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IEFA vs IWM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEFA returned +12.3% to IWM's +14.1%; 2% 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 $75.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

IEFA on its own →IWM on its own →
At a glance
+12.3%
IEFA total return, 1 year
+14.1%
IWM total return, 1 year
0.07%
IEFA expense ratio
0.19%
IWM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEFA costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; IEFA is 2.5 times larger.

IEFA vs IWM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEFAIWM
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.3%+14.1%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 20267.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI EAFE IMI IndexRussell 2000 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.19%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$190.1bn$75.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund12.3%3.3%

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

What they share

2%

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA and IWM hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEFA IWM
COMPASS GROUP PLC 0.23% 0.24%
UCB SA 0.15% 0.15%
LVMH 0.43% 0.14%
AIRBUS GROUP 0.51% 0.13%
ORANGE SA 0.12% 0.19%
FINECOBANK BANCA FINECO 0.06% 0.09%
LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 0.49% 0.06%
MTU AERO ENGINES HOLDING AG 0.08% 0.06%
TERNA RETE ELETTRICA NAZIONALE 0.06% 0.07%
SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 0.45% 0.05%
NN GROUP 0.09% 0.04%
SIGMA HEALTHCARE 0.04% 0.15%
Only in one fund ↓
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 IWM
JFROG 0.37%
GLAUKOS 0.35%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.35%
MOOG INC CLASS A 0.34%
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.33%
UMB FINANCIAL 0.33%
SM ENERGY 0.32%
10X GENOMICS CLASS A 0.31%
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Side by side

IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Tracks the Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year +12.3% +14.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +14.3% (VTWO)
Gap to its benchmark −2.0 pts vs ACWX −0.2 pts vs VTWO
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.19%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 2629 1977
Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 and IWM as of Oct 27, 2026 $190.4bn $75.5bn

IEFA and IWM 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.

IWM

IWM tracks the Russell 2000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% 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 1,977 positions, with the top ten at 3.3%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or IWM?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and IWM +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or IWM?
IEFA is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEFA and IWM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEFA and 0% of IWM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IEFA on its own →IWM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEFA dividend history →IEFA holdings →IWM dividend history →IWM holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEFA and IWM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEFA ↗
IWM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWM ↗

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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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