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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and ITOT +13.4%.

Which is cheaper, EFA or ITOT?

ITOT is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 88% of ITOT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EFA vs ITOT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to ITOT's +13.4%; 1% 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 $97.1bn for iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF.

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At a glance

+12.1%

EFA total return, 1 year

+13.4%

ITOT total return, 1 year

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

0.03%

ITOT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ITOT costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; ITOT is 1.3 times larger.

EFA vs ITOT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EFA	ITOT
Return
Measure	EFA	ITOT
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+13.4%
Drawdown
Measure	EFA	ITOT
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EFA	ITOT
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Index	S&P Total Market Index (TMI)
Cost and size
Measure	EFA	ITOT
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$76.8bn	$97.1bn
Holdings
Measure	EFA	ITOT
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.3%	33.9%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and ITOT hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EFA ITOT

MERCK 0.10% 0.47%

ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 0.11% 0.09%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.58% 0.06%

ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.06% 0.05%

EQT 0.06% 0.05%

PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.14% 0.05%

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 0.45% 0.04%

ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.28% 0.04%

HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.09% 0.04%

TELENOR 0.04% 0.09%

VINCI SA 0.27% 0.04%

SODEXO SA 0.03% 0.03%

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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 ITOT

NVIDIA 7.06%

APPLE 6.78%

MICROSOFT 5.28%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.32%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.52%

BROADCOM INC 2.18%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.02%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.83%

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Side by side

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market 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 Total U.S. Stock Market

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +13.4%

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% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 88.1%

Holdings 665 2443

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $76.8bn $97.1bn

EFA and ITOT 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.

ITOT

ITOT tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,443 positions, with the top ten at 33.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or ITOT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and ITOT +13.4%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or ITOT?: ITOT is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and ITOT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 88% of ITOT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EFA and ITOT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EFA ↗

ITOT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ITOT ↗

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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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