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EFAV vs WCMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFAV and WCMI hold 2% of their weight in the same names. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $5.3bn for iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF and $2.1bn for First Trust WCM International Equity ETF.

EFAV costs 0.65 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; EFAV is 2.5 times larger.

EFAVWCMI
Expense ratio0.20%0.85%
Net assets$5.3bn$2.1bn
Total return, 1 year+12.3%+12.4%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.8%42.9%
Below its high3.7%, high on Sep 3, 20265.3%, high on Aug 14, 2026

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

+12.3%
EFAV total return, 1 year
+12.4%
WCMI total return, 1 year
0.20%
EFAV expense ratio
0.85%
WCMI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFAV and WCMI hold 2% 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.

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2% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EFAV WCMI
DANONE SA 0.69% 1.86%
HALEON PLC 0.65% 1.67%
TESCO PLC 0.47% 3.02%
NINTENDO 0.10% 1.95%
SONY GROUP 0.05% 3.10%
Only in EFAV
SHELL 1.66%
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%
Only in WCMI
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 7.69%
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc 6.30%
Nebius Group N.V. 5.19%
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 3.81%
Constellation Software Inc. 3.80%
Kioxia Holdings Corporation 3.46%
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. 3.31%
Babcock International Group Plc 3.26%

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On the same fields

EFAV
iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
WCMI
First Trust WCM International Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares First Trust
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +12.3% +12.4%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −4.9 pts −4.8 pts
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.85%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 4.7%
Holdings 270 42
Net assets $5.3bn $2.1bn

EFAV and WCMI 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.

WCMI in plain words

WCMI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 5% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 42 positions, with the top ten at 42.9%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFAV or WCMI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFAV returned +12.3% and WCMI +12.4%.
Which is cheaper, EFAV or WCMI?
EFAV is cheaper, by 0.65 percentage points a year. That is about $65 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFAV and WCMI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFAV and 5% of WCMI 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 ↗WCMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗WCMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for WCMI ↗

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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