EFA vs VIS

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF vs Vanguard Industrials ETF

Quick take
  • • VIS has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.32% for EFA.
  • • EFA pays a higher dividend yield (3.26%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricEFAVIS
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.32%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
3.26%0.96%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$76.62B$8.22B
YTD return
11.02%9.69%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.861.10
P/E ratio
17.3727.65
Last price
$104.61$329.32
Inception
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Issuer
iSharesVanguard

EFA top holdings

Top holdings · EFA
ASML.ASASML Holding NV2.86%
ROP.SWRoche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new1.60%
SHEL.LShell PLC1.46%
NOVN.SWNovartis AG Registered Shares1.39%
HSBA.LHSBC Holdings PLC1.37%
AZN.LAstraZeneca PLC1.32%
NESN.SWNestle SA1.24%
SAP.DESAP SE1.11%
8306.TMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc1.09%
SIE.DESiemens AG1.00%
Sector breakdown · EFA
Real Estate1.6%
Consumer Cyclical7.3%
Basic Materials5.7%
Consumer Defensive7.0%
Technology11.1%
Communication Services4.7%
Financial Services25.1%
Utilities3.8%
Industrials18.1%
Energy4.4%
Healthcare11.3%

VIS top holdings

Top holdings · VIS
CATCaterpillar Inc5.60%
GEGE Aerospace4.86%
GEVGE Vernova Inc3.83%
RTXRTX Corp3.75%
ETNEaton Corp PLC2.50%
DEDeere & Co2.45%
UNPUnion Pacific Corp2.10%
BABoeing Co2.09%
UBERUber Technologies Inc1.83%
PHParker Hannifin Corp1.81%
Sector breakdown · VIS
Consumer Cyclical0.8%
Basic Materials0.5%
Technology6.4%
Communication Services0.0%
Financial Services0.2%
Utilities0.0%
Industrials92.0%
Healthcare0.0%

About EFA

EFA (iShares MSCI EAFE ETF) is Developed-market equities outside US/Canada. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $76.6B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.32%, a dividend yield of 3.26%. Its largest holding is ASML Holding NV (ASML.AS), which represents 2.9% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.6%.

About VIS

VIS (Vanguard Industrials ETF) is US industrials sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $8.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 0.96%. Its largest holding is Caterpillar Inc (CAT), which represents 5.6% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.8%.