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EFV vs LVHI: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFV and LVHI hold 41% of their weight in the same names, and LVHI returned +24.7% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $30.1bn for iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF and $5.9bn for Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF.

EFV costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.5 points; EFV is 5.1 times larger.

EFVLVHI
Expense ratio0.31%0.40%
Net assets$30.1bn$5.9bn
Total return, 1 year+21.2%+24.7%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQFranklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Hedged Index
Holdings in common41%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund19.8%21.2%
Below its high5.9%, high on Sep 3, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+21.2%
EFV total return, 1 year
+24.7%
LVHI total return, 1 year
0.31%
EFV expense ratio
0.40%
LVHI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFV and LVHI hold 41% 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 9, 2026.

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41% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EFV LVHI
SHELL 2.71% 2.30%
NESTLE SA 2.20% 1.75%
ALLIANZ 1.66% 1.70%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.83% 1.61%
TOTALENERGIES 1.60% 1.60%
NOVARTIS AG 1.59% 2.13%
BHP GROUP LTD 1.31% 2.21%
UNILEVER PLC 1.25% 2.13%
BANCO SANTANDER 1.17% 1.18%
IBERDROLA 1.38% 1.17%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 0.95% 1.02%
RIO TINTO 0.94% 2.14%
Only in EFV
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 2.96%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 2.18%
TOYOTA MOTOR 1.63%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 1.40%
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 1.35%
SIEMENS N AG 1.34%
BP PLC 1.13%
MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP 1.13%
Only in LVHI
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (THE) 2.19%
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 2.00%
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD 1.99%
SUNCOR ENERGY INC 1.90%
GSK PLC 1.75%
TC ENERGY CORP 1.37%
SSE PLC 0.95%
FORTIS INC 0.81%

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On the same fields

EFV
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
LVHI
Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Franklin
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +21.2% +24.7%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +3.9 pts +7.4 pts
Expense ratio 0.31% 0.40%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 397 193
Net assets $30.1bn $5.9bn

EFV and LVHI 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.

LVHI in plain words

LVHI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% 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 193 positions, with the top ten at 21.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFV or LVHI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFV returned +21.2% and LVHI +24.7%.
Which is cheaper, EFV or LVHI?
EFV is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFV and LVHI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFV and 0% of LVHI 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 ↗LVHI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗LVHI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Franklin website ↗

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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