ETF comparison

EFAvsIEUR

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF · iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
64.6%

406 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EFA and IEUR would leave roughly64.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EFA only 34.4%Shared 64.6%IEUR only 34.6%
In EFA only
287 positions
Shared
406 positions
In IEUR only
605 positions

Side by side

EFA

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares · International Developed

82composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.32%
Net assets
$79.32B
TTM yield
3.18%
Top-10 conc.
13.3%
IEUR

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

iShares · International Developed

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.10%
Net assets
$9.35B
TTM yield
3.16%
Top-10 conc.
18.1%

Sub-score comparison

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Cost
90
77
Tax efficiency
77
100
Liquidity
99
95
Concentration
88
Tracking quality
EFAsub-scoreIEUR

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

IEUR is 22 bps cheaper than EFA. On a $100,000 position that's about $220/yr more in fees for EFA.

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

Top shared holdings

406 shared in total
#HoldingIn EFAIn IEUROverlap
1ASML Holding N.V.2.58%3.56%2.58%
2HSBC HOLDINGS PLC1.45%2.00%1.45%
3ASTRAZENECA PLC1.35%1.87%1.35%
4Roche Holding AG1.32%1.82%1.32%
5Novartis AG1.29%1.78%1.29%
6Nestle S.A.1.20%1.66%1.20%
7SHELL PLC1.19%1.64%1.19%
8Siemens Aktiengesellschaft1.04%1.43%1.04%
9TOTALENERGIES SE0.85%1.17%0.85%
10Banco Santander, S.A.0.82%1.14%0.82%
11SAP SE0.81%1.11%0.81%
12SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE0.80%1.11%0.80%

Only in EFA

287 total
  • COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA0.97%
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.0.93%
  • BHP GROUP LIMITED0.93%
  • TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION0.84%
  • Hitachi, Ltd.0.67%
  • ADVANTEST CORPORATION0.66%
  • Tokyo Electron Limited0.61%
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.0.60%
  • SoftBank Group Corp.0.58%
  • Sony Group Corporation0.57%

Only in IEUR

605 total
  • DIPLOMA PLC0.08%
  • BEAZLEY PLC0.07%
  • Accelleron Industries AG0.07%
  • PSP Swiss Property AG0.06%
  • WEIR GROUP PLC(THE)0.06%
  • IMI PLC0.06%
  • GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ SA0.06%
  • ST. JAMES'S PLACE PLC0.06%
  • Games Workshop Group PLC0.06%
  • AEDIFICA NV0.06%

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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.