EFA vs IEFA ETF holdings comparison
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA)
EFA and IEFA overlap by 83.8% by portfolio weight. The remaining 16.2 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 676 stocks; the largest shared position is ASML Holding N.V. (ticker unavailable), contributing 2.21% to the overlap.
What this means
EFA and IEFA share most of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "high holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Overlap by weight sums the smaller of the two funds' weights for every stock they both hold. It answers "how much of my money is in the same stocks either way?" See methodology.
This comparison covers normalized equity positions represented in the dataset. Cash, derivatives, options, structured notes, and other non-equity assets are not included, so the result is not a complete comparison of every asset or risk in either fund.
Top shared holdings
| Company | Ticker | in EFA | in IEFA |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASML Holding N.V. | N/A | 2.58% | 2.21% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | N/A | 1.45% | 1.24% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | N/A | 1.35% | 1.16% |
| Roche Holding AG | N/A | 1.32% | 1.13% |
| Novartis AG | N/A | 1.29% | 1.11% |
| Nestle S.A. | N/A | 1.20% | 1.03% |
| SHELL PLC | N/A | 1.19% | 1.02% |
| Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | N/A | 1.04% | 0.89% |
| COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | N/A | 0.97% | 0.83% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | N/A | 0.93% | 0.80% |
Holdings only in EFA or IEFA
EFA has 0 fund-only positions representing approximately 0.0 percentage points of reported exposure; IEFA has 1866 fund-only positions representing approximately 13.9 percentage points of reported exposure. These are positions whose normalized security identifiers appear in one issuer file but not the other.
Largest positions only in EFA
No fund-only positions in this holdings snapshot.
Largest positions only in IEFA
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. | N/A | 0.07% |
| Resonac Holdings Corporation | N/A | 0.06% |
| Mitsui Kinzoku Company, Limited | N/A | 0.06% |
| PLS GROUP LIMITED | N/A | 0.06% |
| DIPLOMA PLC | N/A | 0.05% |
| ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD | N/A | 0.05% |
| BEAZLEY PLC | N/A | 0.04% |
| Accelleron Industries AG | N/A | 0.04% |
| IMI PLC | N/A | 0.04% |
| WEIR GROUP PLC(THE) | N/A | 0.04% |
FAQ
How much do EFA and IEFA overlap?
EFA and IEFA have 83.8% overlap by weight, sharing 676 equity positions (out of 676 in EFA and 2542 in IEFA). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-04-30 for EFA and 2026-04-30 for IEFA.
What does 83.8% overlap mean?
EFA and IEFA share most of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "high holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Which stocks do EFA and IEFA both hold?
The largest shared positions are ASML Holding N.V., HSBC HOLDINGS PLC, ASTRAZENECA PLC, Roche Holding AG, Novartis AG. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between EFA and IEFA?
EFA has 0 positions not found in IEFA, while IEFA has 1866 positions not found in EFA. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.