REFA vs IXUS

AREFA

BIXUS

Measures won0–2IXUS wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$15,147VEA · IXUS $14,321

Lowest cost0.03%VEA · $3 on $10k

Most income3.10%IXUS · $310 on $10k

Smallest drop−11.4%IXUS · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common20.3%REFA and IXUS

REFA

IXUS

Columbia Research Enhanced International Equity ETF · $6MiShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF · $56.4B

[…]3 years · per year[…] · $17,187+19.8%

[…]5 years · per year[…] · $14,321+7.4%

0.32%Expense ratio$32 · $7 on $10k · lower wins0.07%

0.03%12-mo yield$3 · $310 on $10k3.10%

[…]Worst dropSmaller wins−11.4%

[…]VolatilityLower wins17.9%

0–2IXUS wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll three, one scale

Shared top holdingsREFA · IXUS

4.0%ASML.AS1.4%

3.1%ROP.SW0.8%

3.1%HSBA.L0.7%

2.7%NOVN.SW0.7%

Held in common20.3%

End-of-day Nov 5, 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	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.50%	−3.7%	+10.2%	+16.0%	+20.9%	+8.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
2	BIXUS	iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.07%	3.10%	−3.7%	+8.2%	+12.4%	+19.8%	+7.4%	−11.4%	$56.4B
3	AREFA	Columbia Research Enhanced International Equity ETFRead Desk	0.32%	0.03%	−0.8%	+12.0%	new	new	new	[…]	$6M

End-of-day Nov 5, 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	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.50%	−3.7%	+10.2%	+16.0%	+20.9%	+8.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
2	BIXUS	iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.07%	3.10%	−3.7%	+8.2%	+12.4%	+19.8%	+7.4%	−11.4%	$56.4B
3	AREFA	Columbia Research Enhanced International Equity ETFRead Desk	0.32%	0.03%	−0.8%	+12.0%	new	new	new	[…]	$6M

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

Cards for this view

REFA vs IXUS

REFA

Columbia Research Enhanced International Equity

[…]

IXUS

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock

$14,321

MeasureREFAIXUS

Fee0.32%0.07%

Cost on $10k a year$32$7

Yield0.03%3.10%

5 years, per year[…]+7.4%

3 years, per year[…]+19.8%

Worst drop · 1Y[…]−11.4%

Volatility · 1Y[…]17.9%

2–0measures won
IXUS first

20.3%

holdings shared

Nov 5, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

VXUS vs IXUS

YTD

VanguardVXUS

+7.9%

IXUSiShares

+8.2%

+7.9%Year to date+8.2%

2.5%Yield3.1%

$163BAssets$56.4B

2–0IXUS wins

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

VEA vs IEFA

YTD

VanguardVEA

+10.2%

IEFAiShares

+8.5%

+10.2%Year to date+8.5%

2.5%Yield3.4%

$232BAssets$189B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+32.3%

VIGVanguard

+12.5%

+32.3%Year to date+12.5%

3.0%Yield1.5%

$120BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

Overlap: REFA, IXUS, VEA

Today

67.8%most shared, IXUS and VEA

REFAIXUSVEA

REFA—20.3%26.0%

IXUS20.3%—67.8%

VEA26.0%67.8%—

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$303most kept, IXUS

IXUS$310 − $7 = $303

VEA$250 − $3 = $247

REFA$3 − $32 = −$29

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee