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JIRE vs PIEQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

JIRE and PIEQ hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and JIRE returned +13.8% over the year. Net assets: $10.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF, and $1.3bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Principal International Equity ETF.

JIRE costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; JIRE is 8.2 times larger.

JIREPIEQ
Expense ratio0.24%0.48%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$10.9bn$1.3bn
Total return, 1 year+13.8%+13.0%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common12%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund16.6%47.1%
Below its high4.8%, high on Aug 13, 20265.2%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+13.8%
JIRE total return, 1 year
+13.0%
PIEQ total return, 1 year
0.24%
JIRE expense ratio
0.48%
PIEQ expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JIRE and PIEQ hold 12% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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12% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding JIRE PIEQ
ASML HOLDING NV COMMON 3.81% 6.80%
ASTRAZENECA PLC COMMON 1.64% 3.05%
SHELL PLC 1.39% 1.33%
UNICREDIT SPA COMMON 1.06% 2.23%
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 0.66% 3.96%
AIA GROUP LTD COMMON 0.62% 2.45%
BNP PARIBAS SA COMMON 0.56% 2.10%
HOYA CORP COMMON STOCK 0.56% 1.99%
SAGE GROUP PLC/THE 0.48% 1.50%
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 0.45% 2.55%
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA 0.38% 3.27%
ARGENX SE 0.23% 1.96%
Only in JIRE
SIEMENS AG COMMON STOCK 1.71%
ALLIANZ SE COMMON STOCK 1.46%
BANCO SANTANDER SA 1.38%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC COMMON 1.38%
ROCHE HOLDING AG COMMON 1.35%
NESTLE SA COMMON STOCK 1.26%
BHP GROUP LTD COMMON 1.22%
SAFRAN SA COMMON STOCK 1.21%
Only in PIEQ
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 8.00%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 6.96%
Teck Resources Ltd 4.15%
Sompo Holdings Inc 3.54%
Erste Group Bank AG 3.43%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.21%
Suncor Energy Inc 3.17%
Rexel SA 3.07%

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On the same fields

JIRE
JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF
PIEQ
Principal International Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer JPMorgan Principal
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +13.8% +13.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −3.5 pts −4.3 pts
Expense ratio 0.24% 0.48%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 207 35
Net assets, JIRE as of Oct 9, 2026 and PIEQ as of Oct 8, 2026 $10.9bn $1.3bn

JIRE and PIEQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

JIRE in plain words

JIRE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 207 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

PIEQ in plain words

PIEQ is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.48% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 47.1%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JIRE or PIEQ?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JIRE returned +13.8% and PIEQ +13.0%.
Which is cheaper, JIRE or PIEQ?
JIRE is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do JIRE and PIEQ overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of JIRE and 0% of PIEQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Other comparisons
JIRE vs RODMAVIV vs JIREAVDE vs JIREDFIV vs JIREAVDE vs PIEQLVHI vs PIEQDFIV vs PIEQPIEQ vs VYMI
JIRE on its own →PIEQ on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
JIRE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JIRE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan website ↗PIEQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PIEQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Principal 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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