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EFG vs GMOI

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

EFGBCboe

GMO International Value ETF

GMOICNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

EFG −0.26pt a year

EFG0.34%GMOI0.60%

Avg volume · 30D

EFG 9.1×the volume

EFG894KGMOI98.4K

EFG vs GMOI Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+5.0%EFG+30.6%GMOI

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. EFG +5.0%. GMOI +30.6%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%10%20%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
EFG 0.34%, better
GMOI 0.60%
Fund size
EFG $15B
GMOI $694M
1Y total return
EFG +5.0%
GMOI +30.6%, better
Yield (12M)
EFG 2.35%, better
GMOI 1.24%
Holdings
EFG 364
GMOI 173
Avg volume (30D)
EFG 894K sh, better
GMOI 98.4K sh
NAV per share
EFG $118.54
GMOI $40.25
52W range

ETF.net Grade

EFG: Cost 50, Risk 24, Mission 93, Tradability 91, Holdings 61, Durability 86. GMOI: Cost 7, Risk 81, Mission 75, Tradability 54, Holdings 100, Durability 30.
Pillar letters and Scores for EFG, GMOI, with each pillar’s weight
PillarEFGGMOI
Cost30% weightC50HigherF7
Mission25% weightA93HigherA75
Risk15% weightF24A81Higher
Tradability15% weightA91HigherC54
Holdings10% weightB61A100Higher
Durability5% weightA86HigherD30

Rank among International Factor Index funds

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Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. EFG and GMOI are both graded against the same 15 International Factor Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

International Factor Index⁠

Category · 15 funds
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EFG ranks 4th and GMOI 9th of 15 funds in the International Factor Index Category.

  1. Rank 1AEFAViShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETFScore 75
  2. Rank 2BACWViShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETFScore 68
  3. Rank 3BIDLVInvesco S&P International Developed Low Volatility ETFScore 66
  4. Rank 4BEFGiShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETFScore 65
  5. Rank 5BIDMOInvesco S&P International Developed Momentum ETFScore 61
  6. Rank 7BVDGVanguard Developed Markets ex US Growth Index ETFScore 58
  7. Rank 9CGMOIGMO International Value ETFScore 52
  8. Rank 9CIQDGWisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth FundScore 52

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EFGBiShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

GMOICGMO International Value ETF

In short

EFG MSCI splits the EAFE benchmark into a value half and a growth half. EFG is the growth half: roughly 400 companies across Europe, Australasia and the Far East, screened on earnings and sales growth, running since 2005.

GMOI GMO made its name running valuation-driven money for institutions. GMOI is that machinery in an ETF wrapper: an active portfolio of the international stocks GMO's own models read as deepest value, not the ones an index labels that way.

Stated mandate

EFG The fund seeks to track an index of developed-market equities outside the United States and Canada that exhibit growth characteristics.

GMOI The Fund seeks total return.

Why people hold it

  • EFG MSCI ranks EAFE companies on five growth measures (forward and past EPS growth, internal growth rate, sales-per-share trend) and keeps the top scorers. No manager hunches.msci.com
  • 0.34% a year, under the 0.41% median for international factor ETFs, on a mandate iShares has run since 2005.
  • A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, and it has tracked its stated index closely.
  • Roughly 400 names spread across Europe, Australasia and the Far East, so the growth bet is a broad one.cboe.com
  • GMOI Actively managed, not index-following. GMO's Systematic Equity team selects the international names its proprietary valuation models identify as most undervalued.gmo.comsec.gov
  • The valuation work covers tangible and intangible assets, so cheapness comes from GMO's own return forecasts rather than reported book value alone.sec.gov
  • The mandate reaches both developed and emerging markets, a wider net than the developed-only factor funds it sits beside, such as IDMO and QLVD.
  • Pays quarterly, and the stated goal is total return, so income arrives as a byproduct of the holdings rather than something the strategy chases.

Worth knowing

  • EFG The growth index is about half the parent EAFE index by free-float market value. The value half sits elsewhere, so this is one style, not all of developed international.cboe.com
  • Growth swings harder. Several peers in this cohort (EFAV, ACWV, QLVD) are engineered to damp volatility; EFG is not, and its risk profile is the choppier side of the group.
  • Holdings trade in yen, euros, pounds and other currencies, so moves in the dollar feed straight into what a US investor sees.ishares.com
  • GMOI 0.60% a year runs above the typical international factor ETF and well above index peers like QLVD (0.15%) and EFAV (0.20%). Active stock picking is what the extra buys.
  • Deep value is a narrow slice by design. The portfolio can look nothing like a broad international index and travel a very different path from one.gmo.com
  • The ETF launched in October 2024. GMO has run value strategies far longer, but this fund's own record is still short.

Full EFG profile⁠

Full GMOI profile⁠

EFG vs GMOI 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.

EFG vs GMOI Cost

Overpaying GMOI vs EFG

$4,885

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

  • EFG 0.34%

    $6,932

  • GMOI 0.60%

    $11,817

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EFG 0.34%
  • GMOI 0.60%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530GMOI $11,817EFG $6,932

Year by year

YearEFGGMOIOverpaying
10$616$1,076$460
20$2,386$4,116$1,730
30$6,932$11,817$4,885

Expense ratio

  • 0.34%EFG, cheaper
  • 0.60%GMOI
  • Middle half of International Factor Index funds
  • Median 0.34%

EFG 8th cheapest of 15 funds

GMOI 14th cheapest of 15 funds

EFG vs GMOI Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
EFG 2.35%, better
GMOI 1.24%
Payout (12M)
EFG $2.79
GMOI $0.50
Last payment
EFG $0.98
GMOI $0.15
Ex-dividend
EFG Jun 15, 2026
GMOI Jun 30, 2026
Paid on
EFG Jun 18, 2026
GMOI Jul 1, 2026
Frequency
EFG Twice a year
GMOI Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

EFGTwice a year · 20 paymentsAll EFG payments⁠
One bar per payment. 20 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.88; Dec 19, 2017 $0.37; Jun 19, 2018 $0.96; Dec 18, 2018 $0.41; Jun 17, 2019 $0.97; Dec 16, 2019 $0.49; Jun 15, 2020 $0.51; Dec 14, 2020 $0.35; Jun 10, 2021 $0.89; Dec 13, 2021 $0.68; Dec 30, 2021 $0.13; Jun 9, 2022 $0.88; Dec 13, 2022 $0.18; Jun 7, 2023 $0.92; Dec 20, 2023 $0.66; Jun 11, 2024 $0.89; Dec 17, 2024 $0.69; Jun 16, 2025 $1.07; Dec 16, 2025 $1.81; Jun 15, 2026 $0.98. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$22017202020232026YTD
GMOITwice a year · 4 paymentsAll GMOI payments⁠
One bar per payment. 4 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2024 $0.13; Sep 30, 2025 $0.57; Dec 30, 2025 $0.35; Jun 30, 2026 $0.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$22017202020232026YTD

EFG vs GMOI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
EFG 13.8%GMOI 11.3%since Nov 2024
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
EFG 0.71GMOI 2.06since Nov 2024
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
EFG −35.5%GMOI −14.7%since Oct 2024
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
EFG 0.96GMOI 0.18

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