EFAV vs EFV overlap - what they share and where they differ

EFAV and EFV share 32.3% of their weight across 149 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.

EFAV and EFV

32.3%

149 shared positions

EFAV

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

Reported positions cover 98% of the fund, 233 positions · Apr 30, 2026

Top 10: 15.1%·Holdings of EFAV

EFV

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

Reported positions cover 98% of the fund, 382 positions · Apr 30, 2026

Top 10: 20.8%·Holdings of EFV

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

EFV vs EFAV side by side

EFAViShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

233

stock positions reported to the SEC

27.2% of its weight is in 84 names EFV does not hold

EFViShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

382

stock positions reported to the SEC

47.8% of its weight is in 233 names EFAV does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

EFAV
EFV
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Financial Services
1.7%
13.8%
Energy
6.8%
6.2%
Healthcare
6.0%
2.7%
Basic Materials
0.0%
3.9%
Consumer Defensive
2.5%
0.0%
Technology
2.2%
0.0%

The widest gap is Financial Services: EFV has 12.0 points more of it.

The figures side by side

EFAVEFV
Filing dateApr 30, 2026Apr 30, 2026
Stock positions reported233382
Weight of the ten largest15.1%20.8%
Largest positionE 1.7%HSBC 2.8%
Held alone84 positions, 27.2%233 positions, 47.8%
Covered by stock positions98%98%

Holdings they share

StockIn EFAVIn EFVCounted
TTETOTALENERGIES SE1.67%1.62%1.62%
SHELSHELL PLC1.57%2.27%1.57%
IBERDROLA, S.A.1.51%1.32%1.32%
NESTLE S.A.1.06%2.29%1.06%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG1.34%0.89%0.89%
SNYSANOFI SA0.79%0.90%0.79%
ULUNILEVER PLC1.10%0.72%0.72%
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.0.65%1.12%0.65%
GSKGSK PLC0.63%0.93%0.63%
ROCHE HOLDING AG0.63%2.57%0.63%

What each holds alone

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

Only in EFAV

NVSNovartis AG1.36%
BAE SYSTEMS PLC0.95%
EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY0.91%
SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LIMITED0.86%
OBIC CO.,LTD.0.80%
AZNASTRAZENECA PLC0.77%
L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE SA0.74%
OTSUKA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.0.73%
FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.0.64%
INDUSTRIA DE DISENO TEXTIL, S.A.0.63%

Only in EFV

HSBCHSBC HOLDINGS PLC2.77%
BHPBHP GROUP LIMITED1.76%
SMFGSumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.1.66%
SANBanco Santander, S.A.1.57%
RIORIO TINTO LIMITED1.40%
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT1.29%
BBVABanco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.1.10%
MFGMizuho Financial Group, Inc.0.94%
BNP PARIBAS SA0.92%
INTESA SANPAOLO SPA0.83%

Questions people ask

Is EFAV the same as EFV?

32.3% of their weight sits in the same 149 holdings. EFAV also reports NVS, BAE SYSTEMS PLC, EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY, which the other does not. EFV also reports HSBC, BHP, SMFG, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between EFAV and EFV 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 EFAV and 98% of EFV, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, EFV or EFAV?

EFAV reports 233 stock positions and EFV reports 382. 27.2% of EFAV's weight sits in names EFV does not hold, and 47.8% of EFV's weight in names EFAV does not hold. The ten largest positions are 15.1% of EFAV and 20.8% of EFV.

How do EFAV and EFV differ by sector?

The widest gap is Financial Services: EFV has 12.0 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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