iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF
$119.05+0.50 (+0.42%)
- 0.34%
- $15B
- +5.4%
- 2.34%
- 894K sh
- low $107.17high $127.44
The ETF.net EFG Grade
B
Score 66 out of 100
- 3 of 15
Score 66 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.C50 out of 100Rank 8 of 15Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A93 out of 100Rank 3 of 9Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F24 out of 100Rank 13 of 15Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A91 out of 100Rank 1 of 15Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B63 out of 100Rank 7 of 15Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A86 out of 100Rank 1 of 15
Our read on EFG
In short
BMSCI splits the EAFE benchmark into a value half and a growth half. EFG is the growth half: roughly 400 companies across Europe, Australasia and the Far East, screened on earnings and sales growth, running since 2005.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track an index of developed-market equities outside the United States and Canada that exhibit growth characteristics.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
EFG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EFG$10,540
Returns run to the Nov 2, 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.
| Period | EFG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +5.3% |
| 1 month | −1.7% |
| 3 months | −2.0% |
| 1 year | +5.4% |
| 3 years | +13.1% |
| 5 years | +3.0% |
| 10 years | +8.0% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | EFG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +5.3% | |
| 2025 | +20.7% | |
| 2024 | +1.5% | |
| 2023 | +17.6% | |
| 2022 | −23.1% | |
| 2021 | +11.0% | |
| 2020 | +17.8% |
EFG in the news
EFG Dividends
- 2.34%
- $2.79
- $0.98 per share
- Twice a year
EFG Risk
- 13.8%
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.
- 0.71
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.
- −35.5%
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.
- 0.96
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.
EFG Cost
Overpaying vs VDG, cheapest in International Factor Index
$5,243
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
EFG 0.34%
$6,932
VDG 0.08% Cheapest
$1,689
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | EFG | VDG | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $616 | $147 | $469 |
| 20 | $2,386 | $575 | $1,811 |
| 30 | $6,932 | $1,689 | $5,243 |
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