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IEFA vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEFA returned +12.3% to VTIP's +2.2%; 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 $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

IEFA on its own →VTIP on its own →
At a glance
+12.3%
IEFA total return, 1 year
+2.2%
VTIP total return, 1 year
0.07%
IEFA expense ratio
0.03%
VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.1 points; IEFA is 9.1 times larger.

IEFA vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEFAVTIP
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.3%+2.2%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI EAFE IMI IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$190.2bn$20.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund12.3%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA and VTIP 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 VTIP
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 VTIP
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.30%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.14%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.97%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.96%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.87%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.83%
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Side by side

IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year +12.3% +2.2%
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% 0.03%
Holdings 2629 26
Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $190.4bn $20.9bn

IEFA and VTIP 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.

VTIP

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or VTIP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or VTIP?
VTIP is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
IEFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEFA ↗
VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

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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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