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EFA vs IEFA — ETF comparison

Two funds head-to-head: live engine reads, trailing performance, and holdings overlap from SEC filings. An engine-read comparison — not a recommendation.

EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
78/100
STRONG BUY
$103.96 · +1.11% · International
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IEFA
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
80/100
STRONG BUY
$97.01 · +1.10% · International
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Factor by factor — EFA (left) vs IEFA (right)
58
Technical
58
59
Momentum
59
50
Fundamental
50
75
Options
55
97
Microstructure
97
Trailing performance — EFA (left) vs IEFA (right)
+6.1%
6-month return
+6.1%
+10.3%
1-year return
+10.2%
+32.9%
5-year return
+30.4%
Holdings overlap — 14.2% by weight · 44 shared positions
1.45%
1.42%
1.29%
1.12%
1.35%
1.00%
0.93%
0.93%
0.82%
0.79%
0.81%
0.74%
0.85%
0.67%
0.65%
0.65%
Largest IEFA-only positions: FRO 0.02% · WPP 0.02% · CAMT 0.02% · WIX 0.01% · ZIM 0.01%

From each fund's SEC N-PORT filing (2026-06-25 / 2026-09-23), computed on the 44 of 705 and 61 of 2625 equity positions matched to the QuantLogix stock universe — a lower bound, never an estimate.

QuantLogix's 5-factor engine currently reads iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) at 78/100 (strong buy) and iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) at 80/100 (strong buy). IEFA carries the stronger composite read by 2 points, led by microstructure at 97/100. EFA's strongest leg is microstructure at 97/100. On trailing price performance, EFA leads over the last year (+10.3% vs +10.2% for IEFA). By filed portfolio weights, at least 14.2% of the two funds overlaps across 44 shared positions. Signals recompute throughout the trading day — the balance can shift with the tape.

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