REFA vs IXUS

AREFA

BIXUS

Measures won0–2IXUS wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$15,497VEA · VXUS $14,758

Lowest cost0.03%VEA · $3 on $10k

Most income3.01%IXUS · $301 on $10k

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

Held in common20.5%REFA and IXUS

REFA

IXUS

Columbia Research Enhanced International Equity ETF · $6MiShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF · $58.0B

[…]3 years · per year[…] · $17,181+19.8%

[…]5 years · per year[…] · $14,741+8.1%

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

0.03%12-mo yield$3 · $301 on $10k3.01%

[…]Worst dropSmaller wins−11.4%

[…]VolatilityLower wins18.1%

0–2IXUS wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll four, one scale

Shared top holdingsREFA · IXUS

3.8%ASML.AS1.4%

3.1%ROP.SW0.8%

3.1%HSBA.L0.7%

2.7%NOVN.SW0.7%

Held in common20.5%

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 Four

5Y4 funds

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1	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.44%	+2.9%	+12.9%	+18.8%	+20.5%	+9.2%	−11.6%	$231.6B
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	BIXUS	iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.07%	3.01%	+2.9%	+11.5%	+15.5%	+19.8%	+8.1%	−11.4%	$58.0B
4	AREFA	Columbia Research Enhanced International Equity ETFRead Desk	0.32%	0.03%	0.0%	+9.5%	new	new	new	[…]	$6M

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

All Four

5Y4 funds

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1	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.44%	+2.9%	+12.9%	+18.8%	+20.5%	+9.2%	−11.6%	$231.6B
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	BIXUS	iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.07%	3.01%	+2.9%	+11.5%	+15.5%	+19.8%	+8.1%	−11.4%	$58.0B
4	AREFA	Columbia Research Enhanced International Equity ETFRead Desk	0.32%	0.03%	0.0%	+9.5%	new	new	new	[…]	$6M

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

REFA vs IXUS

REFA

Columbia Research Enhanced International Equity

[…]

IXUS

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock

$14,741

MeasureREFAIXUS

Fee0.32%0.07%

Cost on $10k a year$32$7

Yield0.03%3.01%

5 years, per year[…]+8.1%

3 years, per year[…]+19.8%

Worst drop · 1Y[…]−11.4%

Volatility · 1Y[…]18.1%

2–0measures won
IXUS first

20.5%

holdings shared

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

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

JEPQ vs JEPI

YTD

J.P. MorganJEPQ

+6.6%

JEPIJ.P. Morgan

+7.5%

+6.6%Year to date+7.5%

12.4%Yield7.9%

$40.7BAssets$45.2B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026

Overlap: REFA, IXUS, VXUS, VEA

Today

76.4%most shared, IXUS and VXUS

REFAIXUSVXUSVEA

REFA—20.5%18.7%26.0%

IXUS20.5%—76.4%67.2%

VXUS18.7%76.4%—65.4%

VEA26.0%67.2%65.4%—

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

Income After Fees on $10,000

$294most kept, IXUS

IXUS$301 − $7 = $294

VEA$244 − $3 = $241

VXUS$239 − $5 = $234

REFA$3 − $32 = −$29

KeptFee

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