Better International ETF: the iShares IEFA vs. State Street's SPDW
SPDW's ultra-low 0.03% expense ratio and 28.7% one-year return challenge IEFA's $196 billion scale and 3.3% yield.
SPDW's ultra-low 0.03% expense ratio and 28.7% one-year return challenge IEFA's $196 billion scale and 3.3% yield.
BELLINGS Intelligence Score: 8
Why it matters
This is a routine comparison of two established international ETFs with no new structural development or market-impacting event; it is ordinary business activity relevant mainly to retail or portfolio investors rather than credit-market professionals.
Sources
The Motley Fool
Better International ETF: the iShares IEFA vs. State Street's SPDW
SPDW's ultra-low 0.03% expense ratio and 28.7% one-year return challenge IEFA's $196 billion scale and 3.3% yield.
Nasdaq
Better International ETF: the iShares IEFA vs. State Street's SPDW
Key PointsThe iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF manages significantly more assets under management (AUM) and offers a higher dividend yield than the State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF.