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EFA vs TOUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFA and TOUS hold 36% of their weight in the same names, and TOUS returned +15.0% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $76.5bn for iShares MSCI EAFE ETF and $1.7bn for T. Rowe Price International Equity ETF.

EFA costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; EFA is far larger, $76.5bn against $1.7bn.

EFATOUS
Expense ratio0.32%0.50%
Net assets$76.5bn$1.7bn
Total return, 1 year+13.8%+15.0%
What it tracksMSCI EAFE IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common36%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.2%17.5%
Below its high5.0%, high on Aug 25, 20265.4%, high on Aug 13, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+13.8%
EFA total return, 1 year
+15.0%
TOUS total return, 1 year
0.32%
EFA expense ratio
0.50%
TOUS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and TOUS hold 36% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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36% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EFA TOUS
ASML HOLDING 3.35% 3.58%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.47% 1.16%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.12% 2.13%
BHP GROUP LTD 1.02% 1.01%
NOVARTIS AG 1.22% 0.85%
ALLIANZ 0.83% 1.06%
TOTALENERGIES 0.80% 1.34%
TOYOTA MOTOR 0.82% 0.79%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 0.76% 0.87%
SHELL 1.36% 0.74%
HITACHI 0.74% 1.02%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.71% 1.86%
Only in EFA
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.40%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.12%
SIEMENS N AG 1.01%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.81%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 0.71%
ABB LTD 0.69%
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 0.68%
KIOXIA HOLDINGS 0.61%
Only in TOUS
UNICREDIT SPA 1.68%
SIEMENS AG-REG 1.40%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GRO 1.39%
ING GROEP NV CVA NLG1 1.12%
ENEL SPA 1.07%
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTA 1.07%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 1.02%
SIEMENS ENERGY AG 0.79%

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On the same fields

EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
TOUS
T. Rowe Price International Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares T. Rowe Price
What it is Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +13.8% +15.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −3.5 pts −2.3 pts
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.50%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.3%
Holdings 659 188
Net assets $76.5bn $1.7bn

EFA and TOUS 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.

TOUS in plain words

TOUS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.0% 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 Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 188 positions, with the top ten at 17.5%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or TOUS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +13.8% and TOUS +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or TOUS?
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 TOUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 0% of TOUS 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 ↗TOUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TOUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗T. Rowe Price 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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