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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and VXF +10.6%.

Which is cheaper, EFA or VXF?

VXF is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EFA vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to VXF's +10.6%; 2% 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 $30.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Market ETF.

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At a glance

+12.1%

EFA total return, 1 year

+10.6%

VXF total return, 1 year

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

0.05%

VXF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VXF costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points; EFA is 2.5 times larger.

EFA vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EFA	VXF
Return
Measure	EFA	VXF
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+10.6%
Drawdown
Measure	EFA	VXF
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026	6.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EFA	VXF
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Index	S&P Completion Index
Cost and size
Measure	EFA	VXF
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$76.7bn	$30.2bn
Holdings
Measure	EFA	VXF
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.3%	11.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and VXF hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EFA VXF

CSL 0.31% 0.15%

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC 0.21% 0.14%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.50% 0.11%

NEXT PLC 0.11% 0.14%

ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 0.25% 0.11%

HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AG 0.10% 0.16%

ALLIANZ 0.86% 0.09%

COMPASS GROUP PLC 0.27% 0.08%

CREDIT AGRICOLE SA 0.07% 0.09%

ORANGE SA 0.14% 0.07%

ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI 0.16% 0.06%

LVMH 0.50% 0.05%

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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 VXF

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 2.50%

SLCMT1142 2.26%

Snowflake Inc 1.42%

Cloudflare Inc 1.35%

Natera Inc 0.72%

Strategy Inc 0.67%

Astera Labs Inc 0.67%

Cheniere Energy Inc 0.67%

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Side by side

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US Tracks an index of Extended Market

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +10.6%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −2.2 pts vs ACWX not measured

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.05%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 665 3361

Net assets, EFA as of Oct 27, 2026 and VXF as of Sep 30, 2026 $76.8bn $30.2bn

EFA and VXF 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.

VXF

VXF tracks an index of Extended Market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 3,361 positions, with the top ten at 11.3%. It sat 6.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or VXF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and VXF +10.6%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or VXF?: VXF is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EFA ↗

VXF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VXF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VXF ↗

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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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