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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, IEFA or SLV?

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 own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEFA vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEFA is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against +12.3%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $190.4bn for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF and $26.9bn for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+12.3%

IEFA total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEFA costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; IEFA is 7.1 times larger.

IEFA vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEFA	SLV
Return
Measure	IEFA	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+12.3%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	IEFA	SLV
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEFA	SLV
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE IMI Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	IEFA	SLV
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.50%
Net assets	$190.4bn	$26.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IEFA	SLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Holdings dated	Oct 27, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.3%

Method

Side by side

IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +12.3% +14.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +15.0% (SIVR)

Gap to its benchmark −2.0 pts vs ACWX −0.1 pts vs SIVR

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.50%

Holdings 2629 not counted

Net assets $190.4bn $26.9bn

IEFA and SLV 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.

SLV

Its expense ratio is 0.50% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SLV holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the price of silver. It sat 53.5% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or SLV?: 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 own filings.

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Sources and dates

IEFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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