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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and VOE +22.8%.

Which is cheaper, IEFA or VOE?

VOE is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEFA and 96% of VOE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEFA vs VOE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEFA returned +12.3% to VOE's +22.8%; 2% 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 $22.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF.

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At a glance

+12.3%

IEFA total return, 1 year

+22.8%

VOE total return, 1 year

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

0.05%

VOE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOE costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.5 points; IEFA is 8.3 times larger.

IEFA vs VOE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEFA	VOE
Return
Measure	IEFA	VOE
Total return, 1 year	+12.3%	+22.8%
Drawdown
Measure	IEFA	VOE
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEFA	VOE
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE IMI Index	Morningstar US Mid Cap Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEFA	VOE
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$190.2bn	$22.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IEFA	VOE
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.3%	14.0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA and VOE hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEFA VOE

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.36% 0.59%

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 0.38% 0.43%

VINCI SA 0.23% 0.45%

ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.24% 0.20%

PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.12% 0.67%

ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 0.10% 0.95%

HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.08% 0.52%

ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.05% 0.65%

EQT 0.05% 0.26%

TELENOR 0.03% 1.04%

AMP LTD 0.02% 0.74%

NEMETSCHEK 0.02% 1.03%

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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 VOE

Valero Energy Corp 1.90%

Marathon Petroleum Corp 1.89%

Phillips 66 1.73%

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 1.37%

SLB Ltd 1.23%

Target Corp 1.21%

Cummins Inc 1.21%

General Motors Co 1.15%

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Side by side

IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF VOE Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Tracks an index of Mid-Cap Value

Total return, 1 year +12.3% +22.8%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −2.0 pts vs ACWX not measured

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.05%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 96.0%

Holdings 2629 169

Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOE as of Sep 30, 2026 $190.4bn $22.8bn

IEFA and VOE 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.

VOE

VOE tracks an index of Mid-Cap Value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 169 positions, with the top ten at 14.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or VOE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and VOE +22.8%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or VOE?: VOE is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEFA and VOE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEFA and 96% of VOE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

IEFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEFA ↗

VOE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VOE ↗

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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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