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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and QQQM +15.2%.

Which is cheaper, EFA or QQQM?

QQQM 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 QQQM overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 96% of QQQM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EFA vs QQQM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to QQQM's +15.2%; 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 $110.4bn for Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF.

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At a glance

+12.1%

EFA total return, 1 year

+15.2%

QQQM total return, 1 year

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

0.15%

QQQM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

QQQM costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; QQQM is 1.4 times larger.

EFA vs QQQM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EFA	QQQM
Return
Measure	EFA	QQQM
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+15.2%
Drawdown
Measure	EFA	QQQM
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EFA	QQQM
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Index	Nasdaq-100 Index
Cost and size
Measure	EFA	QQQM
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$76.8bn	$110.4bn
Holdings
Measure	EFA	QQQM
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.3%	46.7%

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

What they share

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

ASML HOLDING 2.98% 0.66%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.58% 0.18%

NEBIUS NV CLASS A 0.16% 0.17%

FERROVIAL NV 0.12% 0.17%

COCA COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC 0.10% 0.21%

AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.02% 0.50%

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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%

SIEMENS N AG 1.00%

Only in QQQM

NVIDIA Corp 8.17%

Apple Inc 7.88%

Microsoft Corp 6.14%

Micron Technology Inc 4.50%

Amazon.com Inc 4.25%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.93%

Tesla Inc 3.33%

Alphabet Inc 2.93%

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Side by side

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF QQQM Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Invesco

What it is Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US Tracks the Nasdaq-100

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +15.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +15.2% (QQQ)

Gap to its benchmark −2.2 pts vs ACWX 0.0 pts vs QQQ

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 95.7%

Holdings 665 105

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $76.8bn $110.4bn

EFA and QQQM 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.

QQQM

QQQM tracks the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.2% for its benchmark, the Nasdaq-100 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 46.7%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or QQQM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and QQQM +15.2%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or QQQM?: QQQM 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 QQQM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 96% of QQQM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

EFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EFA ↗

QQQM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQQM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for QQQM ↗

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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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