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ETF comparison

EFA vs IXUS

International Developed vs International Total.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF · iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Holdings overlap

0.0 %

0 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EFA and IXUS would leave roughly 0.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EFA only 0.0% Shared 0.0% IXUS only 0.0%
In EFA only
0 positions
Shared
0 positions
In IXUS only
0 positions

Holdings data for EFA covers 0.0% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Holdings data for IXUS covers 0.0% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Side by side

EFA

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares · International Developed

78 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.32%
Net assets
$75.61B
TTM yield
3.17%
Top-10 conc.
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IXUS

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

iShares · International Total

90 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$56.23B
TTM yield
2.94%
Top-10 conc.
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Sub-score comparison

68
Cost
93
71
Tax efficiency
72
100
Liquidity
100
N/A
Concentration
N/A
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Tracking quality
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EFA sub-score IXUS

Tracking-quality sub-score is not yet computed for any fund — see methodology for which inputs are live.

Cost difference

IXUS is 25 bps cheaper than EFA. On a $100,000 position that's about $250/yr more in fees for EFA.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. It compounds over time — we publish a fuller cost-projection calculator on the methodology page.

Top shared holdings

0 shared in total

No shared holdings between these funds.

Only in EFA

0 total

Every EFA position is also held by IXUS.

Only in IXUS

0 total

Every IXUS position is also held by EFA.

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.