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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and NOBL +15.5%.

Which is cheaper, EFA or NOBL?

EFA is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 98% of NOBL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EFA vs NOBL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to NOBL's +15.5%; 2% 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 $11.6bn on Oct 28, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.

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At a glance

+12.1%

EFA total return, 1 year

+15.5%

NOBL total return, 1 year

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

0.35%

NOBL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EFA costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points; EFA is 6.6 times larger.

EFA vs NOBL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EFA	NOBL
Return
Measure	EFA	NOBL
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+15.5%
Drawdown
Measure	EFA	NOBL
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EFA	NOBL
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Index	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index
Cost and size
Measure	EFA	NOBL
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$76.8bn	$11.7bn
Holdings
Measure	EFA	NOBL
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.3%	17.0%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and NOBL hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EFA NOBL

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.58% 1.81%

ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.06% 1.25%

AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.02% 1.69%

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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 NOBL

BECTON DICKINSON AND CO 1.78%

FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC 1.77%

INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 1.70%

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 1.67%

CHEVRON CORP 1.66%

ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY-CL A 1.64%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.63%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.61%

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Side by side

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares ProShares

What it is Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US Tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +15.5%

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% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 98.3%

Holdings 665 69

Net assets, EFA as of Oct 27, 2026 and NOBL as of Oct 28, 2026 $76.8bn $11.6bn

EFA and NOBL 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.

NOBL

NOBL tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 17.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or NOBL?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and NOBL +15.5%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or NOBL?: EFA is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and NOBL overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 98% of NOBL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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EFA on its own →NOBL on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EFA dividend history →EFA holdings →NOBL dividend history →NOBL holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EFA ↗

NOBL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NOBL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ProShares page for NOBL ↗

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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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