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IMTM vs QEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees

IMTM and QEFA hold 41% of their weight in the same names, and QEFA returned +15.2% over the year. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $4.2bn for iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF and $1.0bn for State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF.

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Both cost 0.30% a year; their one-year returns differ by 2.1 points; IMTM is 4.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IMTM vs QEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees
IMTMQEFA
Expense ratio0.30%0.30%
Net assets$4.2bn$1.0bn
Total return, 1 year+13.1%+15.2%
What it tracksMSCI World ex USA Momentum IndexMSCI EAFE Factor Mix A-Series Index
Holdings in common41%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund24.3%15.0%
Below its high5.8%, high on Aug 17, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 19, 2026.

+13.1%
IMTM total return, 1 year
+15.2%
QEFA total return, 1 year
0.30%
IMTM expense ratio
0.30%
QEFA expense ratio

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IMTM and QEFA are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. IMTM follows MSCI World ex USA Momentum Index and QEFA follows MSCI EAFE Factor Mix A-Series Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 41% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 19, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 IMTM returned +13.1% and QEFA +15.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.1 points.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IMTM and QEFA hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 19, 2026.

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41% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IMTM QEFA
ASML HOLDING 4.94% 2.08%
NOVARTIS AG 1.94% 1.96%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.87% 1.97%
SHELL 2.02% 1.41%
ALLIANZ 1.14% 1.02%
BHP GROUP LTD 1.52% 1.00%
TOTALENERGIES 1.74% 0.90%
ADVANTEST 1.56% 0.81%
ABB LTD 1.16% 0.79%
IBERDROLA 1.31% 0.72%
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 0.70% 0.82%
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 1.14% 0.70%
Only in IMTM
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 3.29%
TORONTO DOMINION 2.38%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.71%
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 1.27%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 1.26%
BANK OF MONTREAL 1.14%
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 1.11%
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD 0.98%
Only in QEFA
NESTLE SA REG 1.60%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.55%
UNILEVER PLC 1.22%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 1.01%
NOVO NORDISK A/S B 0.77%
L OREAL 0.66%
SONY GROUP CORP 0.64%
MUENCHENER RUECKVER AG REG 0.59%

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On the same fields

IMTM
iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF
QEFA
State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares State Street
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +13.1% +15.2%
Its benchmark over the same days +15.0% (ACWX) +15.0% (ACWX)
Gap to its benchmark −1.8 pts vs ACWX +0.2 pts vs ACWX
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.30%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 309 626
Net assets $4.2bn $1.0bn

IMTM and QEFA on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About IMTM

IMTM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 309 positions, with the top ten at 24.3%. It sat 5.8% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About QEFA

QEFA tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 626 positions, with the top ten at 15.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IMTM or QEFA?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IMTM returned +13.1% and QEFA +15.2%.
Which is cheaper, IMTM or QEFA?
Neither: IMTM and QEFA both charge 0.30% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IMTM and QEFA overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IMTM and 0% of QEFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
IMTM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IMTM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IMTM ↗QEFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗QEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗

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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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