AFEM vs IEFA

AAFEM

BIEFA

Measures won2–4IEFA wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$16,137AFEM · IEFA $14,859

Lowest cost0.07%IEFA · $7 on $10k

Most income3.38%IEFA · $338 on $10k

Smallest drop−11.5%IEFA · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common0.1%AFEM and IEFA

First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF · $74MiShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF · $193B

+21.1%3 years · per year$17,756 · $16,521+18.2%

+10.0%5 years · per year$16,137 · $14,859+8.2%

0.85%Expense ratio$85 · $7 on $10k · lower wins0.07%

2.79%12-mo yield$279 · $338 on $10k3.38%

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	AAFEM	First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk		0.85%	2.79%	−0.8%	+15.1%	+16.4%	+21.1%	+10.0%	−14.5%	$74M
2	BIEFA	iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFRead Desk		0.07%	3.38%	−0.5%	+10.4%	+14.6%	+18.2%	+8.2%	−11.5%	$192.8B

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	AAFEM	First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk		0.85%	2.79%	−0.8%	+15.1%	+16.4%	+21.1%	+10.0%	−14.5%	$74M
2	BIEFA	iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFRead Desk		0.07%	3.38%	−0.5%	+10.4%	+14.6%	+18.2%	+8.2%	−11.5%	$192.8B

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

AFEM

First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets

$16,137

IEFA

iShares Core MSCI EAFE

$14,859

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