TCIHX or EFA — which is better?

TCIHX is the cheaper fund (0.18% vs 0.32% expense ratio). Over the last five years TCIHX returned more (+50.69% vs +50.33%, total return). Their portfolios overlap by about 39% of weight. TCIHX and EFA on the same index — a mutual fund priced once a day against an ETF traded all day: the fee, the tracking and the minimum.

How much do TCIHX and EFA overlap?

TCIHX and EFA overlap by about 39% of portfolio weight, sharing 168 holdings (per each fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing, weights rolled forward to today).

Is ChartRow affiliated with any of these funds?

No. ChartRow is independent and not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Nuveen, BlackRock. Comparisons are derived independently from public SEC filings and market data; not investment advice.

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TCIHX vs EFA (2026)

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Nuveen International Equity Index Fund Class I and iShares MSCI EAFE ETF side by side. TCIHX is the cheaper fund (0.18% vs 0.32% expense ratio). Over the last five years TCIHX returned more (+50.69% vs +50.33%, total return). Their portfolios overlap by about 39% of weight. Not investment advice.

Fund facts#

Data provided bySource: Twelve Data

Returns as of market close, Oct 30, 2026. The charts run through the Oct 30 close.

	TCIHX	EFA
Focus	International Stock Funds	Developed ex-US
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.32%
AUM	$35.9B	$78B
Distribution yield	—	3.23%
Holdings	668	661
1M total	-0.6%	-0.5%
YTD total	+9.3%	+9.3%
1Y total	+13.0%	+12.9%
3Y total	+70.5%	+70.3%
5Y total	+50.7%	+50.3%
10Y total	—	+140%
3Y total CAGR	+19.5%/yr	+19.4%/yr
5Y total CAGR	+8.5%/yr	+8.5%/yr
10Y total CAGR	—	+9.2%/yr
Issuer	Nuveen	BlackRock
Inception	—	2001-08-14

All returns are total returns (dividends reinvested), through the latest price during the session. CAGR = compound annual growth rate. '—' means the fund's history doesn't span the horizon. A mutual fund's AUM is its whole fund's, every share class together (its SEC filing); an ETF's is its own. Returns run to Oct 30, 2026, the last month-end, as fund companies report a mutual fund's: a fund that pays monthly books each month's income on its last business day, so a return to a later day would leave that month's income out.

Annualized returns (CAGR)#

Data provided bySource: Twelve Data

TCIHXEFA

+12.2%+12.3%+17.2%+17.4%+19.8%+19.9%+8.5%+8.5%+9.2%+7.4%+5.1%+6.7%1Ysince 10/20/252Ysince 10/21/243Ysince 10/23/235Ysince 10/25/2110Ysince 10/24/1615Ysince 10/24/1120Ysince 10/23/0625Ysince 10/22/01

0%+5%+10%+15%+20%

Compound annual growth rate per holding period, total return, from weekly adjusted closes. Horizons a fund's history can't span show no bar; horizons no fund spans are omitted.

Performance, rebased#

Data provided bySource: Twelve Data

Total return, rebased to 0% · TCIHX vs EFA

−5%0%+5%+10%+15%+20%2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

TCIHX+9.8%EFA+10.0%

Nov 12, 2026

TCIHX+9.8%

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Returns by year#

Data provided bySource: Twelve Data

Year	TCIHX	EFA
2017	—	+25.1%
2018	—	-13.8%
2019	—	+22.0%
2020	+8.0%	+7.6%
2021	+11.2%	+11.4%
2022	-14.3%	-14.4%
2023	+18.1%	+18.4%
2024	+3.6%	+3.5%
2025	+31.4%	+31.5%
2026 YTD	+9.3%	+9.3%

Total returns (dividends reinvested), calendar years.

Returns by year, charted#

TCIHXEFA

+25.1%-13.8%+22.0%+8.0%+7.6%+11.2%+11.4%-14.3%-14.4%+18.1%+18.4%+3.6%+3.5%+31.4%+31.5%+9.3%+9.3%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 YTD

−20%−10%0%+10%+20%+30%+40%

Holdings overlap#

TCIHX and EFA overlap by about 39% of portfolio weight — 168 shared holdings out of 668 in TCIHX and 661 in EFA, from each fund's latest SEC filing (Jul 31, 2026 / Jul 31, 2026).

Only in TCIHX

Nestle SA (1.2%), Siemens AG (1.1%), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1.0%), BSAC (0.9%), Schneider Electric SE (0.8%) and 495 more.

Only in EFA

Nestle S.A. (1.2%), Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (1.1%), COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (1.0%), SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE (0.8%), SAN (0.8%) and 488 more.

Top 10 holdings, side by side#

TCIHXEFA

2.7%2.7%1.5%1.5%1.4%1.4%1.3%1.3%1.3%1.3%1.3%1.3%0.0%1.2%1.2%0.0%1.1%1.1%0.0%1.1%ASMLRoche Holding AGHSBCNVSAZNSHELNestle S.A.Nestle SASAPSiemens Aktiengesel…

0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%

Merged top 10 across the funds — each column is the holding's % of that fund.

Sector weights#

Sector	TCIHX	EFA
Financials	5.9%	5.7%
Healthcare	5.4%	5.4%
Technology	4.3%	4.3%
Energy	3.6%	4.2%
Consumer Discretionary	2.3%	2.3%
Consumer Staples	2.0%	2.1%
Industrials	1.7%	1.7%
Materials	0.6%	0.6%
Communication Services	0.2%	0.0%
Utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Not on ChartRow	74.0%	73.7%

Sector weights, charted#

TCIHXEFA

5.9%5.7%5.4%5.4%4.3%4.3%3.6%4.2%2.3%2.3%2.0%2.1%1.7%1.7%0.6%0.6%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%74.0%73.7%FinancialsHealthcareTechnologyEnergyConsumer Discretion…Consumer StaplesIndustrialsMaterialsCommunication Servi…UtilitiesNot on ChartRow

0%20%40%60%80%

Growth from any starting date#

Data provided bySource: Twelve Data

Hover to move the starting point — every fund rebases to 1× at that date, so the comparison holds from any entry point back to 2019 (the earliest date all 2 funds existed). Log scale, weekly total returns.

0.25×0.5×1×2×4×rebased: Jul 2019

TCIHX1.9×EFA1.9×

Rebase at

Hover anywhere to rebase every line to 1× at that date and compare growth from that point — or pick a year above, which is the same thing with an address. Log scale.

Fund flows#

Period	TCIHX	EFA
Jul 2026	−$299M	−$441.6M
Jun 2026	+$106.3M	+$562.6M
May 2026	−$49.4M	+$0
Apr 2026	—	+$0
Mar 2026	—	+$0
Feb 2026	—	+$0

Net creations minus redemptions, derived from consecutive SEC N-PORT filings. The form only exists since mid-2019.

Fund flows, charted#

TCIHXEFA

+$320.3M−$11.8B+$422.1M−$1.8B−$1.2B+$1.8B+$2.8B−$242.1M+$473.7M20192020202120222023202420252026 YTD

−$15B−$10B−$5B$0$5B

Methodology#

Returns are total returns (dividends reinvested) from daily adjusted closes. Holdings, overlap, sector weights and flows derive from each fund's public SEC filings (Form N-PORT), anchored on the latest filing and rolled forward daily by price moves. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight across shared holdings. See each fund's full holdings: TCIHX holdings · EFA holdings. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

FAQ#

TCIHX or EFA — which is better?: TCIHX is the cheaper fund (0.18% vs 0.32% expense ratio). Over the last five years TCIHX returned more (+50.69% vs +50.33%, total return). Their portfolios overlap by about 39% of weight. TCIHX and EFA on the same index — a mutual fund priced once a day against an ETF traded all day: the fee, the tracking and the minimum.
How much do TCIHX and EFA overlap?: TCIHX and EFA overlap by about 39% of portfolio weight, sharing 168 holdings (per each fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing, weights rolled forward to today).
Is ChartRow affiliated with any of these funds?: No. ChartRow is independent and not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Nuveen, BlackRock. Comparisons are derived independently from public SEC filings and market data; not investment advice.