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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and IJH +13.2%.

Which is cheaper, EFA or IJH?

IJH is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EFA vs IJH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to IJH's +13.2%; 2% 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 $122.8bn for iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+12.1%

EFA total return, 1 year

+13.2%

IJH total return, 1 year

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

0.05%

IJH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJH costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; IJH is 1.6 times larger.

EFA vs IJH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EFA	IJH
Return
Measure	EFA	IJH
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+13.2%
Drawdown
Measure	EFA	IJH
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026	6.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EFA	IJH
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Index	S&P MidCap 400
Cost and size
Measure	EFA	IJH
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$76.8bn	$122.8bn
Holdings
Measure	EFA	IJH
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.3%	7.2%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and IJH hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EFA IJH

CSL 0.31% 0.40%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.50% 0.29%

ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 0.25% 0.24%

ALLIANZ 0.86% 0.23%

ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI 0.16% 0.18%

ORANGE SA 0.14% 0.17%

NEXT PLC 0.11% 0.35%

DASSAULT AVIATION SA 0.03% 0.20%

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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 IJH

OKTA CLASS A 1.10%

TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.82%

UNITED THERAPEUTICS 0.74%

ENTEGRIS INC 0.67%

ATI 0.66%

US FOODS HOLDING 0.65%

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 0.65%

XPO 0.64%

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Side by side

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US Tracks the S&P MidCap 400

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +13.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +12.8% (MDY)

Gap to its benchmark −2.2 pts vs ACWX +0.4 pts vs MDY

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.05%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 665 409

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $76.8bn $122.8bn

EFA and IJH 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.

IJH

IJH tracks the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.2% with distributions reinvested, against +12.8% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 409 positions, with the top ten at 7.2%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or IJH?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and IJH +13.2%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or IJH?: IJH is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and IJH overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 0% of IJH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EFA and IJH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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IJH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJH ↗

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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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