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EFA vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to IWB's +13.1%; 1% 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 $49.1bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

EFA on its own →IWB on its own →
At a glance
+12.1%
EFA total return, 1 year
+13.1%
IWB total return, 1 year
0.32%
EFA expense ratio
0.15%
IWB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWB costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; EFA is 1.6 times larger.

EFA vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEFAIWB
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.1%+13.1%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI EAFE IndexRussell 1000 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.32%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$76.4bn$48.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.3%35.3%

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

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and IWB 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 IWB
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY 0.38% 0.12%
MERCK 0.10% 0.49%
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 0.11% 0.09%
PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.14% 0.06%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.58% 0.06%
ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.06% 0.05%
EQT 0.06% 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%
VINCI SA 0.27% 0.04%
APA GROUP UNITS 0.05% 0.03%
Only in one fund ↓
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 IWB
NVIDIA 7.15%
APPLE 7.06%
MICROSOFT 5.56%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.46%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.63%
BROADCOM INC 2.24%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.92%
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Side by side

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US Tracks the Russell 1000
Total return, 1 year +12.1% +13.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +13.2% (VONE)
Gap to its benchmark −2.2 pts vs ACWX −0.1 pts vs VONE
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 91.7%
Holdings 665 1025
Net assets, EFA as of Oct 27, 2026 and IWB as of Oct 28, 2026 $76.8bn $49.1bn

EFA and IWB 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.

IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or IWB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and IWB +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or IWB?
IWB is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and IWB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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EFA on its own →IWB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EFA dividend history →EFA holdings →IWB dividend history →IWB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EFA and IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EFA ↗
IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWB ↗

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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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