Which returned more over the last year, EFV or GSIE?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFV returned +21.2% and GSIE +14.5%.

Which is cheaper, EFV or GSIE?

GSIE is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EFV and GSIE overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFV and 0% of GSIE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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EFV vs GSIE: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFV and GSIE hold 42% of their weight in the same names, and EFV returned +21.2% over the year. Net assets: $30.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF, and $5.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF.

GSIE costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.7 points.

	EFV	GSIE
Expense ratio	0.31%	0.25%
Net assets, EFV as of Oct 9, 2026 and GSIE as of Oct 8, 2026	$30.1bn	$5.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+21.2%	+14.5%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity Index
Holdings in common	42%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	19.8%	10.1%
Below its high	5.9%, high on Sep 3, 2026	5.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+21.2%

EFV total return, 1 year

+14.5%

GSIE total return, 1 year

0.31%

EFV expense ratio

0.25%

GSIE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFV and GSIE hold 42% 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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half

42% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EFV GSIE

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 2.96% 1.06%

NOVARTIS AG 1.59% 1.02%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.83% 1.01%

BANCO SANTANDER 1.17% 0.80%

SHELL 2.71% 0.61%

NESTLE SA 2.20% 0.60%

SIEMENS N AG 1.34% 0.57%

ALLIANZ 1.66% 0.57%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 1.35% 0.55%

BHP GROUP LTD 1.31% 0.50%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 2.18% 0.48%

TOTALENERGIES 1.60% 0.46%

Only in EFV

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 0.70%

NORDEA BANK 0.54%

DIAGEO PLC 0.45%

SWEDBANK 0.31%

SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN 0.30%

ERICSSON B 0.24%

BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA SP 0.22%

MITSUI FUDOSAN 0.21%

Only in GSIE

ASML HOLDING NV 2.11%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.06%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.88%

TORONTO DOMINION BANK (THE) 0.78%

ADVANTEST CORP 0.77%

RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO LTD 0.52%

TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 0.49%

SAP SE 0.48%

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On the same fields

EFV

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

GSIE

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Goldman Sachs

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +21.2% +14.5%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +3.9 pts −2.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.31% 0.25%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 397 656

Net assets, EFV as of Oct 9, 2026 and GSIE as of Oct 8, 2026 $30.1bn $5.8bn

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

EFV in plain words

EFV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.31% 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 397 positions, with the top ten at 19.8%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

GSIE in plain words

GSIE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 656 positions, with the top ten at 10.1%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFV or GSIE?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFV returned +21.2% and GSIE +14.5%.
Which is cheaper, EFV or GSIE?: GSIE is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFV and GSIE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFV and 0% of GSIE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

EFV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EFV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EFV ↗GSIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GSIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs 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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