Which returned more over the last year, FEOE or IQLT?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FEOE returned +20.2% and IQLT +14.7%.

Which is cheaper, FEOE or IQLT?

IQLT is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FEOE and IQLT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 3% of FEOE and 0% of IQLT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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FEOE vs IQLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

FEOE and IQLT hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and FEOE returned +20.2% over the year. Net assets: $1.3bn on May 31, 2026 for First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF, and $13.8bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF.

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IQLT costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.5 points.

FEOE vs IQLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
	FEOE	IQLT
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.30%
Net assets, FEOE as of May 31, 2026 and IQLT as of Oct 20, 2026	$1.3bn	$13.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+20.2%	+14.7%
What it tracks	not published	MSCI World ex USA Sector Neutral Quality Index
Holdings in common	12%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.4%	23.4%
Below its high		3.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

+20.2%

FEOE total return, 1 year

+14.7%

IQLT total return, 1 year

0.50%

FEOE expense ratio

0.30%

IQLT expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FEOE and IQLT hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FEOE IQLT

Shell PLC 3.95% 1.90%

Nestle SA 1.89% 1.82%

Unilever PLC 1.59% 1.39%

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitt 2.71% 0.81%

Cie Financiere Richemont SA 2.32% 0.77%

RELX PLC 0.91% 0.64%

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings 1.65% 0.61%

British American Tobacco PLC 3.80% 0.53%

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 0.51% 0.57%

Barrick Mining Corp 1.03% 0.42%

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 1.44% 0.42%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 1.59% 0.38%

Only in FEOE

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.52%

Prosus NV 2.43%

Merck KGaA 2.38%

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB 2.25%

Dassault Systemes SE 2.08%

FANUC Corp 2.04%

SMC Corp 1.94%

TSMC 1.94%

Only in IQLT

ASML HOLDING 5.57%

ALLIANZ 2.60%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 2.34%

RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 1.94%

ADVANTEST 1.84%

ABB LTD 1.81%

ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 1.80%

NOVARTIS AG 1.73%

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On the same fields

FEOE

First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF

IQLT

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Eagle iShares

What it is Equity fund Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +20.2% +14.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +17.5% (EEM) +15.0% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark +2.6 pts vs EEM −0.3 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.30%

Already in the S&P 500 3.4% 0.0%

Holdings 75 304

Net assets, FEOE as of May 31, 2026 and IQLT as of Oct 20, 2026 $1.3bn $13.8bn

FEOE and IQLT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About FEOE

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 3% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 30.4%.

About IQLT

IQLT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +14.7% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 304 positions, with the top ten at 23.4%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FEOE or IQLT?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FEOE returned +20.2% and IQLT +14.7%.
Which is cheaper, FEOE or IQLT?: IQLT is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FEOE and IQLT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 3% of FEOE and 0% of IQLT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

FEOE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FEOE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Eagle website ↗IQLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IQLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IQLT ↗

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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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