QEFA vs EFA

AQEFA

BEFA

Measures won3–2QEFA wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$14,899EFA · QEFA $14,873

Lowest cost0.30%QEFA · $30 on $10k

Most income3.23%EFA · $323 on $10k

Smallest drop−9.6%QEFA · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common71.5%QEFA and EFA

State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF · $998MiShares MSCI EAFE ETF · $77.6B

+18.0%3 years · per year$16,421 · $16,591+18.4%

+8.3%5 years · per year$14,873 · $14,899+8.3%

0.30%Expense ratio$30 · $32 on $10k · lower wins0.32%

2.72%12-mo yield$272 · $323 on $10k3.23%

−9.6%

End-of-day Nov 12, 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	BEFA	iShares MSCI EAFE ETFRead Desk		0.32%	3.23%	−0.6%	+10.0%	+12.1%	+18.4%	+8.3%	−11.4%	$77.6B
2	AQEFA	State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETFRead Desk		0.30%	2.72%	−0.3%	+12.7%	+15.0%	+18.0%	+8.3%	−9.6%	$998M

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	BEFA	iShares MSCI EAFE ETFRead Desk		0.32%	3.23%	−0.6%	+10.0%	+12.1%	+18.4%	+8.3%	−11.4%	$77.6B
2	AQEFA	State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETFRead Desk		0.30%	2.72%	−0.3%	+12.7%	+15.0%	+18.0%	+8.3%	−9.6%	$998M

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

QEFA

SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors

$14,873

EFA

iShares MSCI EAFE

$14,899

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