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EFA vs EFV

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF · iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
56.3 %

408 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EFA and EFV would leave roughly 56.3% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EFA only 42.7% Shared 56.3% EFV only 42.7%
In EFA only
285 positions
Shared
408 positions
In EFV only
0 positions

Side by side

EFA

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares · International Developed

82 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.32%
Net assets
$77.22B
TTM yield
3.21%
Top-10 conc.
13.3%
EFV

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

iShares · International Developed

80 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.31%
Net assets
$23.72B
TTM yield
4.62%
Top-10 conc.
19.7%

Sub-score comparison

68
Cost
69
77
Tax efficiency
74
100
Liquidity
100
95
Concentration
86
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Tracking quality
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EFA sub-score EFV

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

EFV is 1 bps cheaper than EFA. On a $100,000 position that's about $10/yr more in fees for EFA.

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 EFA vs EFV.

Top shared holdings

408 shared in total
# Holding In EFA In EFV Overlap
1 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.45% 2.77% 1.45%
2 Roche Holding AG 1.32% 2.51% 1.32%
3 Nestle S.A. 1.20% 2.29% 1.20%
4 SHELL PLC 1.19% 2.27% 1.19%
5 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1.04% 1.29% 1.04%
6 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.93% 1.77% 0.93%
7 BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.93% 1.76% 0.93%
8 TOTALENERGIES SE 0.85% 1.62% 0.85%
9 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.84% 1.59% 0.84%
10 Banco Santander, S.A. 0.82% 1.57% 0.82%
11 Allianz SE 0.80% 1.52% 0.80%
12 Iberdrola, S.A. 0.69% 1.32% 0.69%

Only in EFA

285 total
  • ASML Holding N.V. 2.58%
  • ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.35%
  • Novartis AG 1.29%
  • SAP SE 0.81%
  • SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.80%
  • Siemens Energy AG 0.76%
  • ABB Ltd 0.73%
  • Hitachi, Ltd. 0.67%
  • ADVANTEST CORPORATION 0.66%
  • UBS Group AG 0.65%

Only in EFV

0 total

Every EFV position is also held by EFA.

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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.