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IEFA vs ITOT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEFA returned +12.3% to ITOT's +13.4%; 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 $97.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF.

IEFA on its own →ITOT on its own →
At a glance
+12.3%
IEFA total return, 1 year
+13.4%
ITOT total return, 1 year
0.07%
IEFA expense ratio
0.03%
ITOT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ITOT costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; IEFA is 2.0 times larger.

IEFA vs ITOT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEFAITOT
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.3%+13.4%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI EAFE IMI IndexS&P Total Market Index (TMI)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$190.1bn$97.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund12.3%33.9%

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

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA and ITOT 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 ITOT
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 0.10% 0.09%
MERCK 0.08% 0.47%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.36% 0.06%
ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.05% 0.05%
EQT 0.05% 0.05%
PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.12% 0.05%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 0.38% 0.04%
ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.24% 0.04%
HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.08% 0.04%
VINCI SA 0.23% 0.04%
TELENOR 0.03% 0.09%
AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.02% 0.16%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IEFA
ASML HOLDING 2.55%
SHELL 1.21%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.18%
NOVARTIS AG 1.14%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.04%
NESTLE SA 1.04%
SAP 0.97%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.92%
Only in ITOT
NVIDIA 7.06%
APPLE 6.78%
MICROSOFT 5.28%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.32%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.52%
BROADCOM INC 2.18%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.02%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.83%
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Side by side

IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market
Total return, 1 year +12.3% +13.4%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −2.0 pts vs ACWX not measured
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 88.1%
Holdings 2629 2443
Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 and ITOT as of Oct 27, 2026 $190.4bn $97.1bn

IEFA and ITOT 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.

ITOT

ITOT tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,443 positions, with the top ten at 33.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or ITOT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and ITOT +13.4%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or ITOT?
ITOT is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEFA and ITOT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEFA and 88% of ITOT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
IEFA on its own →ITOT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEFA dividend history →IEFA holdings →ITOT dividend history →ITOT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEFA and ITOT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEFA ↗
ITOT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for ITOT ↗

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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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