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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and IGIB −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, EFA or IGIB?

IGIB is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EFA vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to IGIB's −1.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $76.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, and $19.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+12.1%

EFA total return, 1 year

−1.8%

IGIB total return, 1 year

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

0.04%

IGIB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGIB costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.9 points; EFA is 3.9 times larger.

EFA vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EFA	IGIB
Return
Measure	EFA	IGIB
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	EFA	IGIB
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EFA	IGIB
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Index	ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	EFA	IGIB
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$76.4bn	$19.5bn
Holdings
Measure	EFA	IGIB
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 IGIB 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 IGIB

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 IGIB

AMAZON.COM INC 0.22%

META PLATFORMS INC 0.22%

META PLATFORMS INC 0.20%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.19%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP MTN 0.19%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.19%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP MTN 0.18%

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Side by side

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate 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 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +12.1% −1.8%

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% 0.04%

Holdings 665 3064

Net assets, EFA as of Oct 27, 2026 and IGIB as of Oct 28, 2026 $76.8bn $19.5bn

EFA and IGIB 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.

IGIB

IGIB tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or IGIB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and IGIB −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or IGIB?: IGIB is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

EFA and IGIB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EFA ↗

IGIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGIB ↗

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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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