EMDM vs IEFA

AEMDM

BIEFA

Measures won1–4IEFA wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$14,909IEFA · VXUS $14,758

Lowest cost0.05%VXUS · $5 on $10k

Most income3.36%IEFA · $336 on $10k

Smallest drop−11.3%VXUS · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common0.0%EMDM and IEFA

EMDM

IEFA

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF · $39MiShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF · $193B

+28.9%3 years · per year$21,394 · $16,823+18.9%

[…]5 years · per year[…] · $14,909+8.3%

0.75%Expense ratio$75 · $7 on $10k · lower wins0.07%

3.00%12-mo yield$300 · $336 on $10k3.36%

−17.5%Worst dropSmaller wins−11.5%

29.5%VolatilityLower wins16.5%

1–4IEFA wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll three, one scale

Shared top holdingsEMDM · IEFA

They share no top holdings, or holdings aren’t on file […]

Held in common0.0%

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

All Three

5Y3 funds

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1	BIEFA	iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFRead Desk	0.07%	3.36%	+3.2%	+11.1%	+15.8%	+18.9%	+8.3%	−11.5%	$192.8B
2	VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.39%	+2.8%	+11.1%	+15.3%	+19.5%	+8.1%	−11.3%	$163.2B
3	AEMDM	First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETFRead Desk	0.75%	3.00%	+3.4%	+24.5%	+33.5%	+28.9%	new	−17.5%	$39M

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

All Three

5Y3 funds

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1	BIEFA	iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFRead Desk	0.07%	3.36%	+3.2%	+11.1%	+15.8%	+18.9%	+8.3%	−11.5%	$192.8B
2	VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.39%	+2.8%	+11.1%	+15.3%	+19.5%	+8.1%	−11.3%	$163.2B
3	AEMDM	First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETFRead Desk	0.75%	3.00%	+3.4%	+24.5%	+33.5%	+28.9%	new	−17.5%	$39M

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

EMDM vs IEFA

EMDM

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies

[…]

IEFA

iShares Core MSCI EAFE

$14,909

MeasureEMDMIEFA

Fee0.75%0.07%

Cost on $10k a year$75$7

Yield3.00%3.36%

5 years, per year[…]+8.3%

3 years, per year+28.9%+18.9%

Worst drop · 1Y−17.5%−11.5%

Volatility · 1Y29.5%16.5%

4–1measures won
IEFA first

0.0%

holdings shared

Nov 9, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

VXUS vs IXUS

YTD

VanguardVXUS

+11.1%

IXUSiShares

+11.5%

+11.1%Year to date+11.5%

2.4%Yield3.0%

$163BAssets$58.0B

2–0IXUS wins

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026

VEA vs IEFA

YTD

VanguardVEA

+12.9%

IEFAiShares

+11.1%

+12.9%Year to date+11.1%

2.4%Yield3.4%

$232BAssets$193B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026

SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+33.2%

VIGVanguard

+14.8%

+33.2%Year to date+14.8%

3.0%Yield1.5%

$122BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026

Overlap: EMDM, IEFA, VXUS

Today

49.8%most shared, IEFA and VXUS

EMDMIEFAVXUS

EMDM—0.0%12.9%

IEFA0.0%—49.8%

VXUS12.9%49.8%—

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$329most kept, IEFA

IEFA$336 − $7 = $329

VXUS$239 − $5 = $234

EMDM$300 − $75 = $225

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee