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IEFA vs QEFA

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF vs State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF

IEFA

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.07%

Fund size

$180.7B

QEFA

State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.30%

Fund size

$1.1B

Key differences

  • IEFA costs 0.23% less per year.
  • IEFA is significantly larger than QEFA — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • IEFA covers global ex us markets; QEFA covers global.
  • Over the last 3 years, IEFA has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

IEFAQEFA
Annual cost (TER)0.07%0.30%
Fund size (AUM)$180.7B$1.1B
Since20122014
Dividend yield3.32%2.94%
Asset classequityequity
Regionglobal ex usglobal
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+23.4%+19.2%
CAGR 3Y+16.3%+14.7%
CAGR 5Y+8.7%+8.4%
Sharpe 3Y0.840.82
Volatility 1Y15.03%12.83%
Max drawdown-34.79%-31.71%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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