Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or IEFA?

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IEFA returned +16.2%, so IEFA returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or IEFA?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IEFA charges 0.07%, so IEFA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs IEFA: how they differ

IBIT and IEFA hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IEFA returned more over the year.

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBIT and IEFA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IBIT and IEFA both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	IEFA
USD CASH	0.00%	0.01%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in IEFA
BITCOIN 100.00%	ASML HOLDING 2.56%
	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.39%
	ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.22%
	SHELL PLC 1.09%
	NOVARTIS AG 1.02%
	ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.00%
	MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.98%
	NESTLE SA 0.95%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026.

IBIT and IEFA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks the MSCI EAFE
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+16.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−0.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.07%
Holdings	2	2657
Net assets	$63.7bn	$192.2bn

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

IEFA in plain words

IEFA tracks the MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +16.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2657 positions, with the top ten at 12.0%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or IEFA?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IEFA returned +16.2%, so IEFA returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or IEFA?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IEFA charges 0.07%, so IEFA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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