IEFA vs VEA

Both IEFA and VEA are ETFs. IEFA has a lower 5-year return than VEA (4.6% vs 4.7%). IEFA has a higher expense ratio than VEA (0.07% vs 0.05%). Below is the comparison between IEFA and VEA.

	IEFA	VEA
Segment	Equity: Developed Markets Ex-U.S. - Total Market	Equity: Developed Markets Ex-U.S. - Total Market
Issuer	BlackRock	Vanguard
Net Assets	$60.41B	$64.02B
Expense Ratio	0.07%	0.05%
Management Style	passive (index-based)	passive (index-based)
Dividend Yield	3.89%	3.62%
Underlying Index	MSCI EAFE Investable Market Index	FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index Net TR US RIC
YTD Return	-4.92%	-4.25%
1-Year Return	1.22%	2.26%
3-Year Return	0.87%	0.92%
5-Year Return	4.60%	4.70%
10-Year Return	N/A	4.64%

IEFA description

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the MSCI EAFE Investable Market Index. The Underlying Index is designed to measure large-, mid-, and small-cap capitalization equity market performance and includes stocks from Europe, Australasia, and the Far East.

IEFA performance & returns

YTD Return	-4.92%
1-Month Return	-1.15%
3-Month Return	3.34%
1-Year Return	1.22%
3-Year Return	0.87%
5-Year Return	4.60%
10-Year Return	N/A

IEFA expense ratio is 0.07%.

IEFA holdings

Top 10 Holdings (10.92% of Total Assets)

Name	Symbol	% Assets
Nestle SA	NESN	2.13%
Roche Holding AG Dividend Right Cert.	ROG	1.58%
Novartis AG	NOVN	1.21%
ASML Holding NV	ASML	1.02%
SAP SE	SAP.DE	0.95%
AstraZeneca PLC	AZN.L	0.89%
Toyota Motor Corp	7203	0.86%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE	MC.PA	0.79%
Sanofi SA	SAN.PA	0.75%
Novo Nordisk A/S B	NOVO B	0.74%

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VEA description

The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in the major markets of Europe and the Pacific Region. The Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index.

VEA performance & returns

YTD Return	-4.25%
1-Month Return	-1.03%
3-Month Return	3.97%
1-Year Return	2.26%
3-Year Return	0.92%
5-Year Return	4.70%
10-Year Return	4.64%

VEA expense ratio is 0.05%.

VEA holdings

Top 10 Holdings (9.94% of Total Assets)

Name	Symbol	% Assets
Nestle SA	NESN	1.85%
Roche Holding AG Dividend Right Cert.	ROG	1.30%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd	005930.KS	1.08%
SAP SE	SAP.DE	0.99%
Novartis AG	NOVN	0.99%
Toyota Motor Corp	7203	0.87%
ASML Holding NV	ASML	0.80%
AstraZeneca PLC	AZN.L	0.78%
AIA Group Ltd	01299.HK	0.66%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE	MC.PA	0.62%

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