EFA vs IDEV: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

EFABNYSE Arca

iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

IDEVANYSE Arca

Overlap

75.2%by weight

Expense ratio

IDEV −0.28pt a year

EFA0.32%IDEV0.04%

Avg volume · 30D

EFA 6.3×the volume

EFA11.9MIDEV1.88M

5Y return · a year

IDEV +0.1pt

EFA+8.5%IDEV+8.6%

EFA vs IDEV Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+50.5%EFA+51.0%IDEV

Expense ratio: EFA 0.32%; IDEV 0.04%, better
Fund size: EFA $76.6B; IDEV $33.8B
1Y total return: EFA +13.1%; IDEV +14.3%, better
Yield (12M): EFA 3.25%, better; IDEV 3.22%
Holdings: EFA 673; IDEV 2330
Avg volume (30D): EFA 11.9M sh, better; IDEV 1.88M sh
NAV per share: EFA $103.23; IDEV $89.09
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for EFA, IDEV, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	EFA	IDEV
Cost30% weight	F15	A90Higher
Mission25% weight	A100	A100
Risk15% weight	C44	C44
Tradability15% weight	A90Higher	A70
Holdings10% weight	B68	A93Higher
Durability5% weight	A83Higher	B60

Rank among Developed International Core funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. EFA and IDEV are both graded against the same 20 Developed International Core funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Developed International Core⁠

Category · 20 funds

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IDEV ranks 1st and EFA 10th of 20 funds in the Developed International Core Category.

Rank 1AIDEViShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETFScore 81
Rank 2ASPDWState Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETFScore 80
Rank 9BBBINJPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETFScore 63
Rank 10BEFAiShares MSCI EAFE ETFScore 60
Rank 11BBBEUJPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETFScore 58

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EFABiShares MSCI EAFE ETF

IDEVAiShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

In short

EFA The 2001 original: one ticker for roughly 700 large and mid caps in developed markets outside the US and Canada. Newer clones undercut it badly on fee, but few trade as heavily.

IDEV One ticker for the developed world outside America, top to bottom: roughly 2,300 large, mid and small caps for four basis points. iShares built this as a Core building block and priced it like one.

Stated mandate

EFA The fund seeks to track large- and mid-capitalization developed-market equities outside the United States and Canada, providing broad international developed-market exposure.

IDEV The fund seeks to track an index of large-, mid-, and small-cap equities from developed markets outside the United States.

Why people hold it

EFA Launched in 2001, one of the first ways to own developed markets outside the US and Canada in a single ticker. Still a tens-of-billions fund.
Very actively traded, so entering and exiting is rarely the hard part in this corner of the market.
About 700 large and mid caps tracking the MSCI EAFE Index (Net): a published benchmark, no manager discretion, no guessing what is inside.

IDEV Charges 0.04% a year while the typical developed-markets core fund charges 0.18%. That is roughly a fifth of the usual freight.
Goes all-cap, not just blue chips: roughly 2,300 large, mid and small companies from developed markets outside the US, so the small end is not left on the cutting room floor.ishares.com
A plain index wrapper on the MSCI World ex USA IMI Index. No tilts, no manager discretion, and it has run that same mandate since 2017.
Multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, and one of the stronger implementations in a crowded developed-markets core group.

Worth knowing

EFA The fee is the story: 0.32% against a 0.18% cohort median, while VEA, SCHF and SPDW charge 0.03% and iShares' own IDEV charges 0.04%.
Large and mid caps only, with Canada and emerging markets outside the mandate, so it is not a complete map of the world outside the US.
Distributions arrive once or twice a year rather than quarterly or monthly.

IDEV VEA, SPDW and SCHF each run a basis point cheaper. Pennies on most balances, but IDEV is not the absolute cost floor of the group.
Distributions come annually or semiannually rather than monthly, so cash arrives in lumps.
Every holding is priced in a foreign currency, so moves in the dollar show up in your returns alongside the stocks themselves.

Full EFA profile⁠

Full IDEV profile⁠

EFA vs IDEV Holdings

How EFA and IDEV differ

Overlap by weight

75.2%

Shared holdings make up 100% of EFA and 75.2% of IDEV.

Level by level

Holdings656 in both75.2%
Countryby domicile86.8%
Sector11 Sectors94.4%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in EFA and IDEV, widest gap first
Sector	More in EFAMore in IDEV	EFA	IDEV
Materials	IDEV +2.2 points	5.8%	8.0%
Health Care	EFA +1.9 points	11.0%	9.1%
Energy	IDEV +1.4 points	4.4%	5.8%
Technology	IDEV +1.2 points	10.3%	11.5%
Consumer Staples	EFA +1.1 points	7.2%	6.1%
Consumer Discretionary	EFA +1.1 points	8.3%	7.2%
Real Estate	IDEV +0.8 points	1.5%	2.3%
Industrials	EFA +0.7 points	18.3%	17.6%
Financials	EFA +0.4 points	25.5%	25.1%
Utilities	EFA +0.4 points	3.9%	3.5%
Communication	Same weight	3.8%	3.8%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in EFA and IDEV, widest gap first
Country	More in EFAMore in IDEV	EFA	IDEV
Canada	IDEV +13.0 points	0.0%	13.0%
United Kingdom	EFA +2.1 points	15.0%	12.9%
France	EFA +1.9 points	9.5%	7.6%
Switzerland	EFA +1.8 points	9.9%	8.1%
Germany	EFA +1.7 points	9.0%	7.3%
Netherlands	EFA +1.2 points	5.8%	4.6%
Japan	EFA +1.2 points	24.6%	23.4%
Finland	EFA +1.1 points	1.1%	0.0%
Other countries (9)	EFA +2.2 points	25.1%	22.9%

Outside the US: EFA 99% developed, 1% emerging. IDEV 99% developed, 1% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

EFA14.4%
IDEV11.1%

Securities held

EFA657
IDEV2,311

Asset class

EFA: Equity
IDEV: Equity

Holdings

Only in EFA1
In both656
Only in IDEV1,655

Only in EFA

1 security, 0.0% of EFA by weight

Nmc Health PLC0.00%

Only in IDEV

1,655 securities, 24.6% of IDEV by weight

Royal Bank of Canada0.98%
Toronto Dominion0.72%
Shopify Subordinate Voting Class A0.67%
Bank of Montreal0.41%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd0.41%
Bank of Nova Scotia0.40%
Enbridge0.37%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce0.37%
Suncor Energy Inc0.33%
Agnico Eagle Mines0.29%
Canadian Pacific Kansas City0.28%
Brookfield Class A0.27%
Manulife Financial0.26%
Tc Energy0.23%
Canadian National Railway0.22%
Barrick Mining0.22%
National Bank of Canada0.21%
Wheaton Precious Metals0.18%
Constellation Software0.17%
Cenovus Energy0.16%
Sun Life Financial Inc0.15%
Franco Nevada0.15%
Dollarama0.14%
Alimentation Couche Tard Inc0.14%
Power Corporation of Canada0.13%
Fairfax Financial Holdings Sub Vot0.12%
Cameco0.12%
Nutrien Ltd0.11%
Celestica0.11%
Intact Financial Corp0.11%
Loblaw Companies Ltd0.10%
Fortis0.10%
Pembina Pipeline0.10%
Teck Resources Subordinate Voting0.10%
Kinross Gold0.08%
Restaurants Brands International0.08%
Imperial Oil Ltd0.07%
Bombardier Class B0.07%
Whitecap Resources Inc0.06%
Great West Lifeco Inc0.06%
Wsp Global Inc0.06%
Thomson Reuters Corp0.06%
Tourmaline Oil Corp0.06%
Brookfield Asset Management Voting0.06%
Pan American Silver0.06%
Magna International0.06%
Rb Global0.06%
First Quantum Minerals0.06%
Cgi Inc Class A0.05%
Gfl Environmental Subordinate Voti0.05%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 656 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in EFA and IDEV, widest gap first
Holding	More in EFAMore in IDEV	EFA	IDEV
Asml Holding	EFA +0.72 points	2.86%	2.14%
Roche Ps Par AG	EFA +0.40 points	1.60%	1.20%
ShellSHEL.L	EFA +0.37 points	1.46%	1.09%
Novartis AG	EFA +0.35 points	1.39%	1.04%
Hsbc Holdings PLCHSBA.L	EFA +0.35 points	1.37%	1.02%
Astrazeneca PLCAZN.L	EFA +0.33 points	1.32%	0.99%
Nestle SA	EFA +0.32 points	1.24%	0.92%
Sap	EFA +0.27 points	1.11%	0.84%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group	EFA +0.27 points	1.09%	0.82%
Siemens N AG	EFA +0.25 points	1.00%	0.75%
Bhp Group Ltd	EFA +0.24 points	0.96%	0.72%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	EFA +0.23 points	0.92%	0.69%
Allianz	EFA +0.22 points	0.87%	0.65%
Toyota Motor	EFA +0.22 points	0.86%	0.64%
Totalenergies	EFA +0.21 points	0.86%	0.65%
Advantest	EFA +0.20 points	0.76%	0.56%
Recruit Holdings Ltd	EFA +0.19 points	0.75%	0.56%
Banco Santander	EFA +0.18 points	0.75%	0.57%
Iberdrola	EFA +0.18 points	0.72%	0.54%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	EFA +0.18 points	0.70%	0.52%
Sony Group	EFA +0.17 points	0.68%	0.51%
Schneider Electric	EFA +0.17 points	0.68%	0.51%
Ubs Group AG	EFA +0.17 points	0.69%	0.52%
Hitachi	EFA +0.17 points	0.67%	0.50%
Unilever PLCULVR.L	EFA +0.17 points	0.66%	0.49%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLCRR.L	EFA +0.17 points	0.65%	0.48%
Tokyo Electron	EFA +0.16 points	0.63%	0.47%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	EFA +0.15 points	0.61%	0.46%
Bp PLCBP.L	EFA +0.16 points	0.62%	0.46%
Abb Ltd	EFA +0.15 points	0.62%	0.47%
Airbus Group	EFA +0.16 points	0.60%	0.44%
Novo Nordisk Class B	EFA +0.15 points	0.60%	0.45%
Lair Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour	EFA +0.15 points	0.59%	0.44%
British American TobaccoBATS.L	EFA +0.14 points	0.57%	0.43%
Loreal SA	EFA +0.14 points	0.55%	0.41%
Dbs Group Holdings Ltd	EFA +0.14 points	0.55%	0.41%
Zurich Insurance Group AG	EFA +0.13 points	0.52%	0.39%
Unicredit	EFA +0.13 points	0.52%	0.39%
Lvmh	EFA +0.13 points	0.50%	0.37%
Siemens Energy N AG	EFA +0.13 points	0.51%	0.38%
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA	EFA +0.12 points	0.50%	0.38%
Mizuho Financial Group	EFA +0.12 points	0.53%	0.41%
Safran SA	EFA +0.13 points	0.50%	0.37%
Softbank Group Corp	EFA +0.12 points	0.49%	0.37%
GlaxosmithklineGSK.L	EFA +0.12 points	0.47%	0.35%
Sanofi SA	EFA +0.11 points	0.45%	0.34%
Aia Group	EFA +0.12 points	0.47%	0.35%
Kioxia Holdings	EFA +0.12 points	0.46%	0.34%
Deutsche Telekom N AG	EFA +0.11 points	0.46%	0.35%
Bnp Paribas SA	EFA +0.11 points	0.44%	0.33%
Tokio Marine Holdings	EFA +0.11 points	0.46%	0.35%
Intesa Sanpaolo	EFA +0.11 points	0.43%	0.32%
National Australia Bank	EFA +0.10 points	0.42%	0.32%
Mitsubishi	EFA +0.11 points	0.44%	0.33%
Keyence	EFA +0.11 points	0.44%	0.33%
Westpac Banking Corporation	EFA +0.10 points	0.41%	0.31%
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing	EFA +0.10 points	0.24%	0.14%
Ing Groep	EFA +0.10 points	0.42%	0.32%
Anz Group Holdings Ltd	EFA +0.10 points	0.40%	0.30%
Rio TintoRIO.L	EFA +0.10 points	0.41%	0.31%
Spotify TechnologySPOT	EFA +0.10 points	0.41%	0.31%
National Grid PLCNG.L	EFA +0.10 points	0.39%	0.29%
Bae Systems PLCBA.L	EFA +0.10 points	0.38%	0.28%
Fast Retailing	EFA +0.10 points	0.41%	0.31%
Barclays PLCBARC.L	EFA +0.09 points	0.35%	0.26%
Enel	EFA +0.09 points	0.37%	0.28%
Lloyds Banking Group PLCLLOY.L	EFA +0.09 points	0.34%	0.25%
Itochu	EFA +0.09 points	0.38%	0.29%
Oversea-Chinese Banking	EFA +0.09 points	0.35%	0.26%
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gese	EFA +0.08 points	0.37%	0.29%
Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA	EFA +0.09 points	0.34%	0.25%
Investor Class B	EFA +0.08 points	0.35%	0.27%
Axa SA	EFA +0.09 points	0.35%	0.26%
Infineon Technologies AG	EFA +0.08 points	0.34%	0.26%
Relx PLCREL.L	EFA +0.08 points	0.33%	0.25%
Mitsui	EFA +0.08 points	0.35%	0.27%
Industria De Diseno Textil SA	EFA +0.08 points	0.32%	0.24%
Csl	EFA +0.08 points	0.32%	0.24%
Takeda Pharmaceutical	EFA +0.08 points	0.32%	0.24%
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	EFA +0.07 points	0.32%	0.25%
Swiss Re AG	EFA +0.08 points	0.26%	0.18%
Macquarie Group Ltd Def	EFA +0.07 points	0.30%	0.23%
Glencore PLCGLEN.L	EFA +0.08 points	0.30%	0.23%
Deutsche Boerse AG	EFA +0.07 points	0.30%	0.23%
Murata Manufacturing	EFA +0.08 points	0.30%	0.23%
Natwest Group PLCNWG.L	EFA +0.07 points	0.29%	0.22%
Wesfarmers	EFA +0.08 points	0.29%	0.21%
Shin Etsu Chemical	EFA +0.07 points	0.29%	0.22%
Nintendo	EFA +0.07 points	0.27%	0.20%
Dhl AG	EFA +0.07 points	0.28%	0.21%
London Stock Exchange Group PLCLSEG.L	EFA +0.06 points	0.26%	0.20%
Essilorluxottica SA	EFA +0.07 points	0.28%	0.21%
Basf N	EFA +0.07 points	0.25%	0.18%
Lonza Group AG	EFA +0.07 points	0.26%	0.19%
Compass Group PLCCPG.L	EFA +0.07 points	0.27%	0.20%
Bayer AG	EFA +0.06 points	0.26%	0.20%
Argenx	EFA +0.06 points	0.26%	0.20%
Deutsche Bank AG	EFA +0.06 points	0.27%	0.21%
Mitsubishi Electric	EFA +0.06 points	0.26%	0.20%
Rheinmetall AG	EFA +0.06 points	0.25%	0.19%

All 656 EFA holdings⁠All 2,313 IDEV holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

EFA vs IDEV Cost

Overpaying EFA vs IDEV

$5,693

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

EFA 0.32%
$6,542
IDEV 0.04%
$849

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

EFA 0.32%
IDEV 0.04%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	EFA	IDEV	Overpaying
10	$580	$73	$507
20	$2,250	$288	$1,962
30	$6,542	$849	$5,693

Expense ratio

0.32%EFA
0.04%IDEV, cheaper

IDEV0.04%EFA0.32%

0.03%0.70%

Middle half of Developed International Core funds
Median 0.10%

IDEV 4th cheapest of 20 funds

EFA 17th cheapest of 20 funds

EFA vs IDEV Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): EFA 3.25%, better; IDEV 3.22%
Payout (12M): EFA $3.36; IDEV $2.87
Last payment: EFA $1.64; IDEV $1.34
Ex-dividend: EFA Jun 15, 2026; IDEV Jun 15, 2026
Paid on: EFA Jun 18, 2026; IDEV Jun 18, 2026
Frequency: EFA Twice a year; IDEV Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

EFATwice a year · 20 paymentsAll EFA payments⁠

IDEVTwice a year · 20 paymentsAll IDEV payments⁠

EFA vs IDEV Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

EFA
IDEV

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: EFA 11.7%, betterIDEV 11.8%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: EFA 1.20IDEV 1.26, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: EFA −29.2%IDEV −29.1%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: EFA 0.78IDEV 0.80; Market = 1

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EFA vs IDEV

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it