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ETF comparison

EFA vs FNDF

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF · Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
57.8 %

506 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EFA and FNDF would leave roughly 57.8% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EFA unmatched 41.8% Shared 57.8% FNDF unmatched 41.7%

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.

In EFA only
168 positions
Shared
506 positions
In FNDF only
380 positions

Side by side

EFA

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares · International Developed

82 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.32%
Net assets
$76.62B
TTM yield
3.22%
Top-10 conc.
13.9%
FNDF

Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF

Schwab · International Developed

84 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.25%
Net assets
$25.83B
TTM yield
3.05%
Top-10 conc.
15.0%

Sub-score comparison

68
Cost
75
77
Tax efficiency
77
100
Liquidity
100
94
Concentration
93
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Tracking quality
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EFA sub-score FNDF

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

Cost difference

FNDF is 7 bps cheaper than EFA. On a $100,000 position that's about $70/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 FNDF.

Top shared holdings

506 shared in total
# Holding In EFA In FNDF Overlap
1 SHELL PLC 1.17% 2.40% 1.17%
2 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.66% 1.11% 1.11%
3 BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.97% 1.23% 0.97%
4 Roche Holding AG 1.39% 0.89% 0.89%
5 Banco Santander, S.A. 0.93% 0.83% 0.83%
6 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.81% 0.93% 0.81%
7 TOTALENERGIES SE 0.79% 1.68% 0.79%
8 Nestle S.A. 1.17% 0.71% 0.71%
9 Novartis AG 1.30% 0.62% 0.62%
10 Allianz SE 0.86% 0.56% 0.56%
11 BNP PARIBAS SA 0.57% 0.54% 0.54%
12 BP P.L.C. 0.54% 1.04% 0.54%

Only in EFA

168 total
  • Investor Aktiebolag 0.34%
  • argenx SE 0.24%
  • Galderma Group AG 0.18%
  • SEA LIMITED 0.18%
  • Nebius Group N.V. 0.17%
  • Ferrovial N.V. 0.14%
  • SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS, INC. 0.13%
  • Adyen N.V. 0.12%
  • BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA S.P.A. 0.12%
  • BOC HONG KONG (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 0.11%

Only in FNDF

380 total
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 3.73%
  • SK hynix Inc 0.72%
  • Royal Bank of Canada 0.53%
  • Suncor Energy Inc 0.51%
  • Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 0.50%
  • Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 0.49%
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.46%
  • Bank of Nova Scotia/The 0.39%
  • Cenovus Energy Inc 0.37%
  • Enbridge Inc 0.36%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

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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.