EFV vs IEFA overlap - what they share and where they differ
EFV and IEFA share 48.5% of their weight across 382 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.
EFV and IEFA
48.5%
382 shared positions
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
IEFA
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
Reported positions cover 97% of the fund, 1,568 positions · Apr 30, 2026
Top 10: 12.0%·Holdings of IEFA
Reported positions cover EFV 98%, IEFA 97% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
IEFA vs EFV side by side
EFViShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
382
stock positions reported to the SEC
0.0% of its weight is in 0 names IEFA does not hold
IEFAiShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
1,568
stock positions reported to the SEC
46.7% of its weight is in 1,186 names EFV does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Financial Services: EFV has 5.3 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| EFV | IEFA | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 382 | 1,568 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 20.8% | 12.0% |
| Largest position | HSBC 2.8% | ASML 2.2% |
| Held alone | 0 positions, 0.0% | 1,186 positions, 46.7% |
| Covered by stock positions | 98% | 97% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In EFV | In IEFA | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSBCHSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 2.77% | 1.24% | 1.24% |
| MUFGMitsubishi Corporation | 2.67% | 1.21% | 1.21% |
| ROCHE HOLDING AG | 2.57% | 1.18% | 1.18% |
| NESTLE S.A. | 2.29% | 1.03% | 1.03% |
| SHELSHELL PLC | 2.27% | 1.02% | 1.02% |
| SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 1.29% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| BHPBHP GROUP LIMITED | 1.76% | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| SMFGSumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | 1.66% | 0.75% | 0.75% |
| TTETOTALENERGIES SE | 1.62% | 0.73% | 0.73% |
| TMTOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 1.59% | 0.71% | 0.71% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in EFV
Nothing among its reported positions that the others do not also hold.
Only in IEFA
Questions people ask
Is EFV the same as IEFA?
48.5% of their weight sits in the same 382 holdings. Among its reported positions, EFV holds nothing the other does not also hold. IEFA also reports ASML, AZN, NVS, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between EFV and IEFA 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 EFV and 97% of IEFA, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, IEFA or EFV?
EFV reports 382 stock positions and IEFA reports 1,568. 0.0% of EFV's weight sits in names IEFA does not hold, and 46.7% of IEFA's weight in names EFV does not hold. The ten largest positions are 20.8% of EFV and 12.0% of IEFA.
How do EFV and IEFA differ by sector?
The widest gap is Financial Services: EFV has 5.3 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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Descriptive data from public SEC filings. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any fund or stock, and holdings change between filings.