ETF comparison

IDEVvsIEFA

Both International Developed.

iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
86.1%

2,034 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IDEV and IEFA would leave roughly86.1%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IDEV only 13.0%Shared 86.1%IEFA only 12.9%
In IDEV only
221 positions
Shared
2,034 positions
In IEFA only
587 positions

Side by side

IDEV

iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

iShares · International Developed

94composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.040%
Net assets
$32.68B
TTM yield
3.16%
Top-10 conc.
10.2%
IEFA

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares · International Developed

92composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$194.39B
TTM yield
3.34%
Top-10 conc.
11.4%

Sub-score comparison

96
Cost
93
77
Tax efficiency
76
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
98
Tracking quality
IDEVsub-scoreIEFA

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

Cost difference

IDEV is 3 bps cheaper than IEFA. On a $100,000 position that's about $30/yr more in fees for IEFA.

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 IDEV vs IEFA.

Top shared holdings

2,034 shared in total
#HoldingIn IDEVIn IEFAOverlap
1ASML Holding N.V.1.94%2.21%1.94%
2HSBC HOLDINGS PLC1.09%1.24%1.09%
3ASTRAZENECA PLC1.01%1.16%1.01%
4Roche Holding AG0.99%1.13%0.99%
5Novartis AG0.97%1.11%0.97%
6SHELL PLC0.90%1.02%0.90%
7Nestle S.A.0.90%1.03%0.90%
8Siemens Aktiengesellschaft0.78%0.89%0.78%
9COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA0.73%0.83%0.73%
10Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.0.70%0.80%0.70%
11BHP GROUP LIMITED0.69%0.79%0.69%
12TOTALENERGIES SE0.64%0.73%0.64%

Only in IDEV

221 total
  • ROYAL BANK OF CANADA0.87%
  • THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK0.63%
  • SHOPIFY INC.0.51%
  • Enbridge Inc.0.41%
  • BANK OF MONTREAL0.37%
  • CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE0.36%
  • CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED0.34%
  • THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA0.33%
  • AGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED0.33%
  • Brookfield Corporation0.32%

Only in IEFA

587 total
  • The Hyakugo Bank, Ltd.0.01%
  • AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft0.01%
  • KELLER GROUP PLC0.01%
  • KENON HOLDINGS LTD.0.01%
  • DOF GROUP ASA0.01%
  • North Pacific Bank,Ltd.0.01%
  • Predictive Discovery Ltd0.01%
  • 4DMedical Ltd0.01%
  • Sheng Siong Group Ltd0.01%
  • Rigaku Holdings Corporation0.01%

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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.