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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and VONG +1.1%.

Which is cheaper, IEFA or VONG?

VONG is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEFA vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEFA returned +12.3% to VONG's +1.1%; 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 $47.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+12.3%

IEFA total return, 1 year

+1.1%

VONG total return, 1 year

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

0.06%

VONG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VONG costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.2 points; IEFA is 4.0 times larger.

IEFA vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEFA	VONG
Return
Measure	IEFA	VONG
Total return, 1 year	+12.3%	+1.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IEFA	VONG
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEFA	VONG
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE IMI Index	Russell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEFA	VONG
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$190.2bn	$47.1bn
Holdings
Measure	IEFA	VONG
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.3%	57.6%

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 VONG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEFA VONG

SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY 0.33% 0.23%

HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AG 0.09% 0.04%

ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 0.22% 0.03%

AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.02% 0.11%

ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.24% 0.01%

AMP LTD 0.02% 0.01%

IREN 0.01% 0.01%

ALSO HOLDING AG 0.01% 0.00%

CSL 0.27% 0.00%

4IMPRINT GROUP PLC 0.01% 0.00%

CAR GROUP 0.03% 0.00%

ALKANE RESOURCES LTD 0.00% 0.00%

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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 VONG

NVIDIA Corp 15.63%

Apple Inc 7.65%

Alphabet Inc 5.88%

Microsoft Corp 5.59%

Broadcom Inc 4.79%

Alphabet Inc 4.75%

Meta Platforms Inc 3.83%

Micron Technology Inc 3.52%

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Side by side

IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Tracks the Russell 1000 Growth

Total return, 1 year +12.3% +1.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +0.9% (IWF)

Gap to its benchmark −2.0 pts vs ACWX +0.2 pts vs IWF

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 95.5%

Holdings 2629 373

Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 and VONG as of Sep 30, 2026 $190.4bn $47.1bn

IEFA and VONG 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.

VONG

VONG tracks the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +0.9% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 373 positions, with the top ten at 57.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or VONG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and VONG +1.1%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or VONG?: VONG is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEFA and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEFA and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IEFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEFA ↗

VONG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VONG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VONG ↗

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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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