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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +13.8% and SEIE +18.9%.

Which is cheaper, EFA or SEIE?

EFA is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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EFA vs SEIE: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFA and SEIE hold 30% of their weight in the same names, and SEIE returned +18.9% over the year. Net assets: $76.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, and $1.1bn on Jun 30, 2026 for SEI Select International Equity ETF.

EFA costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.1 points; EFA is far larger, $77.2bn against $1.1bn.

	EFA	SEIE
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$77.2bn	$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+13.8%	+18.9%
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	30%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.2%	13.0%
Below its high	5.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026	5.2%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+13.8%

EFA total return, 1 year

+18.9%

SEIE total return, 1 year

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

0.50%

SEIE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and SEIE hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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30% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EFA SEIE

ASML HOLDING 3.35% 1.61%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.47% 2.00%

NOVARTIS AG 1.22% 1.17%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.12% 0.97%

BANCO SANTANDER 0.90% 0.83%

TOTALENERGIES 0.80% 0.72%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 0.68% 0.76%

SHELL 1.36% 0.59%

SAFRAN SA 0.57% 0.57%

UBS GROUP AG 0.69% 0.52%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.51% 0.98%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.12% 0.45%

Only in EFA

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.40%

BHP GROUP LTD 1.02%

SIEMENS N AG 1.01%

ALLIANZ 0.83%

TOYOTA MOTOR 0.82%

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.81%

TOKYO ELECTRON 0.81%

HITACHI 0.74%

Only in SEIE

GSK PLC 1.21%

UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0.92%

AIB GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.87%

Siemens Energy AG 0.83%

EQUINOR ASA 0.71%

BANK OF IRELAND GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.70%

DANSKE BANK A/S 0.70%

COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN SCA 0.67%

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On the same fields

EFA

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

SEIE

SEI Select International Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares SEI

What it is Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +13.8% +18.9%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −3.5 pts +1.7 pts

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.50%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 659 342

Net assets, EFA as of Oct 9, 2026 and SEIE as of Jun 30, 2026 $76.5bn $1.1bn

EFA and SEIE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

EFA in plain words

EFA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 659 positions, with the top ten at 14.2%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

SEIE in plain words

SEIE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 342 positions, with the top ten at 13.0%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or SEIE?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +13.8% and SEIE +18.9%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or SEIE?: EFA is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and SEIE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 0% of SEIE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

EFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EFA ↗SEIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SEIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗SEI website ↗

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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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