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EFAV vs LVHI: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFAV and LVHI hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and LVHI returned +24.7% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $5.3bn for iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF and $5.9bn for Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF.

EFAV costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.4 points; LVHI is 1.1 times larger.

EFAVLVHI
Expense ratio0.20%0.40%
Net assets$5.3bn$5.9bn
Total return, 1 year+12.3%+24.7%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQFranklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Hedged Index
Holdings in common28%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.8%21.2%
Below its high3.7%, high on Sep 3, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+12.3%
EFAV total return, 1 year
+24.7%
LVHI total return, 1 year
0.20%
EFAV expense ratio
0.40%
LVHI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFAV and LVHI hold 28% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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28% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EFAV LVHI
SHELL 1.66% 2.30%
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 1.49% 1.42%
TOTALENERGIES 1.40% 1.60%
NOVARTIS AG 1.31% 2.13%
IBERDROLA 1.56% 1.17%
UNILEVER PLC 1.16% 2.13%
NTT 1.04% 1.24%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 1.26% 1.02%
NESTLE SA 0.96% 1.75%
OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING 1.27% 0.68%
SANOFI SA 0.63% 1.18%
SOFTBANK 1.17% 0.57%
Only in EFAV
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL 1.56%
ENI 1.50%
SECOM 1.47%
KDDI 1.10%
JAPAN TOBACCO 1.08%
OBIC LTD 0.97%
BANK HAPOALIM BM 0.95%
ORANGE SA 0.92%
Only in LVHI
BHP GROUP LTD 2.21%
INTESA SANPAOLO SPA 2.19%
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (THE) 2.19%
RIO TINTO PLC 2.14%
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 2.00%
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD 1.99%
SUNCOR ENERGY INC 1.90%
BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA SPA 1.66%

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On the same fields

EFAV
iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
LVHI
Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Franklin
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +12.3% +24.7%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −4.9 pts +7.4 pts
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.40%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 270 193
Net assets $5.3bn $5.9bn

EFAV and LVHI 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.

LVHI in plain words

LVHI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 193 positions, with the top ten at 21.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFAV or LVHI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFAV returned +12.3% and LVHI +24.7%.
Which is cheaper, EFAV or LVHI?
EFAV is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFAV and LVHI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFAV and 0% of LVHI 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 ↗LVHI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗LVHI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Franklin website ↗

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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