ETF comparison
IEFAvsSPDW
Both International Developed.
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF · State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF
Holdings overlap
1,739 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IEFA and SPDW would leave roughly74.5%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
SPDW 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 SPDW.
Top shared holdings
1,739 shared in total| # | Holding | In IEFA | In SPDW | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML Holding N.V. | 2.21% | 2.28% | 2.21% |
| 2 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.24% | 0.97% | 0.97% |
| 3 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 1.16% | 0.87% | 0.87% |
| 4 | Roche Holding AG | 1.13% | 0.86% | 0.86% |
| 5 | Novartis AG | 1.11% | 0.86% | 0.86% |
| 6 | Nestle S.A. | 1.03% | 0.80% | 0.80% |
| 7 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 0.80% | 0.72% | 0.72% |
| 8 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 0.89% | 0.70% | 0.70% |
| 9 | SHELL PLC | 1.02% | 0.68% | 0.68% |
| 10 | BHP GROUP LIMITED | 0.79% | 0.63% | 0.63% |
| 11 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 0.71% | 0.61% | 0.61% |
| 12 | Banco Santander, S.A. | 0.70% | 0.60% | 0.60% |
Only in IEFA
882 total- SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS, INC.0.12%
- Nebius Group N.V.0.12%
- RYANAIR HOLDINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY0.09%
- WH GROUP LIMITED0.04%
- WISE PLC0.04%
- TELECOM ITALIA SPA0.04%
- YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING (HOLDINGS) LTD.0.04%
- MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.0.03%
- Swissquote Group Holding Ltd0.02%
- SITC International Holdings Co Ltd0.02%
Only in SPDW
690 total- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd2.96%
- SK hynix Inc2.79%
- Royal Bank of Canada0.86%
- Toronto-Dominion Bank/The0.60%
- Shopify Inc0.42%
- Bank of Montreal0.38%
- Enbridge Inc0.35%
- Bank of Nova Scotia/The0.33%
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd0.33%
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce0.32%
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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.