EFA vs FEZ overlap - what they share and where they differ

EFA and FEZ share 21.9% of their weight across 46 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

EFA and FEZ

21.9%

46 shared positions

EFA

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

Reported positions cover 98% of the fund, 628 positions · Jul 31, 2026

Top 10: 14.4%·Holdings of EFA

FEZ

State Street(R) SPDR(R) EURO STOXX 50(R) ETF

Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 49 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 41.9%·Holdings of FEZ

Reported positions cover EFA 98%, FEZ 99% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

FEZ vs EFA side by side

EFAiShares MSCI EAFE ETF

628

stock positions reported to the SEC

76.6% of its weight is in 582 names FEZ does not hold

FEZState Street(R) SPDR(R) EURO STOXX 50(R) ETF

49

stock positions reported to the SEC

6.1% of its weight is in 3 names EFA does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

EFA
FEZ
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Technology
6.1%
13.5%
Financial Services
8.3%
7.6%
Healthcare
5.1%
3.1%
Energy
3.7%
4.4%
Consumer Cyclical
2.2%
1.9%

The widest gap is Technology: FEZ has 7.4 points more of it.

The figures side by side

EFAFEZ
Filing dateJul 31, 2026Jun 30, 2026
Stock positions reported62849
Weight of the ten largest14.4%41.9%
Largest positionASML 2.9%ASML 10.4%
Held alone582 positions, 76.6%3 positions, 6.1%
Covered by stock positions98%99%

Holdings they share

StockIn EFAIn FEZCounted
ASMLASML Holding N.V.2.90%10.39%2.90%
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT1.10%4.66%1.10%
BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.0.93%4.01%0.93%
SAPSAP SE0.87%3.06%0.87%
ALLIANZ SE0.86%3.56%0.86%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE0.84%3.72%0.84%
TTETOTALENERGIES SE0.79%3.50%0.79%
BBVABanco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.0.72%2.78%0.72%
IBERDROLA, S.A.0.67%3.10%0.67%
AIRBUS SE0.63%2.59%0.63%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in EFA

HSBCHSBC HOLDINGS PLC1.66%
MUFGMitsubishi Corporation1.49%
ROCHE HOLDING AG1.45%
NVSNovartis AG1.30%
AZNASTRAZENECA PLC1.17%
NESTLE S.A.1.17%
SHELSHELL PLC1.17%
BHPBHP GROUP LIMITED0.97%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA0.95%
TMTOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION0.81%

Only in FEZ

UNICREDIT SPA2.67%
AIR LIQUIDE SA2.49%
CIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN SA0.89%

Questions people ask

Is EFA the same as FEZ?

21.9% of their weight sits in the same 46 holdings. EFA also reports HSBC, MUFG, ROCHE HOLDING AG, which the other does not. FEZ also reports UNICREDIT SPA, AIR LIQUIDE SA, CIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN SA, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between EFA and FEZ measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 98% of EFA and 99% of FEZ, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, FEZ or EFA?

EFA reports 628 stock positions and FEZ reports 49. 76.6% of EFA's weight sits in names FEZ does not hold, and 6.1% of FEZ's weight in names EFA does not hold. The ten largest positions are 14.4% of EFA and 41.9% of FEZ.

How do EFA and FEZ differ by sector?

The widest gap is Technology: FEZ has 7.4 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

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