ETF comparison
IEFA vs JIRE
Both International Developed.
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF · JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF
Holdings overlap
206 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IEFA and JIRE would leave roughly 53.4% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
IEFA is 17 bps cheaper than JIRE. On a $100,000 position that's about $170/yr more in fees for JIRE.
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 IEFA vs JIRE.
Top shared holdings
206 shared in total| # | Holding | In IEFA | In JIRE | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML Holding N.V. | 2.21% | 3.17% | 2.21% |
| 2 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.24% | 1.43% | 1.24% |
| 3 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 1.16% | 2.06% | 1.16% |
| 4 | Roche Holding AG | 1.13% | 1.27% | 1.13% |
| 5 | Novartis AG | 1.11% | 1.20% | 1.11% |
| 6 | Nestle S.A. | 1.03% | 1.40% | 1.03% |
| 7 | SHELL PLC | 1.02% | 1.60% | 1.02% |
| 8 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 0.89% | 1.67% | 0.89% |
| 9 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.83% | 0.91% | 0.83% |
| 10 | BHP GROUP LIMITED | 0.79% | 1.13% | 0.79% |
| 11 | TOTALENERGIES SE | 0.73% | 0.88% | 0.73% |
| 12 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 0.71% | 1.17% | 0.71% |
Only in IEFA
2,415 total- Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. 0.42%
- INTESA SANPAOLO SPA 0.37%
- ING Groep N.V. 0.33%
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 0.30%
- Investor Aktiebolag 0.29%
- Fujikura Ltd. 0.23%
- ENI S.P.A. 0.23%
- Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 0.22%
- ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 0.22%
- Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 0.22%
Only in JIRE
1 total- JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund 0.61%
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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/.
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