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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and TLT −7.9%.

Which is cheaper, IEFA or TLT?

IEFA is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEFA vs TLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEFA returned +12.3% to TLT's −7.9%; 0% 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 $47.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+12.3%

IEFA total return, 1 year

−7.9%

TLT total return, 1 year

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

0.15%

TLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEFA costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.2 points; IEFA is 4.0 times larger.

IEFA vs TLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEFA	TLT
Return
Measure	IEFA	TLT
Total return, 1 year	+12.3%	−7.9%
Drawdown
Measure	IEFA	TLT
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026	42.6%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	IEFA	TLT
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE IMI Index	ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEFA	TLT
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$190.1bn	$47.4bn
Holdings
Measure	IEFA	TLT
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA and TLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEFA TLT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IEFA

ASML HOLDING 2.55%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.36%

SHELL 1.21%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.18%

NOVARTIS AG 1.14%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.04%

NESTLE SA 1.04%

SAP 0.97%

Only in TLT

TREASURY BOND 4.32%

TREASURY BOND 4.12%

TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.07%

TREASURY BOND 4.02%

TREASURY BOND 3.93%

TREASURY BOND 3.92%

TREASURY BOND 3.89%

TREASURY BOND 3.88%

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Side by side

IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Tracks an index of 20+ year Treasuries

Total return, 1 year +12.3% −7.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) −7.8% (BBLB)

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

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.15%

Holdings 2629 47

Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 and TLT as of Oct 27, 2026 $190.4bn $47.4bn

IEFA and TLT 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.

TLT

TLT tracks an index of 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −7.9% with distributions reinvested, against −7.8% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.6% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or TLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and TLT −7.9%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or TLT?: IEFA is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IEFA on its own →TLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEFA dividend history →IEFA holdings →TLT dividend history →TLT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEFA and TLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEFA ↗

TLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for TLT ↗

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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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