.1%

EFA total return, 1 year

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.2 points; EFA is 4.5 times larger.

EFA vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EFA	IEI
Return
Measure	EFA	IEI
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	−1.1%
Drawdown
Measure	EFA	IEI
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EFA	IEI
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Index	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	EFA	IEI
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$76.8bn	$17.0bn
Holdings
Measure	EFA	IEI
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.3%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EFA IEI

Only in one fund ↓

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 IEI

TREASURY NOTE 2.95%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 2.36%

TREASURY NOTE 2.31%

TREASURY NOTE 2.29%

TREASURY NOTE 2.27%

TREASURY NOTE 2.25%

TREASURY NOTE 2.20%

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Side by side

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year +12.1% −1.1%

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%

Holdings 665 82

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $76.8bn $17.0bn

EFA and IEI 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.

IEI

IEI tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or IEI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and IEI −1.1%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or IEI?: IEI 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.

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

Sources and dates

EFA and IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EFA ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

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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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