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EFAV vs EFV: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFAV and EFV hold 36% of their weight in the same names, and EFV returned +21.2% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $5.3bn for iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF and $30.1bn for iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF.

EFAV costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.9 points; EFV is 5.7 times larger.

EFAVEFV
Expense ratio0.20%0.31%
Net assets$5.3bn$30.1bn
Total return, 1 year+12.3%+21.2%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common36%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.8%19.8%
Below its high3.7%, high on Sep 3, 20265.9%, high on Sep 3, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+12.3%
EFAV total return, 1 year
+21.2%
EFV total return, 1 year
0.20%
EFAV expense ratio
0.31%
EFV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFAV and EFV 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 Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

36% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EFAV EFV
SHELL 1.66% 2.71%
TOTALENERGIES 1.40% 1.60%
IBERDROLA 1.56% 1.38%
NOVARTIS AG 1.31% 1.59%
UNILEVER PLC 1.16% 1.25%
NESTLE SA 0.96% 2.20%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 1.26% 0.95%
SOFTBANK 1.17% 0.83%
BP PLC 0.70% 1.13%
OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING 1.27% 0.70%
SANOFI SA 0.63% 1.17%
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 0.61% 1.04%
Only in EFAV
SINGAPORE EXCHANGE 0.73%
TRANSURBAN GROUP STAPLED UNITS 0.69%
SAP 0.67%
ITOCHU 0.66%
FAST RETAILING 0.64%
INDUSTRIA DE DISENO TEXTIL SA 0.63%
DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG 0.62%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.59%
Only in EFV
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 2.96%
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 1.35%
SIEMENS N AG 1.34%
BHP GROUP LTD 1.31%
MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP 1.13%
UNICREDIT 1.08%
RIO TINTO 0.94%
BNP PARIBAS SA 0.93%

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On the same fields

EFAV
iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
EFV
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +12.3% +21.2%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −4.9 pts +3.9 pts
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.31%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 270 397
Net assets $5.3bn $30.1bn

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

EFAV in plain words

EFAV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% 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 270 positions, with the top ten at 14.8%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

EFV in plain words

EFV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.31% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 397 positions, with the top ten at 19.8%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFAV or EFV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFAV returned +12.3% and EFV +21.2%.
Which is cheaper, EFAV or EFV?
EFAV is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFAV and EFV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFAV and 0% of EFV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
EFAV and EFV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EFAV and EFV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EFAV ↗iShares page for EFV ↗

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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