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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and IGM +21.7%.

Which is cheaper, EFA or IGM?

EFA is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 92% of IGM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EFA vs IGM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to IGM's +21.7%; 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 $11.0bn for iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF.

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At a glance

+12.1%

EFA total return, 1 year

+21.7%

IGM total return, 1 year

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

0.37%

IGM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EFA costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.6 points; EFA is 7.0 times larger.

EFA vs IGM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EFA	IGM
Return
Measure	EFA	IGM
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+21.7%
Drawdown
Measure	EFA	IGM
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026	6.2%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EFA	IGM
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Index	S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	EFA	IGM
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$76.8bn	$11.0bn
Holdings
Measure	EFA	IGM
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.3%	56.8%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EFA IGM

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.58% 0.20%

TELENOR 0.04% 0.30%

LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 0.57% 0.01%

NN GROUP 0.11% 0.01%

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Only in EFA

ASML HOLDING 2.98%

SHELL 1.42%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.38%

NOVARTIS AG 1.33%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.21%

NESTLE SA 1.21%

SAP 1.13%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.07%

Only in IGM

APPLE 9.36%

MICROSOFT 9.19%

NVIDIA 8.28%

BROADCOM INC 7.07%

ALPHABET CLASS A 4.57%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.27%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.16%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.07%

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Side by side

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF IGM iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US Tracks an index of Expanded Tech Sector

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +21.7%

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% 0.37%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 91.9%

Holdings 665 295

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $76.8bn $11.0bn

EFA and IGM 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.

IGM

IGM tracks an index of Expanded Tech Sector. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +21.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 295 positions, with the top ten at 56.8%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or IGM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and IGM +21.7%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or IGM?: EFA is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and IGM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 92% of IGM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EFA and IGM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EFA ↗

IGM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGM ↗

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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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