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EFAV vs PIEQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFAV and PIEQ hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and PIEQ returned +13.0% over the year. Net assets: $5.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF, and $1.3bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Principal International Equity ETF.

EFAV costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points.

EFAVPIEQ
Expense ratio0.20%0.48%
Net assets, EFAV as of Oct 9, 2026 and PIEQ as of Oct 8, 2026$5.3bn$1.3bn
Total return, 1 year+12.3%+13.0%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.8%47.1%
Below its high3.7%, high on Sep 3, 20265.2%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+12.3%
EFAV total return, 1 year
+13.0%
PIEQ total return, 1 year
0.20%
EFAV expense ratio
0.48%
PIEQ expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFAV and PIEQ hold 5% 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.

half

5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EFAV PIEQ
SHELL 1.66% 1.33%
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 0.61% 3.96%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.59% 3.05%
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 0.42% 2.55%
ARGENX 0.36% 1.96%
THE SAGE GROUP 0.35% 1.50%
HOYA 0.33% 1.99%
ASML HOLDING 0.32% 6.80%
AIB GROUP PLC 0.16% 3.77%
OBAYASHI 0.13% 2.28%
SOMPO HOLDINGS 0.12% 3.54%
HANNOVER RUECK 0.05% 2.62%
Only in EFAV
IBERDROLA 1.56%
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL 1.56%
EQUINOR 1.54%
ENI 1.50%
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 1.49%
SECOM 1.47%
TOTALENERGIES 1.40%
NOVARTIS AG 1.31%
Only in PIEQ
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 8.00%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 6.96%
Teck Resources Ltd 4.15%
Erste Group Bank AG 3.43%
Spotify Technology SA 3.27%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.21%
Suncor Energy Inc 3.17%
Rexel SA 3.07%

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On the same fields

EFAV
iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
PIEQ
Principal International Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Principal
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +12.3% +13.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −4.9 pts −4.3 pts
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.48%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 270 35
Net assets, EFAV as of Oct 9, 2026 and PIEQ as of Oct 8, 2026 $5.3bn $1.3bn

EFAV and PIEQ 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.

PIEQ in plain words

PIEQ is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.48% 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 35 positions, with the top ten at 47.1%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFAV or PIEQ?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFAV returned +12.3% and PIEQ +13.0%.
Which is cheaper, EFAV or PIEQ?
EFAV is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFAV and PIEQ overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFAV and 0% of PIEQ 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 ↗PIEQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PIEQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Principal 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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