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EFA vs VTWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to VTWO's +14.3%; 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 $16.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF.

EFA on its own →VTWO on its own →
At a glance
+12.1%
EFA total return, 1 year
+14.3%
VTWO total return, 1 year
0.32%
EFA expense ratio
0.06%
VTWO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTWO costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; EFA is 4.6 times larger.

EFA vs VTWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEFAVTWO
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.1%+14.3%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 20267.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI EAFE IndexRussell 2000 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.32%0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$76.7bn$16.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.3%5.4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and VTWO hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EFA VTWO
COMPASS GROUP PLC 0.27% 0.21%
LVMH 0.50% 0.14%
ORANGE SA 0.14% 0.19%
AIRBUS GROUP 0.60% 0.13%
UCB SA 0.17% 0.13%
CREDIT AGRICOLE SA 0.07% 0.24%
FINECOBANK BANCA FINECO 0.07% 0.09%
MTU AERO ENGINES HOLDING AG 0.09% 0.07%
TERNA RETE ELETTRICA NAZIONALE 0.07% 0.07%
LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 0.57% 0.05%
SIGMA HEALTHCARE 0.05% 0.13%
NN GROUP 0.11% 0.05%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in EFA
ASML HOLDING 2.98%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.58%
SHELL 1.42%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.38%
NOVARTIS AG 1.33%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.21%
NESTLE SA 1.21%
SAP 1.13%
Only in VTWO
SLBBH1142 2.36%
Twist Bioscience Corp 0.42%
Moog Inc 0.36%
10X Genomics Inc 0.35%
JFrog Ltd 0.35%
UMB Financial Corp 0.32%
BrightSpring Health Services Inc 0.31%
Glaukos Corp 0.31%
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Side by side

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US Tracks the Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year +12.1% +14.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +14.1% (IWM)
Gap to its benchmark −2.2 pts vs ACWX +0.2 pts vs IWM
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.06%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.5%
Holdings 665 2002
Net assets, EFA as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTWO as of Sep 30, 2026 $76.8bn $16.6bn

EFA and VTWO 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.

VTWO

VTWO tracks the Russell 2000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested, against +14.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,002 positions, with the top ten at 5.4%. It sat 7.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or VTWO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and VTWO +14.3%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or VTWO?
VTWO is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and VTWO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 0% of VTWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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EFA on its own →VTWO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EFA dividend history →EFA holdings →VTWO dividend history →VTWO holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EFA ↗
VTWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTWO ↗

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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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