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EFA vs EFG

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF · iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
51.8 %

371 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EFA and EFG would leave roughly 51.8% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EFA only 47.2% Shared 51.8% EFG only 47.6%
In EFA only
322 positions
Shared
371 positions
In EFG only
0 positions

Side by side

EFA

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares · International Developed

82 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.32%
Net assets
$77.22B
TTM yield
3.21%
Top-10 conc.
13.3%
EFG

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

iShares · International Developed

80 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.34%
Net assets
$16.89B
TTM yield
2.28%
Top-10 conc.
21.8%

Sub-score comparison

68
Cost
66
77
Tax efficiency
78
100
Liquidity
100
95
Concentration
83
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Tracking quality
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EFA sub-score EFG

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

EFA is 2 bps cheaper than EFG. On a $100,000 position that's about $20/yr more in fees for EFG.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with EFA vs EFG.

Top shared holdings

371 shared in total
# Holding In EFA In EFG Overlap
1 ASML Holding N.V. 2.58% 5.46% 2.58%
2 ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.35% 2.86% 1.35%
3 Novartis AG 1.29% 2.73% 1.29%
4 COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.97% 1.33% 0.97%
5 SAP SE 0.81% 1.70% 0.81%
6 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.80% 1.70% 0.80%
7 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1.04% 0.77% 0.77%
8 Siemens Energy AG 0.76% 1.60% 0.76%
9 ABB Ltd 0.73% 1.54% 0.73%
10 Hitachi, Ltd. 0.67% 1.41% 0.67%
11 ADVANTEST CORPORATION 0.66% 1.39% 0.66%
12 UBS Group AG 0.65% 1.37% 0.65%

Only in EFA

322 total
  • HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.45%
  • Roche Holding AG 1.32%
  • Nestle S.A. 1.20%
  • SHELL PLC 1.19%
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.93%
  • BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.93%
  • TOTALENERGIES SE 0.85%
  • TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.84%
  • Banco Santander, S.A. 0.82%
  • Allianz SE 0.80%

Only in EFG

0 total

Every EFG position is also held by EFA.

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.