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EFA

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange Arca

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

Major Indexes · IShares · Inception 2001-08-13 · SEC filings

$104.88−1.62 (−1.52%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:15 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 70 prints from 106.50 to 104.88. Range 104.53 to 105.52. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$105.20$105.6010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.32%
Fund size
$78.4B
1Y return
+18.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.16%
Holdings
658
Volume · 30D
11.8M sh
NAV per share
$106.10
52W range
low $91.21high $108.89

The ETF.net EFA Grade

B

60/ 100

Rank 12 of 22 in Developed International Core⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for EFA. Scores out of 100: Cost 14, Risk 47, Mission 100, Tradability 83, Holdings 72, Durability 83. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Cost (14). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 60 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 14
    Category rank19/22 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 100
    Category rank5/19 · top 26%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 47
    Category rank11/22 · top 50%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 83
    Category rank1/22 · top 5%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 72
    Category rank7/21 · top 33%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 83
    Category rank3/22 · top 14%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on EFA

ETF.net Research

BThe 2001 original: one ticker for roughly 700 large and mid caps in developed markets outside the US and Canada. Newer clones undercut it badly on fee, but few trade as heavily.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track large- and mid-capitalization developed-market equities outside the United States and Canada, providing broad international developed-market exposure.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Launched in 2001, one of the first ways to own developed markets outside the US and Canada in a single ticker. Still a tens-of-billions fund.
  2. 02Very actively traded, so entering and exiting is rarely the hard part in this corner of the market.
  3. 03About 700 large and mid caps tracking the MSCI EAFE Index (Net): a published benchmark, no manager discretion, no guessing what is inside.

Worth knowing

  1. 01The fee is the story: 0.32% against a 0.18% cohort median, while VEA, SCHF and SPDW charge 0.03% and iShares' own IDEV charges 0.04%.
  2. 02Large and mid caps only, with Canada and emerging markets outside the mandate, so it is not a complete map of the world outside the US.
  3. 03Distributions arrive once or twice a year rather than quarterly or monthly.

EFA Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 3:21 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
658
Top-10 weight
14%
Largest holding
ASML.AS3.0%

Sectors

  • Financials26.5%
  • Industrials18.1%
  • Technology11.8%
  • Health Care10.1%
  • Consumer Discr.7.1%
  • Cons. Staples6.5%
  • Materials6.1%
  • Communication4.7%
  • Energy4.1%
  • Utilities3.6%
  • Real Estate1.5%

Geography

  • Japan24.49%
  • United Kingdom13.90%
  • Switzerland9.69%
  • Germany8.76%
  • France8.63%
  • Netherlands6.47%
  • Australia6.39%
  • Spain3.93%
  • Other countries (19)17.73%

Developed 99% · Emerging 1% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 46.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001ASML.ASASML HOLDING2.96%1,383,240$2.3B194
002HSBA.LHSBC HOLDINGS PLC1.60%61,236,969$1.2B145
003ROP.SWROCHE PS PAR AG1.40%2,503,719$1.1B196
004SHEL.LSHELL PLC1.26%20,626,761$975M159
005NOVN.SWNOVARTIS AG1.18%6,526,327$912M183
006AZN.LASTRAZENECA PLC1.16%5,389,193$900M164
0078306.TMITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP1.13%38,063,580$875M155
008NESN.SWNESTLE SA1.10%9,181,930$850M162
009BHP.AXBHP GROUP LTD1.01%18,108,527$786M151
010SIE.DESIEMENS N AG1.01%2,577,798$780M152
011SAP.DESAP0.98%3,611,861$758M163
012SAN.MCBANCO SANTANDER0.94%50,726,687$728M134
013ALV.DEALLIANZ0.89%1,355,697$689M158
0147203.TTOYOTA MOTOR0.84%33,807,820$650M136
015CBA.AXCOMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA0.83%5,963,708$646M118

Showing 1–15 of 676 holdings

EFA Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

EFA$11,805
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. EFA $11,805. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,329$10,796$12,264Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for EFA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEFA
Year to date+12.6%
1 month−1.6%
3 months+1.8%
1 year+18.1%
3 years+18.7%per year
5 years+9.2%per year
10 years+9.1%per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for EFA
YearReturn barEFA
2026 YTD+12.6%
2025+31.6%
2024+3.5%
2023+18.4%
2022−14.4%
2021+11.5%
2020+7.6%

EFA in the news

EFA Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
3.16%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$3.36Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.64 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 20 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $1.06; Dec 19, 2017 $0.74; Jun 19, 2018 $1.35; Dec 18, 2018 $0.64; Jun 17, 2019 $1.38; Dec 16, 2019 $0.78; Jun 15, 2020 $0.86; Dec 14, 2020 $0.69; Jun 10, 2021 $1.10; Dec 13, 2021 $1.35; Dec 30, 2021 $0.16; Jun 9, 2022 $1.50; Dec 13, 2022 $0.27; Jun 7, 2023 $1.31; Dec 20, 2023 $0.93; Jun 11, 2024 $1.39; Dec 17, 2024 $1.06; Jun 16, 2025 $1.52; Dec 16, 2025 $1.73; Jun 15, 2026 $1.64. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$1.64
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$1.73
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$1.52
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$1.06
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$1.39
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.93
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$1.31
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.27
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$1.50
Dec 30, 2021Jan 5, 2022$0.16
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$1.35
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$1.10

EFA Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.09
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−29.2%
Trough Sep 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.87
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

EFA Cost

Expense ratio0.32%
  • The middle half of Developed International Core funds
  • Median 0.09%

17 of the 21 Developed International Core funds charge less.

EFA costs $32.00 a year on $10,000. The median Developed International Core fund costs $9.00.