Which returned more over the last year, IDEV or IQDF?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IDEV returned +14.5% and IQDF +24.5%.

Which is cheaper, IDEV or IQDF?

IDEV is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IDEV and IQDF overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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IDEV vs IQDF: Differences, Returns & Fees

IDEV and IQDF hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and IQDF returned +24.5% over the year. Net assets: $33.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF, and $1.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust International Quality Dividend ETF.

IDEV costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.0 points; IDEV is far larger, $31.6bn against $1.2bn.

	IDEV	IQDF
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.47%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$31.6bn	$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+14.5%	+24.5%
What it tracks	MSCI World ex USA Investable Market Index	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	10.8%	19.8%
Below its high	4.9%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.3%, high on Sep 8, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+14.5%

IDEV total return, 1 year

+24.5%

IQDF total return, 1 year

0.04%

IDEV expense ratio

0.47%

IQDF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IDEV and IQDF hold 15% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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15% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IDEV IQDF

ASML HOLDING 2.52% 1.22%

NESTLE SA 0.83% 1.02%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.77% 1.44%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.84% 0.70%

ADVANTEST 0.67% 2.13%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.93% 0.63%

TOKYO ELECTRON 0.61% 2.10%

TOTALENERGIES 0.60% 0.98%

HITACHI 0.55% 0.57%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.11% 0.44%

BP PLC 0.43% 0.79%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 0.39% 0.81%

Only in IDEV

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.05%

SIEMENS N AG 0.76%

SHOPIFY SUBORDINATE VOTING CLASS A 0.71%

BANCO SANTANDER 0.67%

TORONTO DOMINION 0.67%

ALLIANZ 0.62%

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.61%

TOYOTA MOTOR 0.61%

Only in IQDF

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 4.55%

MediaTek, Inc. 1.99%

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. 1.92%

Novo Nordisk A/S 1.63%

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 1.44%

SK hynix, Inc. 1.34%

Enel SpA 1.25%

UniCredit SpA 1.17%

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On the same fields

IDEV

iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

IQDF

Northern Trust International Quality Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Northern Trust

What it is Tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +14.5% +24.5%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −2.7 pts +7.2 pts

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.47%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 2287 182

Net assets, IDEV as of Oct 9, 2026 and IQDF as of Jul 31, 2026 $33.1bn $1.2bn

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

IDEV in plain words

IDEV tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets. 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 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,287 positions, with the top ten at 10.8%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

IQDF in plain words

IQDF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 182 positions, with the top ten at 19.8%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Sep 8, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IDEV or IQDF?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IDEV returned +14.5% and IQDF +24.5%.
Which is cheaper, IDEV or IQDF?: IDEV is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IDEV and IQDF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IDEV and 0% of IQDF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

IDEV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IDEV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IDEV ↗IQDF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IQDF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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