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EFV vs PIEQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFV and PIEQ hold 4% 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 $1.3bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Principal International Equity ETF.

EFV costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.2 points.

EFVPIEQ
Expense ratio0.31%0.48%
Net assets, EFV as of Oct 9, 2026 and PIEQ as of Oct 8, 2026$30.1bn$1.3bn
Total return, 1 year+21.2%+13.0%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund19.8%47.1%
Below its high5.9%, high on Sep 3, 20265.2%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+21.2%
EFV total return, 1 year
+13.0%
PIEQ total return, 1 year
0.31%
EFV expense ratio
0.48%
PIEQ expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFV and PIEQ hold 4% 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.

half

4% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EFV PIEQ
SHELL 2.71% 1.33%
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 1.04% 3.96%
BNP PARIBAS SA 0.93% 2.10%
AIB GROUP PLC 0.23% 3.77%
SOMPO HOLDINGS 0.20% 3.54%
ERSTE GROUP BANK AG 0.18% 3.43%
KOMATSU 0.18% 1.35%
HANNOVER RUECK 0.17% 2.62%
OBAYASHI 0.10% 2.28%
REXEL SA 0.08% 3.07%
Only in EFV
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 2.96%
NESTLE SA 2.20%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 2.18%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.83%
ALLIANZ 1.66%
TOYOTA MOTOR 1.63%
TOTALENERGIES 1.60%
NOVARTIS AG 1.59%
Only in PIEQ
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 8.00%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 6.96%
ASML Holding NV 6.80%
Teck Resources Ltd 4.15%
Spotify Technology SA 3.27%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.21%
Suncor Energy Inc 3.17%
AstraZeneca PLC 3.05%

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On the same fields

EFV
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
PIEQ
Principal International Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Principal
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +21.2% +13.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +3.9 pts −4.3 pts
Expense ratio 0.31% 0.48%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 397 35
Net assets, EFV as of Oct 9, 2026 and PIEQ as of Oct 8, 2026 $30.1bn $1.3bn

EFV and PIEQ 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.

PIEQ in plain words

PIEQ is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.48% 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 35 positions, with the top ten at 47.1%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFV or PIEQ?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFV returned +21.2% and PIEQ +13.0%.
Which is cheaper, EFV or PIEQ?
EFV is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFV and PIEQ overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFV and 0% of PIEQ 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 ↗PIEQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PIEQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Principal 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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