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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +13.9% and IMTM +15.3%.

Which is cheaper, IEFA or IMTM?

IEFA is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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IEFA vs IMTM: Differences, Returns & Fees

IEFA and IMTM hold 45% of their weight in the same names, and IMTM returned +15.3% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $189.5bn for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF and $4.2bn for iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF.

IEFA costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; IEFA is far larger, $189.5bn against $4.2bn.

	IEFA	IMTM
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.30%
Net assets	$189.5bn	$4.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+13.9%	+15.3%
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE IMI Index	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	45%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.2%	24.4%
Below its high	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.3%, high on Aug 17, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+13.9%

IEFA total return, 1 year

+15.3%

IMTM total return, 1 year

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

0.30%

IMTM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA and IMTM hold 45% 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 Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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45% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IEFA IMTM

ASML HOLDING 2.87% 5.21%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.26% 2.80%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.20% 1.73%

SHELL 1.17% 1.91%

NOVARTIS AG 1.05% 1.83%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.95% 1.68%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.88% 1.51%

ADVANTEST 0.77% 1.86%

BANCO SANTANDER 0.77% 1.51%

ALLIANZ 0.71% 1.10%

TOKYO ELECTRON 0.69% 1.37%

TOTALENERGIES 0.68% 1.67%

Only in IEFA

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.96%

NESTLE SA 0.95%

SIEMENS N AG 0.87%

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.70%

TOYOTA MOTOR 0.70%

HITACHI 0.63%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.61%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.57%

Only in IMTM

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 3.16%

TORONTO DOMINION 2.25%

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 1.23%

BANK OF MONTREAL 1.11%

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 1.06%

CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD 0.89%

NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68%

ENBRIDGE 0.66%

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On the same fields

IEFA

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

IMTM

iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +13.9% +15.3%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −3.3 pts −2.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.30%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 2628 301

Net assets $189.5bn $4.2bn

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

IEFA in plain words

IEFA tracks the MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 2,628 positions, with the top ten at 12.2%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

IMTM in plain words

IMTM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 301 positions, with the top ten at 24.4%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or IMTM?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +13.9% and IMTM +15.3%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or IMTM?: IEFA is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEFA and IMTM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEFA and 0% of IMTM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

IEFA and IMTM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IEFA and IMTM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IEFA ↗iShares page for IMTM ↗

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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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