ETF comparison

IEFAvsSCHF

Both International Developed.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF · Schwab International Equity ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
76.7%

1,167 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IEFA and SCHF would leave roughly76.7%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IEFA only 22.4%Shared 76.7%SCHF only 22.7%
In IEFA only
1,454 positions
Shared
1,167 positions
In SCHF only
309 positions

Side by side

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%
SCHF

Schwab International Equity ETF

Schwab · International Developed

93composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$69.68B
TTM yield
3.02%
Top-10 conc.
14.8%

Sub-score comparison

93
Cost
97
76
Tax efficiency
77
100
Liquidity
100
98
Concentration
93
Tracking quality
IEFAsub-scoreSCHF

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

Cost difference

SCHF is 4 bps cheaper than IEFA. On a $100,000 position that's about $40/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 IEFA vs SCHF.

Top shared holdings

1,167 shared in total
#HoldingIn IEFAIn SCHFOverlap
1ASML Holding N.V.2.21%2.10%2.10%
2HSBC HOLDINGS PLC1.24%1.08%1.08%
3Roche Holding AG1.13%0.99%0.99%
4Novartis AG1.11%0.97%0.97%
5ASTRAZENECA PLC1.16%0.93%0.93%
6Nestle S.A.1.03%0.88%0.88%
7SHELL PLC1.02%0.80%0.80%
8Siemens Aktiengesellschaft0.89%0.77%0.77%
9BHP GROUP LIMITED0.79%0.74%0.74%
10Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.0.80%0.69%0.69%
11TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION0.71%0.68%0.68%
12COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA0.83%0.66%0.66%

Only in IEFA

1,454 total
  • SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A.0.28%
  • TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.16%
  • SEA LIMITED0.13%
  • Nebius Group N.V.0.12%
  • AerCap Holdings N.V.0.09%
  • Accelleron Industries AG0.04%
  • CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.0.04%
  • WISE PLC0.04%
  • GRAB HOLDINGS LIMITED0.04%
  • GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ SA0.04%

Only in SCHF

309 total
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd3.32%
  • SK hynix Inc2.81%
  • Royal Bank of Canada0.90%
  • Toronto-Dominion Bank/The0.64%
  • Shopify Inc0.49%
  • Enbridge Inc0.40%
  • Bank of Montreal0.39%
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd0.36%
  • Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce0.34%
  • Bank of Nova Scotia/The0.34%

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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.