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EFA vs IYR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to IYR's +3.4%; 0% 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 $3.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF.

EFA on its own →IYR on its own →
At a glance
+12.1%
EFA total return, 1 year
+3.4%
IYR total return, 1 year
0.32%
EFA expense ratio
0.37%
IYR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EFA costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.7 points; EFA is 19.1 times larger.

EFA vs IYR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEFAIYR
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.1%+3.4%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 20268.6%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI EAFE IndexDow Jones U.S. Real Estate Capped Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.32%0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$76.4bn$4.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.3%52.5%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and IYR 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 IYR
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 IYR
WELLTOWER 9.85%
PROLOGIS REIT 8.77%
AMERICAN TOWER REIT 4.96%
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 4.71%
EQUINIX REIT 4.57%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 4.54%
REALTY INCOME REIT 4.19%
PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 4.10%
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Side by side

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate 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 of U.S. Real Estate
Total return, 1 year +12.1% +3.4%
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% 0.37%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 80.0%
Holdings 665 59
Net assets, EFA as of Oct 27, 2026 and IYR as of Oct 28, 2026 $76.8bn $3.9bn

EFA and IYR 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.

IYR

IYR tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 59 positions, with the top ten at 52.5%. It sat 8.6% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or IYR?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and IYR +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or IYR?
EFA is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and IYR overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 80% of IYR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Sources and dates
EFA and IYR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EFA ↗
IYR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IYR ↗

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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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