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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

EFANYSE ArcaB

$103.47+0.42 (+0.41%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

B60/ 100

Rank 10 of 21 in Developed International Core

B60/100Rank 10 of 21inDeveloped International Core
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 103.05 to 103.47. Range 103.20 to 103.73. Use the arrow keys to read each point.103.20103.30103.60103.7010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.32%
Fund size
$76.5B
1Y total return
+15.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.26%
Holdings
672
Avg volume · 30D
12.3M sh
NAV per share
$103.12
52W range
low $91.21high $108.89
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net EFA Grade

B

Score 60 out of 100

Category
Developed International Core⁠
Rank
10 of 21
Six-pillar profile for EFA. Scores out of 100: Cost 15, Risk 42, Mission 100, Tradability 90, Holdings 69, Durability 83. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Cost (15). Leans toward Mission.

Score 60 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    F15 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 21

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 18

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 21

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A90 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 21

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 20

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 21

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 Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
672
Top-10 weight
14%
Largest holding
ASML.AS3.3%

Sectors

  • Financials26.0%
  • Industrials18.7%
  • Technology12.0%
  • Health Care10.1%
  • Consumer Discretionary7.2%
  • Consumer Staples6.4%
  • Materials5.8%
  • Communication4.7%
  • Energy3.9%
  • Utilities3.6%
  • Real Estate1.5%

Geography

  • Japan25.38%
  • United Kingdom13.65%
  • Switzerland9.57%
  • Germany8.60%
  • France8.18%
  • Netherlands7.03%
  • Australia6.40%
  • Spain3.84%
  • Other countries (19)17.34%

Developed 99% · Emerging 1% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 45.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001ASML.ASAsml Holding3.27%1,390,250$2.5B195
002HSBA.LHsbc Holdings PLC1.48%61,236,969$1.1B144
003ROP.SWRoche Ps Par AG1.42%2,516,500$1.1B199
004SHEL.LShell1.36%20,710,476$1.0B155
005NOVN.SWNovartis AG1.23%6,553,102$939M185
006AZN.LAstrazeneca PLC1.12%5,411,063$859M162
007NESN.SWNestle SA1.10%9,219,640$843M162
0088306.TMitsubishi Ufj Financial Group1.10%38,257,880$836M158
009SIE.DESiemens N AG1.03%2,590,870$789M153
010SAP.DESap1.02%3,626,531$777M164
011BHP.AXBhp Group Ltd1.01%18,200,325$774M152
0126857.TAdvantest0.90%2,621,700$689M179
013SAN.MCBanco Santander0.90%51,115,805$688M134
014ALV.DEAllianz0.83%1,361,202$636M158
0158035.TTokyo Electron0.82%7,964,500$626M181

Showing 1–15 of 672 holdings

EFA Performance

Launched Aug 14, 2001

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

EFA$11,554
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. EFA $11,554. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,571$10,983$12,395Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 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+9.0%
1 month−3.4%
3 months−1.2%
1 year+15.5%
3 yearsper year+17.9%
5 yearsper year+9.2%
10 yearsper year+9.1%

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+9.0%
2025+31.6%
2024+3.5%
2023+18.4%
2022−14.4%
2021+11.5%
2020+7.6%

EFA in the news

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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 Oct 12, 2026.
3.26%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 Sep 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.
1.11
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 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.
0.79
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.

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