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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and IJT +15.4%.

Which is cheaper, IEFA or IJT?

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 IJT overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEFA vs IJT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEFA returned +12.3% to IJT's +15.4%; 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 $7.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+12.3%

IEFA total return, 1 year

+15.4%

IJT total return, 1 year

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

0.18%

IJT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEFA costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; IEFA is far larger, $190.1bn against $7.5bn.

IEFA vs IJT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEFA	IJT
Return
Measure	IEFA	IJT
Total return, 1 year	+12.3%	+15.4%
Drawdown
Measure	IEFA	IJT
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026	8.2%, high on Aug 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEFA	IJT
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE IMI Index	S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEFA	IJT
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$190.1bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IEFA	IJT
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.3%	9.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA and IJT 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 IJT

AIRBUS GROUP 0.51% 0.48%

LVMH 0.43% 0.29%

FINECOBANK BANCA FINECO 0.06% 0.14%

CONTINENTAL AG 0.03% 0.29%

APERAM SA 0.01% 0.15%

CAPITALAND ASCOTT STAPLED UNIT TRU 0.01% 0.12%

MERCURY NZ LTD 0.01% 0.33%

NEW HOPE CORPORATION LTD 0.01% 0.33%

PLUS500 0.01% 0.19%

WORLEY 0.01% 0.11%

ACADEMEDIA 0.00% 0.32%

ARGAN SA 0.00% 0.58%

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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 IJT

VIASAT INC 1.18%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 1.11%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 1.10%

TG THERAPEUTICS 0.97%

ETSY 0.91%

ALKERMES 0.90%

GLAUKOS 0.90%

ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORP 0.88%

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Side by side

IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth 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 Growth

Total return, 1 year +12.3% +15.4%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +15.6% (SLYG)

Gap to its benchmark −2.0 pts vs ACWX −0.2 pts vs SLYG

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.18%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 2629 369

Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 and IJT as of Oct 27, 2026 $190.4bn $7.5bn

IEFA and IJT 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.

IJT

IJT tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.4% with distributions reinvested, against +15.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth 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 369 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 8.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or IJT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and IJT +15.4%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or IJT?: 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 IJT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEFA and 0% of IJT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IEFA and IJT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEFA ↗

IJT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJT ↗

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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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