iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF
$119.53−0.07 (−0.06%)
- 0.34%
- $15.1B
- +8.5%
- 2.33%
- 1M sh
- $120.12
- low $107.17high $127.44
The ETF.net EFG Grade
B
Score 65 out of 100
- 3 of 15
Score 65 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.D25 out of 100Rank 14 of 15Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A89 out of 100Rank 1 of 15Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B59 out of 100Rank 8 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
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.
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
- MSCI ranks EAFE companies on five growth measures (forward and past EPS growth, internal growth rate, sales-per-share trend) and keeps the top scorers. No manager hunches.msci.com
- 0.34% a year, under the 0.41% median for international factor ETFs, on a mandate iShares has run since 2005.
- A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, and it has tracked its stated index closely.
- Roughly 400 names spread across Europe, Australasia and the Far East, so the growth bet is a broad one.cboe.com
Worth knowing
- The growth index is about half the parent EAFE index by free-float market value. The value half sits elsewhere, so this is one style, not all of developed international.cboe.com
- Growth swings harder. Several peers in this cohort (EFAV, ACWV, QLVD) are engineered to damp volatility; EFG is not, and its risk profile is the choppier side of the group.
- Holdings trade in yen, euros, pounds and other currencies, so moves in the dollar feed straight into what a US investor sees.ishares.com
EFG Holdings
- Stocks
- 365
- 22%
- ASML.AS
Geography
- Japan25.52%
- United Kingdom11.20%
- Netherlands10.90%
- Switzerland9.93%
- Germany8.72%
- France7.23%
- Australia6.56%
- Sweden5.09%
- 14.85%
Developed 99% · Emerging 1%
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$10,847
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.
| Period | EFG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +5.8% |
| 1 month | −1.8% |
| 3 months | −2.5% |
| 1 year | +8.5% |
| 3 years | +13.3% |
| 5 years | +4.4% |
| 10 years | +7.8% |
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 | +5.8% | |
| 2025 | +20.7% | |
| 2024 | +1.5% | |
| 2023 | +17.6% | |
| 2022 | −23.1% | |
| 2021 | +11.0% | |
| 2020 | +17.8% |
EFG in the news
EFG Dividends
- 2.33%
- $2.79
- $0.98 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
EFG Risk
- 14.0%
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.
- 0.67
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.
EFG Cost
0.34%
EFG0.34%
- The middle half of International Factor Index funds
- Median 0.34%
7 of the 15 International Factor Index funds charge less.
Other funds in International Factor Index
- AEFAViShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +13.1%
- BACWViShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +8.1%
- BIDLVInvesco S&P International Developed Low Volatility ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +9.3%
- BIDMOInvesco S&P International Developed Momentum ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +18.3%
- BVDGVanguard Developed Markets ex US Growth Index ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return —