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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and IWO +7.9%.

Which is cheaper, EFA or IWO?

IWO is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EFA vs IWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to IWO's +7.9%; 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 $14.0bn for iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+12.1%

EFA total return, 1 year

+7.9%

IWO total return, 1 year

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

0.24%

IWO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWO costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points; EFA is 5.5 times larger.

EFA vs IWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EFA	IWO
Return
Measure	EFA	IWO
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+7.9%
Drawdown
Measure	EFA	IWO
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026	9.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EFA	IWO
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Index	Russell 2000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	EFA	IWO
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.24%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$76.8bn	$14.0bn
Holdings
Measure	EFA	IWO
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.3%	6.4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and IWO 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 IWO

LVMH 0.50% 0.28%

AIRBUS GROUP 0.60% 0.27%

COMPASS GROUP PLC 0.27% 0.41%

NN GROUP 0.11% 0.08%

SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 0.52% 0.08%

TERNA RETE ELETTRICA NAZIONALE 0.07% 0.07%

CONTINENTAL AG 0.04% 0.32%

ORANGE SA 0.14% 0.03%

INDRA SISTEMAS SA 0.03% 0.02%

ORION CLASS B 0.05% 0.02%

TELSTRA GROUP 0.06% 0.02%

REA GROUP LTD 0.03% 0.00%

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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 IWO

JFROG 0.74%

TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.71%

GLAUKOS 0.70%

MOOG INC CLASS A 0.68%

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.66%

10X GENOMICS CLASS A 0.61%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.60%

INTERDIGITAL INC 0.58%

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Side by side

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF IWO iShares Russell 2000 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 2000 Growth

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +7.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +8.0% (VTWG)

Gap to its benchmark −2.2 pts vs ACWX −0.1 pts vs VTWG

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.24%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 665 1122

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $76.8bn $14.0bn

EFA and IWO 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.

IWO

IWO tracks the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.9% with distributions reinvested, against +8.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 1,122 positions, with the top ten at 6.4%. It sat 9.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or IWO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and IWO +7.9%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or IWO?: IWO is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and IWO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 0% of IWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EFA and IWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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IWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWO ↗

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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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