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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +13.9% and VIGI +7.3%.

Which is cheaper, IEFA or VIGI?

Neither: IEFA and VIGI both charge 0.07% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

IEFA vs VIGI: Differences, Returns & Fees

IEFA and VIGI hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and IEFA returned +13.9% over the year. Net assets: $189.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF, and $8.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF.

Both cost 0.07% a year; their one-year returns differ by 6.6 points; IEFA is far larger, $190.2bn against $8.8bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

	IEFA	VIGI
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$190.2bn	$8.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+13.9%	+7.3%
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE IMI Index	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	16%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.2%	35.4%
Below its high	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.8%, high on Sep 3, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+13.9%

IEFA total return, 1 year

+7.3%

VIGI total return, 1 year

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

0.07%

VIGI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA and VIGI hold 16% 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 Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

50%

half

16% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IEFA VIGI

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.20% 3.40%

NOVARTIS AG 1.05% 3.35%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.95% 4.63%

NESTLE SA 0.95% 3.52%

SAP 0.85% 3.84%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 0.65% 3.18%

HITACHI 0.63% 2.63%

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 0.61% 2.81%

IBERDROLA 0.59% 2.48%

SONY GROUP 0.55% 2.60%

AIA GROUP 0.37% 1.73%

MITSUBISHI 0.36% 1.90%

Only in IEFA

ASML HOLDING 2.87%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.26%

SHELL 1.17%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.96%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.88%

SIEMENS N AG 0.87%

ADVANTEST 0.77%

BANCO SANTANDER 0.77%

Only in VIGI

Royal Bank of Canada 4.61%

Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 3.46%

Novo Nordisk A/S 2.47%

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 1.79%

Reliance Industries Ltd 1.55%

Canadian National Railway Co 1.16%

National Bank of Canada 1.01%

Franco-Nevada Corp 0.87%

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On the same fields

IEFA

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

VIGI

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +13.9% +7.3%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −3.3 pts −10.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 2628 343

Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 9, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026 $189.5bn $8.8bn

IEFA and VIGI 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.

VIGI in plain words

VIGI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 343 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or VIGI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +13.9% and VIGI +7.3%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or VIGI?: Neither: IEFA and VIGI both charge 0.07% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEFA and VIGI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEFA and 0% of VIGI 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 ↗VIGI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VIGI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VIGI ↗

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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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