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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and IJR +17.5%.

Which is cheaper, IEFA or IJR?

IJR is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IEFA and IJR overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEFA vs IJR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEFA returned +12.3% to IJR's +17.5%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $190.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF, and $104.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+12.3%

IEFA total return, 1 year

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJR costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.2 points; IEFA is 1.8 times larger.

IEFA vs IJR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEFA	IJR
Return
Measure	IEFA	IJR
Total return, 1 year	+12.3%	+17.5%
Drawdown
Measure	IEFA	IJR
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEFA	IJR
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE IMI Index	S&P SmallCap 600
Cost and size
Measure	IEFA	IJR
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$190.1bn	$104.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IEFA	IJR
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.3%	5.3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA and IJR hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEFA IJR

LVMH 0.43% 0.24%

AIRBUS GROUP 0.51% 0.23%

UCB SA 0.15% 0.25%

MTU AERO ENGINES HOLDING AG 0.08% 0.11%

SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 0.45% 0.08%

FINECOBANK BANCA FINECO 0.06% 0.15%

TERNA RETE ELETTRICA NAZIONALE 0.06% 0.12%

SIGMA HEALTHCARE 0.04% 0.26%

CONTINENTAL AG 0.03% 0.27%

APERAM SA 0.01% 0.13%

AUB GROUP LTD 0.01% 0.32%

CAPITALAND ASCOTT STAPLED UNIT TRU 0.01% 0.11%

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Only in IEFA

ASML HOLDING 2.55%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.36%

SHELL 1.21%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.18%

NOVARTIS AG 1.14%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.04%

NESTLE SA 1.04%

SAP 0.97%

Only in IJR

GLAUKOS 0.61%

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.57%

MATCH GROUP INC 0.57%

VIASAT INC 0.55%

SM ENERGY 0.53%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 0.52%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.51%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.48%

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Side by side

IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600

Total return, 1 year +12.3% +17.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +17.6% (SPSM)

Gap to its benchmark −2.0 pts vs ACWX −0.1 pts vs SPSM

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 2629 642

Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 and IJR as of Oct 27, 2026 $190.4bn $104.6bn

IEFA and IJR on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IEFA

IEFA tracks the MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.3% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,629 positions, with the top ten at 12.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IJR

IJR tracks the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 642 positions, with the top ten at 5.3%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or IJR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and IJR +17.5%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or IJR?: IJR is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEFA and IJR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEFA and 0% of IJR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IEFA and IJR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEFA ↗

IJR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJR ↗

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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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