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EFA vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to VLUE's +54.7%; 1% 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 $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

EFA on its own →VLUE on its own →
At a glance
+12.1%
EFA total return, 1 year
+54.7%
VLUE total return, 1 year
0.32%
EFA expense ratio
0.15%
VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VLUE costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 42.6 points; EFA is 8.3 times larger.

EFA vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEFAVLUE
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.1%+54.7%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI EAFE IndexMSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.32%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$76.8bn$9.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.3%42.8%

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

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and VLUE 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 VLUE
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.58% 0.39%
PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.14% 0.42%
HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.09% 0.19%
ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.06% 0.94%
BAWAG GROUP AG 0.06% 0.33%
EQT 0.06% 0.18%
TELENOR 0.04% 0.73%
SODEXO SA 0.03% 0.18%
NEMETSCHEK 0.02% 0.65%
Only in one fund ↓
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 VLUE
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%
GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%
AT&T 2.24%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%
PFIZER 1.86%
BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%
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Side by side

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor
Total return, 1 year +12.1% +54.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +13.6% (MLRG)
Gap to its benchmark −2.2 pts vs ACWX +41.1 pts vs MLRG
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 96.6%
Holdings 665 148
Net assets, EFA as of Oct 27, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $76.8bn $9.4bn

EFA and VLUE 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.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or VLUE?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or VLUE?
VLUE 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 VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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EFA on its own →VLUE on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EFA dividend history →EFA holdings →VLUE dividend history →VLUE holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EFA and VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EFA and VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EFA ↗
iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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