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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +13.9% and IQDF +24.5%.

Which is cheaper, IEFA or IQDF?

IEFA is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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IEFA vs IQDF: Differences, Returns & Fees

IEFA and IQDF hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and IQDF returned +24.5% over the year. Net assets: $189.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF, and $1.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust International Quality Dividend ETF.

IEFA costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.6 points; IEFA is far larger, $190.1bn against $1.2bn.

	IEFA	IQDF
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.47%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$190.1bn	$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+13.9%	+24.5%
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE IMI Index	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.2%	19.8%
Below its high	4.8%, 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.

+13.9%

IEFA total return, 1 year

+24.5%

IQDF total return, 1 year

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

0.47%

IQDF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA 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 IEFA IQDF

ASML HOLDING 2.87% 1.22%

NESTLE SA 0.95% 1.02%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.88% 1.44%

ADVANTEST 0.77% 2.13%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.95% 0.70%

TOKYO ELECTRON 0.69% 2.10%

TOTALENERGIES 0.68% 0.98%

HITACHI 0.63% 0.57%

BP PLC 0.49% 0.79%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 0.45% 0.81%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.26% 0.44%

BNP PARIBAS SA 0.40% 0.88%

Only in IEFA

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.20%

SIEMENS N AG 0.87%

BANCO SANTANDER 0.77%

ALLIANZ 0.71%

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.70%

TOYOTA MOTOR 0.70%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 0.65%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 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

IEFA

iShares Core MSCI EAFE 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 EAFE Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +13.9% +24.5%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −3.3 pts +7.2 pts

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.47%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 2628 182

Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 9, 2026 and IQDF as of Jul 31, 2026 $189.5bn $1.2bn

IEFA and IQDF 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.

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, IEFA or IQDF?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +13.9% and IQDF +24.5%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or IQDF?: IEFA is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEFA and IQDF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEFA and 0% of IQDF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

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