EFG vs IDHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFG and IDHQ hold 38% of their weight in the same names, and IDHQ returned +31.0% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $15.1bn for iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF and $1.1bn for Invesco S&P International Developed Quality ETF.

IDHQ costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 24.3 points; EFG is 13.4 times larger.

EFGIDHQ
Expense ratio0.34%0.29%
Net assets$15.1bn$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year+6.7%+31.0%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common38%
Holdings datedOct 9, 2026Oct 10, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund21.9%33.4%
Below its high5.4%, high on Aug 13, 20265.5%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+6.7%
EFG total return, 1 year
+31.0%
IDHQ total return, 1 year
0.34%
EFG expense ratio
0.29%
IDHQ expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFG and IDHQ hold 38% 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 9, 2026.

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38% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EFG IDHQ
ASML HOLDING 6.57% 5.00%
SAP 2.05% 2.94%
ADVANTEST 1.81% 3.10%
TOKYO ELECTRON 1.65% 2.04%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 1.44% 2.60%
ABB LTD 1.40% 2.43%
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 1.40% 2.53%
SONY GROUP 1.32% 2.15%
SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 1.19% 1.87%
SAFRAN SA 1.15% 2.17%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.00% 5.01%
GLAXOSMITHKLINE 0.88% 1.11%
Only in EFG
ASTRAZENECA PLC 2.26%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 1.64%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 1.55%
HITACHI 1.49%
UBS GROUP AG 1.41%
KIOXIA HOLDINGS 1.20%
AIRBUS GROUP 1.18%
NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 1.16%
Only in IDHQ
Nestle SA 3.28%
Allianz SE 2.29%
Unilever PLC 2.04%
TotalEnergies SE 2.02%
Novo Nordisk A/S 1.86%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 1.49%
Zurich Insurance Group AG 1.43%
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd 1.16%

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On the same fields

EFG
iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF
IDHQ
Invesco S&P International Developed Quality ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +6.7% +31.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −10.6 pts +13.8 pts
Expense ratio 0.34% 0.29%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 353 185
Net assets $15.1bn $1.1bn

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

EFG in plain words

EFG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +6.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.34% 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 353 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

IDHQ in plain words

IDHQ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 185 positions, with the top ten at 33.4%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFG or IDHQ?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFG returned +6.7% and IDHQ +31.0%.
Which is cheaper, EFG or IDHQ?
IDHQ 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 EFG and IDHQ overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFG and 0% of IDHQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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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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