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QEFA vs EFAV

State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF vs iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

QEFA

State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.30%

Fund size

$1.1B

EFAV

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.20%

Fund size

$5.4B

Key differences

  • EFAV costs 0.10% less per year.
  • EFAV is significantly larger than QEFA — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, QEFA has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

QEFAEFAV
Annual cost (TER)0.30%0.20%
Fund size (AUM)$1.1B$5.4B
Since20142011
Dividend yield2.94%3.01%
Asset classequityequity
Regionglobalglobal
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+19.2%+12.8%
CAGR 3Y+14.7%+12.8%
CAGR 5Y+8.4%+7.1%
Sharpe 3Y0.820.84
Volatility 1Y12.83%10.37%
Max drawdown-31.71%-27.56%

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

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