EFA is an equity ETF from IShares. Its largest disclosed positions include NL0010273215, GB0005405286, and GB0009895292, and the top three holdings account for 5.39% of portfolio weight shown here. On ETF Overlap Checker, it currently connects to 64 comparison pages.
Issuer
IShares
Asset Class
Equity
Holdings
695
Compare Pages
64
This exchange-traded fund aims to mirror the financial returns of a specific benchmark. This index includes shares from major and mid-sized corporations operating in economically advanced nations, with the deliberate exclusion of those headquartered in the United States and Canada.
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Compare EFA with another ETF
The disclosed top holdings suggest a broad portfolio rather than a narrow single-theme sleeve. NL0010273215, GB0005405286, and GB0009895292 are the largest visible positions, but the top three holdings add up to only 5.39% and the top ten to 13.34%. Sector labels are limited in the visible top holdings, so the concentration read is driven mainly by the largest names themselves.
EFA should show moderate to meaningful overlap with ETFs built for similar core equity exposure, but more separation from narrow sector or international funds. The biggest shared drivers usually come from the same large holdings that dominate the top of the portfolio.
On this site, investors often compare EFA with VOO, VTI, and QQQ. Those matchups usually answer a simple question: does adding this fund create a different sleeve, or does it mostly duplicate exposure you already own? EFA currently connects to 64 live comparison pages.
Concentration
These numbers help show whether EFA behaves more like a broad portfolio building block or a fund where the biggest positions dominate the ride.
Visible Sector Mix
Sector labels are limited in the visible top holdings for EFA, so the strongest signal here is still the size of the largest positions themselves.
These holdings help explain how EFA overlaps with other funds. The top ten disclosed positions represent 13.34% of the portfolio shown here.
| Holding | Name | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| NL0010273215 | ASML Holding N.V. | N/A | 2.58% |
| GB0005405286 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | N/A | 1.45% |
| GB0009895292 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | N/A | 1.35% |
| CH1499059983 | Roche Holding AG | N/A | 1.32% |
| CH0012005267 | Novartis AG | N/A | 1.29% |
| CH0038863350 | Nestle S.A. | N/A | 1.20% |
| GB00BP6MXD84 | SHELL PLC | N/A | 1.19% |
| DE0007236101 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | N/A | 1.04% |
| AU000000CBA7 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | N/A | 0.97% |
| JP3902900004 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | N/A | 0.93% |
Use these pages to see whether adding EFA changes your exposure or mostly duplicates positions you already own.