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IEFA vs MFSI: Differences, Returns & Fees

IEFA and MFSI hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and IEFA returned +13.9% over the year. Net assets: $189.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF, and $1.1bn on May 31, 2026 for MFS Active International ETF.

IEFA costs 0.52 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points.

IEFAMFSI
Expense ratio0.07%0.59%
Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 9, 2026 and MFSI as of May 31, 2026$189.5bn$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year+13.9%+11.3%
What it tracksMSCI EAFE IMI IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund12.2%27.9%
Below its high4.8%, high on Aug 25, 20263.4%, high on Aug 10, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+13.9%
IEFA total return, 1 year
+11.3%
MFSI total return, 1 year
0.07%
IEFA expense ratio
0.59%
MFSI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA and MFSI 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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15% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IEFA MFSI
NOVARTIS AG 1.05% 1.80%
SAP 0.85% 1.25%
TOTALENERGIES 0.68% 1.69%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 0.65% 1.99%
HITACHI 0.63% 1.99%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.61% 1.78%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 0.61% 1.26%
NESTLE SA 0.95% 0.60%
UBS GROUP AG 0.59% 1.20%
SONY GROUP 0.55% 1.01%
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 0.58% 0.53%
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 0.48% 1.01%
Only in IEFA
ASML HOLDING 2.87%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.26%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.20%
SHELL 1.17%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.96%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.95%
BHP GROUP LTD 0.88%
SIEMENS N AG 0.87%
Only in MFSI
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 7.86%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 4.02%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.26%
Air Liquide SA 2.10%
Cie Financiere Richemont SA 1.90%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.74%
Eni SpA 1.60%
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 1.59%

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On the same fields

IEFA
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
MFSI
MFS Active International ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares MFS
What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +13.9% +11.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −3.3 pts −6.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.59%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 2628 93
Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 9, 2026 and MFSI as of May 31, 2026 $189.5bn $1.1bn

IEFA and MFSI 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.

MFSI in plain words

MFSI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 93 positions, with the top ten at 27.9%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 10, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or MFSI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +13.9% and MFSI +11.3%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or MFSI?
IEFA is cheaper, by 0.52 percentage points a year. That is about $52 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEFA and MFSI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEFA and 0% of MFSI 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 ↗MFSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MFSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗MFS website ↗

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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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