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URTH vs QEFA

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

URTH

iShares MSCI World ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.24%

Fund size

$9.2B

QEFA

State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.30%

Fund size

$1.1B

Key differences

  • URTH costs 0.06% less per year.
  • URTH is significantly larger than QEFA — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, URTH has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

URTHQEFA
Annual cost (TER)0.24%0.30%
Fund size (AUM)$9.2B$1.1B
Since20122014
Dividend yield1.40%2.94%
Asset classequityequity
Regionglobalglobal
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+27.3%+19.2%
CAGR 3Y+21.2%+14.7%
CAGR 5Y+12.1%+8.4%
Sharpe 3Y1.170.82
Volatility 1Y12.16%12.83%
Max drawdown-34.01%-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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