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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +13.8% and INTF +18.0%.

Which is cheaper, EFA or INTF?

INTF is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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EFA vs INTF: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFA and INTF hold 55% of their weight in the same names, and INTF returned +18.0% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $76.5bn for iShares MSCI EAFE ETF and $3.7bn for iShares International Equity Factor ETF.

INTF costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points; EFA is far larger, $76.5bn against $3.7bn.

	EFA	INTF
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.16%
Net assets	$76.5bn	$3.7bn
Total return, 1 year	+13.8%	+18.0%
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Index	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	55%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.2%	12.7%
Below its high	5.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+13.8%

EFA total return, 1 year

+18.0%

INTF total return, 1 year

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

0.16%

INTF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and INTF hold 55% 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 Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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55% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EFA INTF

ASML HOLDING 3.35% 2.62%

NOVARTIS AG 1.22% 1.99%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.47% 1.11%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.40% 1.07%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.12% 1.04%

BHP GROUP LTD 1.02% 0.96%

NESTLE SA 1.11% 0.88%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.12% 0.82%

TOTALENERGIES 0.80% 0.77%

ADVANTEST 0.89% 0.75%

SAP 0.99% 0.75%

SHELL 1.36% 0.74%

Only in EFA

NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK 0.39%

NATIONAL GRID PLC 0.36%

SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY 0.36%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA 0.33%

SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL 0.30%

CSL 0.29%

DHL AG 0.27%

KDDI 0.25%

Only in INTF

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.14%

LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD 0.73%

MANULIFE FINANCIAL 0.63%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 0.45%

SHOPIFY SUBORDINATE VOTING CLASS A 0.43%

BALFOUR BEATTY PLC 0.41%

HOKUHOKU FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.38%

JB HI-FI LTD 0.37%

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On the same fields

EFA

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

INTF

iShares International Equity Factor 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

Total return, 1 year +13.8% +18.0%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −3.5 pts +0.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.16%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 659 486

Net assets $76.5bn $3.7bn

EFA and INTF 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.

INTF in plain words

INTF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 486 positions, with the top ten at 12.7%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or INTF?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +13.8% and INTF +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or INTF?: INTF is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and INTF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 0% of INTF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

EFA and INTF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EFA and INTF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EFA ↗iShares page for INTF ↗

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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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