Which returned more over the last year, EFAV or GSIE?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFAV returned +12.3% and GSIE +14.5%.

Which is cheaper, EFAV or GSIE?

EFAV is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EFAV and GSIE overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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EFAV vs GSIE: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFAV and GSIE hold 30% of their weight in the same names, and GSIE returned +14.5% over the year. Net assets: $5.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF, and $5.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF.

EFAV costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points.

	EFAV	GSIE
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.25%
Net assets, EFAV as of Oct 9, 2026 and GSIE as of Oct 8, 2026	$5.3bn	$5.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+12.3%	+14.5%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity Index
Holdings in common	30%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.8%	10.1%
Below its high	3.7%, high on Sep 3, 2026	5.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+12.3%

EFAV total return, 1 year

+14.5%

GSIE total return, 1 year

0.20%

EFAV expense ratio

0.25%

GSIE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFAV and GSIE hold 30% 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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30% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EFAV GSIE

NOVARTIS AG 1.31% 1.02%

SANOFI SA 0.63% 0.80%

SHELL 1.66% 0.61%

NESTLE SA 0.96% 0.60%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.59% 0.88%

SAP 0.67% 0.48%

TOTALENERGIES 1.40% 0.46%

KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE 0.74% 0.46%

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.40% 0.42%

DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 1.49% 0.40%

LOREAL SA 0.58% 0.39%

IBERDROLA 1.56% 0.37%

Only in EFAV

NIPPON BUILDING FUND REIT 0.52%

COMPASS GROUP PLC 0.51%

HKT TRUST AND HKT UNITS 0.48%

ORIENTAL LAND 0.47%

CHEUNG KONG INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDING 0.46%

VERBUND AG 0.46%

NORDEA BANK 0.43%

HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS LTD 0.40%

Only in GSIE

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.06%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.06%

TORONTO DOMINION BANK (THE) 0.78%

SIEMENS AG 0.57%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 0.55%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.50%

BOUYGUES SA 0.47%

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 0.46%

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On the same fields

EFAV

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

GSIE

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Goldman Sachs

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +12.3% +14.5%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −4.9 pts −2.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.20% 0.25%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 270 656

Net assets, EFAV as of Oct 9, 2026 and GSIE as of Oct 8, 2026 $5.3bn $5.8bn

EFAV and GSIE 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.

GSIE in plain words

GSIE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 656 positions, with the top ten at 10.1%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFAV or GSIE?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFAV returned +12.3% and GSIE +14.5%.
Which is cheaper, EFAV or GSIE?: EFAV is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFAV and GSIE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFAV and 0% of GSIE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

EFAV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EFAV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EFAV ↗GSIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GSIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs 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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