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IEFA vs JULI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEFA and JULI are measured over different days, and IEFA charges 0.07% to JULI's 0.79%.

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Net assets: $190.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF, and $7.4m on Oct 27, 2026 for AllianzIM International Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Jul.

IEFA on its own →JULI on its own →
At a glance
+12.3%
IEFA total return, 1 year
+241.9%
JULI total return, since launch, Jun 30, 2026
0.07%
IEFA expense ratio
0.79%
JULI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEFA costs 0.72 points a year less; IEFA is far larger, $190.1bn against $7.4m.

IEFA vs JULI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEFAJULI
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.3%not published
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI EAFE IMI IndexEFA
The outcome period
Buffer left, in index points14.8% of 15.0%
Days left in the period245
Period endsJun 30, 2027
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.79%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$190.1bn$7.4m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund12.3%

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Side by side

IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF JULI AllianzIM International Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Jul
Where it sits Stock ETF Buffer ETF
Issuer iShares AllianzIM
What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Defined outcome, 15% on EFA
Total return, 1 year +12.3% +241.9% (since launch, Jun 30, 2026)
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) −0.2% (EFA) (since launch, Jun 30, 2026)
Gap to its benchmark −2.0 pts vs ACWX +242.1 pts vs EFA (since launch, Jun 30, 2026)
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.79%
Holdings 2629 not read by ETFIQ
Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 and JULI as of Oct 27, 2026 $190.4bn $7.4m

IEFA and JULI 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.

JULI

This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in EFA. Protection left, in index points: 14.8% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's EFA level. 245 days remained on Oct 28, 2026. On Jun 30, 2027 the period ends and new terms are set.

Questions people ask

Are IEFA and JULI in the same category?
IEFA is a stock ETF and JULI is a buffer ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or JULI?
IEFA is cheaper, by 0.72 percentage points a year. That is about $72 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF →IEFA on its own →JULI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEFA dividend history →IEFA holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEFA ↗
JULI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AllianzIM page for JULI ↗

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