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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +13.9% and SEIE +18.9%.

Which is cheaper, IEFA or SEIE?

IEFA is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IEFA and SEIE overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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IEFA vs SEIE: Differences, Returns & Fees

IEFA and SEIE hold 29% of their weight in the same names, and SEIE returned +18.9% over the year. Net assets: $189.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF, and $1.1bn on Jun 30, 2026 for SEI Select International Equity ETF.

IEFA costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points; IEFA is far larger, $186.5bn against $1.1bn.

	IEFA	SEIE
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$186.5bn	$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+13.9%	+18.9%
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE IMI Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	29%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.2%	13.0%
Below its high	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026	5.2%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+13.9%

IEFA total return, 1 year

+18.9%

SEIE total return, 1 year

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

0.50%

SEIE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA and SEIE hold 29% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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29% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IEFA SEIE

ASML HOLDING 2.87% 1.61%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.26% 2.00%

NOVARTIS AG 1.05% 1.17%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.96% 0.97%

BANCO SANTANDER 0.77% 0.83%

TOTALENERGIES 0.68% 0.72%

SHELL 1.17% 0.59%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 0.58% 0.76%

UBS GROUP AG 0.59% 0.52%

SAFRAN SA 0.49% 0.57%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.95% 0.45%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.44% 0.98%

Only in IEFA

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.20%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.88%

SIEMENS N AG 0.87%

ALLIANZ 0.71%

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.70%

TOYOTA MOTOR 0.70%

TOKYO ELECTRON 0.69%

HITACHI 0.63%

Only in SEIE

GSK PLC 1.21%

UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0.92%

AIB GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.87%

Siemens Energy AG 0.83%

EQUINOR ASA 0.71%

BANK OF IRELAND GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.70%

DANSKE BANK A/S 0.70%

COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN SCA 0.67%

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On the same fields

IEFA

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

SEIE

SEI Select International Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares SEI

What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +13.9% +18.9%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −3.3 pts +1.7 pts

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.50%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 2628 342

Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 9, 2026 and SEIE as of Jun 30, 2026 $189.5bn $1.1bn

IEFA and SEIE 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.

SEIE in plain words

SEIE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 342 positions, with the top ten at 13.0%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or SEIE?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +13.9% and SEIE +18.9%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or SEIE?: IEFA is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEFA and SEIE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEFA and 0% of SEIE 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 ↗SEIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SEIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗SEI 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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