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EFA vs IWF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to IWF's +0.9%; 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 $124.7bn for iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

EFA on its own →IWF on its own →
At a glance
+12.1%
EFA total return, 1 year
+0.9%
IWF total return, 1 year
0.32%
EFA expense ratio
0.18%
IWF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWF costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.2 points; IWF is 1.6 times larger.

EFA vs IWF: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEFAIWF
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.1%+0.9%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 20264.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI EAFE IndexRussell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.32%0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$76.8bn$124.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.3%57.5%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and IWF 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 IWF
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY 0.38% 0.26%
HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AG 0.10% 0.04%
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 0.25% 0.03%
AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.02% 0.13%
ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.28% 0.01%
CSL 0.31% 0.00%
Only in one fund ↓
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 IWF
NVIDIA 15.30%
APPLE 8.18%
MICROSOFT 5.94%
ALPHABET CLASS A 5.62%
BROADCOM INC 4.79%
ALPHABET CLASS C 4.53%
TESLA INC 3.58%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.36%
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Side by side

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth 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 growth
Total return, 1 year +12.1% +0.9%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +1.1% (VONG)
Gap to its benchmark −2.2 pts vs ACWX −0.2 pts vs VONG
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.18%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 93.5%
Holdings 665 374
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $76.8bn $124.7bn

EFA and IWF 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.

IWF

IWF tracks the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested, against +1.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 374 positions, with the top ten at 57.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or IWF?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and IWF +0.9%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or IWF?
IWF is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and IWF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 94% of IWF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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EFA on its own →IWF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EFA dividend history →EFA holdings →IWF dividend history →IWF holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EFA and IWF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EFA ↗
IWF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWF ↗

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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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