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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +18.0% and SHY returned +1.7%, so IEFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEFA or SHY?

IEFA charges 0.07% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so IEFA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IEFA vs SHY: how they differ

IEFA and SHY hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IEFA returned more over the year.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA and SHY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IEFA	Only in SHY
ASML HOLDING 2.62%	USD CASH 0.88%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.40%	TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.80%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.18%	TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.76%
SHELL PLC 1.09%	TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.58%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.00%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.26%
NOVARTIS AG 0.99%	TREASURY NOTE 0.06%
NESTLE SA 0.97%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.94%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

IEFA and SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core MSCI EAFE	1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.5 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Holdings	1650	93

IEFA in plain words

IEFA is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1650 positions, with the top ten at 12.0%.

SHY in plain words

SHY is a bond fund tracking the 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or SHY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +18.0% and SHY returned +1.7%, so IEFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or SHY?: IEFA charges 0.07% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so IEFA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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