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EFG vs IGRO: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFG and IGRO hold 23% of their weight in the same names, and IGRO returned +14.3% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $15.1bn for iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF and $1.3bn for iShares International Dividend Growth ETF.

IGRO costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.6 points; EFG is 12.1 times larger.

EFGIGRO
Expense ratio0.34%0.15%
Net assets$15.1bn$1.3bn
Total return, 1 year+6.7%+14.3%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQMorningstar Global ex-US Dividend Growth Index
Holdings in common23%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund21.9%26.6%
Below its high5.4%, high on Aug 13, 20264.9%, high on Sep 3, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+6.7%
EFG total return, 1 year
+14.3%
IGRO total return, 1 year
0.34%
EFG expense ratio
0.15%
IGRO expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFG and IGRO hold 23% 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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23% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EFG IGRO
SAP 2.05% 1.28%
UBS GROUP AG 1.41% 1.26%
NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 1.16% 2.15%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 1.55% 1.05%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.00% 2.95%
AIA GROUP 0.90% 1.07%
NOVARTIS AG 0.87% 2.88%
COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 1.04% 0.81%
LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 0.73% 1.08%
BANCO SANTANDER 0.63% 2.20%
ITOCHU 0.71% 0.63%
LOREAL SA 0.63% 0.88%
Only in EFG
ASML HOLDING 6.57%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 2.26%
ADVANTEST 1.81%
TOKYO ELECTRON 1.65%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 1.64%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 1.44%
ABB LTD 1.40%
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 1.40%
Only in IGRO
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 3.22%
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 3.11%
NESTLE SA 2.93%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 2.72%
IBERDROLA 2.27%
TORONTO DOMINION 2.21%
TOYOTA MOTOR 2.03%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 2.02%

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On the same fields

EFG
iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF
IGRO
iShares International Dividend Growth ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +6.7% +14.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −10.6 pts −3.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.34% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 353 547
Net assets $15.1bn $1.3bn

EFG and IGRO 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.

IGRO in plain words

IGRO tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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 547 positions, with the top ten at 26.6%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFG or IGRO?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFG returned +6.7% and IGRO +14.3%.
Which is cheaper, EFG or IGRO?
IGRO is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFG and IGRO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFG and 0% of IGRO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Other comparisons
EFG vs IDHQEFG vs IHDGIGRO vs IHDGIDHQ vs IGRO
EFG on its own →IGRO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
EFG and IGRO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EFG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EFG ↗IGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IGRO ↗

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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