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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and IWF +0.9%.

Which is cheaper, IEFA or IWF?

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 IWF overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEFA and 94% of IWF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEFA vs IWF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEFA returned +12.3% to IWF's +0.9%; 0% 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 $124.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+12.3%

IEFA total return, 1 year

+0.9%

IWF total return, 1 year

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

0.18%

IWF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEFA costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.4 points; IEFA is 1.5 times larger.

IEFA vs IWF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEFA	IWF
Return
Measure	IEFA	IWF
Total return, 1 year	+12.3%	+0.9%
Drawdown
Measure	IEFA	IWF
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEFA	IWF
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE IMI Index	Russell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEFA	IWF
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$190.1bn	$124.7bn
Holdings
Measure	IEFA	IWF
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.3%	57.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA and IWF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEFA IWF

SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY 0.33% 0.26%

HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AG 0.09% 0.04%

ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 0.22% 0.03%

AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.02% 0.13%

ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.24% 0.01%

AMP LTD 0.02% 0.01%

ALSO HOLDING AG 0.01% 0.00%

CSL 0.27% 0.00%

IREN 0.01% 0.00%

4IMPRINT GROUP PLC 0.01% 0.00%

CAR GROUP 0.03% 0.00%

ALKANE RESOURCES LTD 0.00% 0.00%

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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 IWF

NVIDIA 15.30%

APPLE 8.18%

MICROSOFT 5.94%

ALPHABET CLASS A 5.62%

BROADCOM INC 4.79%

ALPHABET CLASS C 4.53%

TESLA INC 3.58%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.36%

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Side by side

IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Tracks the Russell 1000 growth

Total return, 1 year +12.3% +0.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +1.1% (VONG)

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

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.18%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 93.5%

Holdings 2629 374

Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 and IWF as of Oct 27, 2026 $190.4bn $124.7bn

IEFA and IWF 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.

IWF

IWF tracks the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested, against +1.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 374 positions, with the top ten at 57.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or IWF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and IWF +0.9%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or IWF?: 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 IWF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEFA and 94% of IWF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IEFA and IWF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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IWF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWF ↗

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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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