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IEFA vs IJS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEFA returned +12.3% to IJS's +19.3%; 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 $7.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF.

IEFA on its own →IJS on its own →
At a glance
+12.3%
IEFA total return, 1 year
+19.3%
IJS total return, 1 year
0.07%
IEFA expense ratio
0.18%
IJS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEFA costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.0 points; IEFA is far larger, $190.1bn against $7.7bn.

IEFA vs IJS: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEFAIJS
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.3%+19.3%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 20265.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI EAFE IMI IndexS&P SmallCap 600 Value Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$190.1bn$7.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund12.3%8.8%

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

What they share

1%

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

0 half 100%

half

1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEFA IJS
LVMH 0.43% 0.19%
UCB SA 0.15% 0.48%
SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 0.45% 0.15%
MTU AERO ENGINES HOLDING AG 0.08% 0.21%
FINECOBANK BANCA FINECO 0.06% 0.16%
TERNA RETE ELETTRICA NAZIONALE 0.06% 0.22%
SIGMA HEALTHCARE 0.04% 0.49%
CONTINENTAL AG 0.03% 0.26%
APERAM SA 0.01% 0.12%
AUB GROUP LTD 0.01% 0.61%
CAPITALAND ASCOTT STAPLED UNIT TRU 0.01% 0.10%
CRANSWICK PLC 0.01% 0.30%
Only in one fund ↓
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 IJS
PAYCOM SOFTWARE 1.09%
MATCH GROUP INC 1.08%
SM ENERGY 1.00%
JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.91%
CARMAX INC 0.82%
EASTMAN CHEMICAL 0.81%
LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS 0.80%
VICTORIA S SECRET 0.79%
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Side by side

IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value
Total return, 1 year +12.3% +19.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +19.2% (SLYV)
Gap to its benchmark −2.0 pts vs ACWX +0.1 pts vs SLYV
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.18%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 2629 477
Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 and IJS as of Oct 27, 2026 $190.4bn $7.7bn

IEFA and IJS 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.

IJS

IJS tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested, against +19.2% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 477 positions, with the top ten at 8.8%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or IJS?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and IJS +19.3%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or IJS?
IEFA is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEFA and IJS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEFA and 0% of IJS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IEFA on its own →IJS on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEFA dividend history →IEFA holdings →IJS dividend history →IJS holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEFA and IJS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEFA ↗
IJS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IJS ↗

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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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