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IEFA vs SPYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEFA returned +12.3% to SPYM's +13.7%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $190.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF, and $185.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF.

IEFA on its own →SPYM on its own →
At a glance
+12.3%
IEFA total return, 1 year
+13.7%
SPYM total return, 1 year
0.07%
IEFA expense ratio
0.02%
SPYM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYM costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points.

IEFA vs SPYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEFASPYM
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.3%+13.7%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI EAFE IMI IndexS&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.02%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$190.1bn$185.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund12.3%38.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA and SPYM hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

0 half 100%

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEFA SPYM
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 0.10% 0.10%
MERCK 0.08% 0.53%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.36% 0.07%
PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.12% 0.06%
ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.05% 0.06%
EQT 0.05% 0.05%
HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.08% 0.05%
VINCI SA 0.23% 0.04%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 0.38% 0.04%
ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.24% 0.04%
TELENOR 0.03% 0.10%
APA GROUP UNITS 0.04% 0.03%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IEFA
ASML HOLDING 2.55%
SHELL 1.21%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.18%
NOVARTIS AG 1.14%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.04%
NESTLE SA 1.04%
SAP 0.97%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.92%
Only in SPYM
NVIDIA CORP 7.92%
APPLE INC 7.61%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.92%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%
ALPHABET INC CL A 2.83%
BROADCOM INC 2.44%
ALPHABET INC CL C 2.26%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.05%
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Side by side

IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares State Street
What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +12.3% +13.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +13.7% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark −2.0 pts vs ACWX 0.0 pts vs IVV
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.02%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%
Holdings 2629 506
Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPYM as of Oct 27, 2026 $190.4bn $185.0bn
Former ticker none SPLG

IEFA and SPYM 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.

SPYM

SPYM tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.02% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or SPYM?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and SPYM +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or SPYM?
SPYM is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEFA and SPYM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEFA and 100% of SPYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
IEFA on its own →SPYM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEFA dividend history →IEFA holdings →SPYM dividend history →SPYM holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEFA ↗
SPYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPYM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street 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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