INTF vs QEFA: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares International Equity Factor ETF

INTFANYSE Arca

State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF

QEFABNYSE Arca

Overlap

46.9%by weight

Expense ratio

INTF −0.14pt a year

INTF0.16%QEFA0.30%

Avg volume · 30D

INTF 10.3×the volume

INTF312KQEFA30.1K

10Y return · a year

INTF+9.4%QEFA+9.4%

INTF vs QEFA Performance

Nov 5, 2021 – Nov 5, 2026

+61.9%INTF+48.3%QEFA

Expense ratio: INTF 0.16%, better; QEFA 0.30%
Fund size: INTF $3.77B; QEFA $1.05B
1Y total return: INTF +16.4%; QEFA +17.2%, better
Yield (12M): INTF 3.04%, better; QEFA 2.73%
Holdings: INTF 500; QEFA 637
Avg volume (30D): INTF 312K sh, better; QEFA 30.1K sh
NAV per share: INTF $41.83; QEFA $101.28
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for INTF, QEFA, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	INTF	QEFA
Cost30% weight	A98Higher	B59
Mission25% weight	Not scored	A98
Risk15% weight	C51	B68Higher
Tradability15% weight	A72	A74Higher
Holdings10% weight	B68Higher	B60
Durability5% weight	A86Higher	A77

Rank among International Multifactor funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. INTF and QEFA are both graded against the same 30 International Multifactor funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

International Multifactor⁠

Category · 30 funds

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INTF ranks 2nd and QEFA 9th of 30 funds in the International Multifactor Category.

Rank 1AGSWOGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Equity ETFScore 79
Rank 2ADFAIDimensional International Core Equity Market ETFScore 78
Rank 2AINTFiShares International Equity Factor ETFScore 78
Rank 4AFDEVFidelity International Multifactor ETFScore 71
Rank 9BFENIFidelity Enhanced International ETFScore 65
Rank 9BQEFAState Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETFScore 65
Rank 11BDEEFXtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETFScore 64

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

INTFAiShares International Equity Factor ETF

QEFABState Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF

In short

INTF Five factors at once (value, quality, momentum, low volatility, low size) aimed at developed markets outside the US, for 0.16% a year. That is well under half what the typical international multifactor fund charges.

QEFA One ticker, three factors. QEFA holds developed-market stocks outside the US through a single MSCI index that blends low volatility, quality and value, so you don't have to pick a lane or bolt three funds together.

Stated mandate

INTF The fund seeks to track an index of international developed-market stocks chosen using value, quality, momentum, low-volatility, and low-size factors.

QEFA The fund seeks to track the MSCI EAFE Factor Mix A-Series Index, using a Smart Beta strategy that combines low-volatility, quality, and value exposures.

Why people hold it

INTF At 0.16% a year it undercuts the peer median of 0.38%, and also GSIE (0.25%), RODM (0.29%) and FDEV (0.18%).
One basket of roughly 500 developed-market stocks does the work of separate value, quality, momentum, low-volatility and small-size sleeves.
Live since 2015 and now a multi-billion-dollar iShares fund, giving it more history than much of the international multifactor shelf.
Rates among the strongest implementations in its international multifactor peer group of 29 funds.

QEFA Combines low volatility, quality and value in one MSCI index instead of leaving you to buy and rebalance three single-factor funds.ssga.com
0.30% a year undercuts the typical fund in its international multifactor group, and the portfolio spreads across roughly 600 developed-market stocks.
Tracks its index tightly, one of the cleaner implementations in its peer group, and it has been running as a multi-billion-dollar fund since 2014.

Worth knowing

INTF Factor tilts are the whole point, so returns can wander from a plain cap-weighted international index in either direction, sometimes for long stretches.
Developed markets only. No emerging-market exposure here, and returns move with foreign currencies as well as foreign stocks.
Volume is moderate rather than heavy, so limit orders help. Distributions land once or twice a year, not quarterly.

QEFA Thinly traded for its size. Spreads can widen during US hours, when the European and Japanese markets its stocks trade on are closed.
Cheaper seats in the same aisle: INTF charges 0.16% and FDEV 0.18%.
EAFE is developed markets only. No US stocks, no emerging markets, and payouts arrive once or twice a year rather than quarterly.

Full INTF profile⁠

Full QEFA profile⁠

INTF vs QEFA Holdings

How INTF and QEFA differ

Overlap by weight

46.9%

Shared holdings make up 72.4% of INTF and 67.0% of QEFA.

Level by level

Holdings296 in both46.9%
Countryby domicile87.5%
Sector11 Sectors88.3%
Asset classStocks100%

Sector

Sector weights in INTF and QEFA, widest gap first
Sector	Gap	INTF	QEFA
Financials	INTF +5.7 points	26.8%	21.1%
Health Care	QEFA +5.2 points	8.7%	13.9%
Consumer Staples	QEFA +3.9 points	6.0%	9.9%
Materials	INTF +2.0 points	6.7%	4.7%
Technology	INTF +1.9 points	10.7%	8.8%
Communication	QEFA +1.7 points	3.1%	4.8%
Real Estate	INTF +0.8 points	2.3%	1.5%
Industrials	INTF +0.7 points	16.9%	16.2%
Utilities	QEFA +0.6 points	4.0%	4.6%
Consumer Discretionary	INTF +0.5 points	9.3%	8.8%
Energy	QEFA +0.3 points	5.5%	5.8%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in INTF and QEFA, widest gap first
Country	Gap	INTF	QEFA
Canada	INTF +7.5 points	7.5%	0.0%
Switzerland	QEFA +3.5 points	9.1%	12.6%
United Kingdom	QEFA +1.7 points	12.5%	14.2%
Israel	QEFA +1.7 points	0.2%	1.9%
Japan	INTF +1.5 points	25.4%	23.9%
Singapore	QEFA +1.2 points	1.4%	2.6%
Hong Kong	QEFA +1.1 points	1.3%	2.4%
Italy	INTF +1.0 points	3.9%	2.9%
Other countries (19)	QEFA +0.9 points	38.7%	39.6%

Outside the US: INTF 99% developed, 1% emerging. QEFA 98% developed, 2% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

INTF12.7%
QEFA15.4%

Securities held

INTF481
QEFA624

Asset class

INTF: Stocks
QEFA: Stocks

Holdings

Only in INTF185
In both296
Only in QEFA328

Only in INTF

185 securities, 27.1% of INTF by weight

Royal Bank of Canada1.23%
Loblaw Companies Ltd0.83%
Shell0.75%
Manulife Financial0.68%
Suncor Energy Inc0.55%
Balfour Beatty PLC0.41%
Toronto Dominion0.40%
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings0.38%
Shopify Subordinate Voting Class A0.38%
Jb Hi-Fi Ltd0.38%
Al Sydbank0.36%
Iss A’s0.36%
Uss0.34%
Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc0.34%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd0.31%
Nutrien Ltd0.31%
Kinross Gold0.29%
Barrick Mining0.29%
Drax Group PLC0.29%
Aurizon Holdings0.28%
Yamazaki Baking Ltd0.28%
Saipem0.28%
Aberdeen Group PLC0.28%
Nordex0.27%
Wheaton Precious Metals0.27%
Santen Pharmaceutical0.27%
Bam Groep Koninklijke NV0.27%
Delonghi0.26%
Fairfax Financial Holdings Sub Vot0.24%
Power Corporation of Canada0.24%
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings0.24%
PLUS5000.23%
Vz Holding AG0.23%
Banca Generali0.23%
Hochtief AG0.23%
Konecranes0.22%
Sumitomo Pharma Ltd0.22%
Ssab Class B0.22%
Tisi0.21%
Jardine Matheson Holdings0.21%
Toyoda Gosei0.21%
Japan Real Estate Investment Trust0.21%
Regis Resources0.20%
Tui N AG0.20%
A2A0.20%
Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc0.20%
Investec PLC0.19%
Bluescope Steel0.19%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce0.19%
Sanwa Holdings0.19%

Only in QEFA

328 securities, 32.9% of QEFA by weight

Shell PLC1.36%
Secom Co Ltd0.60%
Sampo Oyj A Shs0.55%
Swisscom AG Reg0.53%
Kddi Corp0.44%
Japan Tobacco Inc0.44%
Softbank Corp0.44%
Obic Co Ltd0.43%
Ntt Inc0.42%
Orange0.40%
Boc Hong Kong Holdings Ltd0.39%
Bank Hapoalim Bm0.38%
Ferrari NV0.37%
Csl Ltd0.36%
Swiss Prime Site Reg0.36%
East Japan Railway Co0.35%
Power Assets Holdings Ltd0.35%
Bridgestone Corp0.32%
United Overseas Bank Ltd0.32%
Givaudan Reg0.31%
Central Japan Railway Co0.31%
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa/Nv0.29%
Kao Corp0.29%
National Grid PLC0.29%
Bank Leumi Le Israel0.28%
Transurban Group0.28%
Koninklijke Kpn NV0.28%
Tryg A/S0.27%
Helvetia Baloise Holding AG0.26%
Medibank Private Ltd0.26%
Haleon PLC0.26%
Schindler Holding AG Reg0.26%
Omv AG0.25%
Teva Pharmaceutical Ind Ltd0.25%
3I Group PLC0.24%
Aena Sme SA0.23%
Shin Etsu Chemical Co Ltd0.22%
Roche Holding AG Br0.22%
Atlas Copco Ab A Shs0.22%
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV0.22%
Rheinmetall AG0.21%
Oriental Land Co Ltd0.21%
Elbit Systems Ltd0.20%
Qbe Insurance Group Ltd0.20%
Kerry Group PLC A0.20%
Nippon Yusen Kk0.20%
Generali0.19%
Experian PLC0.19%
Singapore Telecommunications0.18%
Hkt Trust and Hkt Ltd Ss0.18%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 296 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in INTF and QEFA, widest gap first
Holding	Gap	INTF	QEFA
Unilever PLCULVR.L	QEFA +1.02 points	0.22%	1.24%
Roche Ps Par AG	QEFA +0.84 points	1.20%	2.04%
Astrazeneca PLCAZN.L	QEFA +0.79 points	0.96%	1.75%
Lair Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour	QEFA +0.65 points	0.14%	0.79%
Nestle SA	QEFA +0.65 points	1.01%	1.66%
Abn Amro Bank NV	INTF +0.65 points	0.73%	0.08%
Mizuho Financial Group	INTF +0.62 points	0.80%	0.18%
British American TobaccoBATS.L	QEFA +0.61 points	0.17%	0.78%
Zurich Insurance Group AG	QEFA +0.60 points	0.45%	1.05%
Allianz	QEFA +0.59 points	0.50%	1.09%
Aib Group PLC	INTF +0.55 points	0.67%	0.12%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group	INTF +0.54 points	1.00%	0.46%
Unicredit	INTF +0.53 points	0.82%	0.29%
Takeda Pharmaceutical	QEFA +0.50 points	0.21%	0.71%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	INTF +0.50 points	0.83%	0.33%
Siemens N AG	INTF +0.49 points	0.72%	0.23%
Eni	QEFA +0.47 points	0.17%	0.64%
Rio Tinto	INTF +0.44 points	0.62%	0.18%
Asics	INTF +0.42 points	0.53%	0.11%
Airbus Group	QEFA +0.42 points	0.14%	0.56%
Sap	QEFA +0.42 points	0.83%	1.25%
Siemens Energy N AG	INTF +0.42 points	0.44%	0.02%
Hsbc Holdings PLCHSBA.L	INTF +0.41 points	1.05%	0.64%
Iberdrola	QEFA +0.40 points	0.36%	0.76%
Hitachi	INTF +0.39 points	0.53%	0.14%
Ubs Group AG	INTF +0.38 points	0.66%	0.28%
Credit Agricole SA	INTF +0.37 points	0.42%	0.05%
Engie SA	INTF +0.36 points	0.48%	0.12%
Nordea Bank	INTF +0.36 points	0.51%	0.15%
Safran SA	INTF +0.36 points	0.42%	0.06%
Keyence	QEFA +0.36 points	0.06%	0.42%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	INTF +0.35 points	0.67%	0.32%
Asml Holding	INTF +0.34 points	2.18%	1.84%
Dbs Group Holdings Ltd	QEFA +0.33 points	0.33%	0.66%
Daiwa Securities Group	INTF +0.32 points	0.35%	0.03%
Relx PLCREL.L	QEFA +0.31 points	0.10%	0.41%
Clp Holdings	QEFA +0.30 points	0.10%	0.40%
Compass Group PLCCPG.L	QEFA +0.30 points	0.18%	0.48%
Unibail Rodamco We Stapled Units	INTF +0.30 points	0.32%	0.02%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	INTF +0.29 points	0.63%	0.34%
Softbank Group Corp	INTF +0.30 points	0.35%	0.05%
Klepierre Reit SA	INTF +0.28 points	0.31%	0.03%
Shionogi	QEFA +0.29 points	0.02%	0.31%
Ageas	INTF +0.28 points	0.35%	0.07%
The Sage GroupSGE.L	INTF +0.29 points	0.49%	0.20%
Oversea-Chinese Banking	QEFA +0.28 points	0.27%	0.55%
Industria De Diseno Textil SA	QEFA +0.29 points	0.33%	0.62%
Vodafone Group PLCVOD.L	INTF +0.29 points	0.43%	0.14%
GlaxosmithklineGSK.L	QEFA +0.28 points	0.52%	0.80%
Wesfarmers	QEFA +0.28 points	0.19%	0.47%
Coca Cola Hbc AGCCH.L	INTF +0.28 points	0.35%	0.07%
Equinor	QEFA +0.27 points	0.35%	0.62%
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gese	QEFA +0.28 points	0.35%	0.63%
Novo Nordisk Class B	QEFA +0.27 points	0.58%	0.85%
Aia Group	INTF +0.27 points	0.36%	0.09%
Mitsubishi	QEFA +0.26 points	0.05%	0.31%
Repsol	INTF +0.27 points	0.55%	0.28%
Naturgy Energy Group SA	INTF +0.26 points	0.32%	0.06%
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	INTF +0.26 points	0.29%	0.03%
Kioxia Holdings	INTF +0.25 points	0.27%	0.02%
Galderma Group N AG	INTF +0.26 points	0.30%	0.04%
Subaru	INTF +0.25 points	0.30%	0.05%
Lvmh	QEFA +0.25 points	0.26%	0.51%
Astellas Pharma	QEFA +0.25 points	0.05%	0.30%
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing	QEFA +0.24 points	0.05%	0.29%
Investor Class B	INTF +0.23 points	0.42%	0.19%
Singapore Exchange	QEFA +0.23 points	0.07%	0.30%
Danone SA	QEFA +0.23 points	0.10%	0.33%
Banca Mediolanum	INTF +0.22 points	0.24%	0.03%
Banco De Sabadell	INTF +0.21 points	0.27%	0.06%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLCRKT.L	QEFA +0.22 points	0.08%	0.30%
A P Moller Maersk B	INTF +0.21 points	0.27%	0.06%
Prosus NV Class N	INTF +0.21 points	0.23%	0.02%
Pandora	INTF +0.21 points	0.28%	0.07%
Deutsche Bank AG	INTF +0.21 points	0.41%	0.20%
Rio TintoRIO.L	QEFA +0.21 points	0.22%	0.43%
Societe Generale SA	INTF +0.20 points	0.34%	0.14%
Kingfisher PLCKGF.L	INTF +0.20 points	0.23%	0.03%
Diageo PLCDGE.L	QEFA +0.19 points	0.07%	0.26%
Bnp Paribas SA	QEFA +0.19 points	0.14%	0.33%
Yokogawa Electric	INTF +0.19 points	0.22%	0.03%
Volkswagen Non-Voting Pref AG	QEFA +0.19 points	0.03%	0.22%
Akzo Nobel NV	INTF +0.19 points	0.21%	0.02%
Gea Group AG	INTF +0.18 points	0.24%	0.06%
Telia Company	INTF +0.19 points	0.20%	0.02%
Wolters Kluwer	INTF +0.18 points	0.22%	0.04%
Wh Group	INTF +0.18 points	0.20%	0.02%
Origin Energy	INTF +0.18 points	0.24%	0.06%
Advantest	QEFA +0.18 points	0.62%	0.80%
Marks and Spencer Group PLCMKS.L	INTF +0.18 points	0.20%	0.02%
Fisher and Paykel Healthcare Corpo	INTF +0.17 points	0.31%	0.14%
Abb Ltd	INTF +0.17 points	0.92%	0.75%
Sony Group	QEFA +0.17 points	0.46%	0.63%
Honda Motor	QEFA +0.17 points	0.13%	0.30%
Centrica PLCCNA.L	INTF +0.16 points	0.20%	0.04%
Konami Group	INTF +0.16 points	0.25%	0.09%
Fresnillo PLCFRES.L	INTF +0.17 points	0.19%	0.02%
Adidas N AG	INTF +0.16 points	0.19%	0.03%
Mitsubishi Electric	INTF +0.15 points	0.20%	0.05%
Schneider Electric	QEFA +0.15 points	0.39%	0.54%

All 482 INTF holdings⁠All 624 QEFA 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.

INTF vs QEFA Cost

Overpaying QEFA vs INTF

$2,807

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

INTF 0.16%
$3,342
QEFA 0.30%
$6,149

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

INTF 0.16%
QEFA 0.30%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	INTF	QEFA	Overpaying
10	$292	$545	$253
20	$1,141	$2,113	$972
30	$3,342	$6,149	$2,807

Expense ratio

0.16%INTF, cheaper
0.30%QEFA

INTF0.16%QEFA0.30%

0.15%0.80%

Middle half of International Multifactor funds
Median 0.34%

INTF 2nd cheapest of 30 funds

QEFA 12th cheapest of 30 funds

INTF vs QEFA Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 5, 2026

Yield (12M): INTF 3.04%, better; QEFA 2.73%
Payout (12M): INTF $1.24; QEFA $2.74
Last payment: INTF $0.72; QEFA $1.50
Ex-dividend: INTF Jun 15, 2026; QEFA Jun 1, 2026
Paid on: INTF Jun 18, 2026; QEFA Jun 5, 2026
Frequency: INTF Twice a year; QEFA Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

INTFTwice a year · 20 paymentsAll INTF payments⁠

QEFATwice a year · 19 paymentsAll QEFA payments⁠

INTF vs QEFA Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

INTF
QEFA

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: INTF 11.2%QEFA 11.0%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: INTF 1.45, betterQEFA 1.22
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: INTF −27.6%QEFA −27.3%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: INTF 0.76QEFA 0.80; Market = 1

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