ETF comparison
IEFA vs SCZ
Both International Developed.
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF · iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
Holdings overlap
1,938 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IEFA and SCZ would leave roughly 13.9% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
IEFA is 33 bps cheaper than SCZ. On a $100,000 position that's about $330/yr more in fees for SCZ.
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 SCZ.
Top shared holdings
1,938 shared in total| # | Holding | In IEFA | In SCZ | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIPLOMA PLC | 0.05% | 0.37% | 0.05% |
| 2 | BEAZLEY PLC | 0.04% | 0.28% | 0.04% |
| 3 | IMI PLC | 0.04% | 0.27% | 0.04% |
| 4 | KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION | 0.04% | 0.28% | 0.04% |
| 5 | BLUESCOPE STEEL LIMITED | 0.04% | 0.28% | 0.04% |
| 6 | WEIR GROUP PLC(THE) | 0.04% | 0.26% | 0.04% |
| 7 | STOREBRAND ASA | 0.03% | 0.24% | 0.03% |
| 8 | Niterra Co., Ltd. | 0.03% | 0.24% | 0.03% |
| 9 | Mebuki Financial Group, Inc. | 0.03% | 0.21% | 0.03% |
| 10 | PSP Swiss Property AG | 0.03% | 0.23% | 0.03% |
| 11 | Accelleron Industries AG | 0.03% | 0.24% | 0.03% |
| 12 | GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ SA | 0.03% | 0.23% | 0.03% |
Only in IEFA
675 total- ASML Holding N.V. 2.50%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.42%
- Roche Holding AG 1.20%
- Novartis AG 1.12%
- Nestle S.A. 1.00%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.00%
- SHELL PLC 1.00%
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.95%
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.93%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.83%
Only in SCZ
116 total- HAW PAR CORPORATION LIMITED 0.04%
- Intea Fastigheter AB (publ) 0.04%
- The Bank of Nagoya, Ltd. 0.04%
- DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited 0.03%
- ARGAN SA 0.03%
- RENEW HOLDINGS PLC. 0.03%
- NIKKISO CO.,LTD. 0.03%
- CHESNARA PLC 0.03%
- FUKUDA DENSHI CO., LTD. 0.03%
- THE OITA BANK, LTD. 0.03%
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- IEFA vs EPP · iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF 9.0%
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More comparisons with SCZ
- SCZ vs DXJ · WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund 13.4%
- SCZ vs DFAI · Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF 13.0%
- SCZ vs AVIV · Avantis International Large Cap Value ETF 12.6%
- SCZ vs IDEV · iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF 12.2%
- SCZ vs VEA · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares 10.6%
- SCZ vs IEUR · iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF 9.8%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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