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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

EFANYSE ArcaiSharesB

$103.70+0.33 (+0.32%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B60/ 100

Rank 10 of 21 in Developed International Core

B60/100Rank 10 of 21inDeveloped International Core
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 103.37 to 103.70. Range 103.61 to 104.29. Use the arrow keys to read each point.104.00104.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.32%
Fund size
$76.6B
1Y total return
+13.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.25%
Holdings
673
Avg volume · 30D
11.9M sh
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 44, Mission 100, Tradability 90, Holdings 68, 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.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 10 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.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 8 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

In short

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

  • Launched 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.
  • Very actively traded, so entering and exiting is rarely the hard part in this corner of the market.
  • About 700 large and mid caps tracking the MSCI EAFE Index (Net): a published benchmark, no manager discretion, no guessing what is inside.

Worth knowing

  • The 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%.
  • Large 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.
  • Distributions arrive once or twice a year rather than quarterly or monthly.

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$11,314
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. EFA $11,314. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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+9.3%
1 month−0.5%
3 months−2.1%
1 year+13.1%
3 yearsper year+19.3%
5 yearsper year+8.5%
10 yearsper year+9.2%

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+9.3%
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 Oct 30, 2026.
3.25%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

See all 45 payments⁠

$10,000 in EFA 10 years ago paid $3,899 in dividends.⁠

EFA Risk

Risk pillarC44 out of 100Rank 10 of 21 in Developed International Core
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 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.
1.20
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 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.
0.78
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

EFA Cost

Compare EFA and VEA

Overpaying vs VEA, tied cheapest in Developed International Core

$5,904

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • EFA 0.32%

    $6,542

  • VEA 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EFA 0.32%
  • VEA 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530EFA $6,542VEA $638

Year by year

YearEFAVEAOverpaying
10$580$55$525
20$2,250$216$2,034
30$6,542$638$5,904

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