iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
$78.85+0.70 (+0.90%)
- 0.31%
- $30.1B
- +23.0%
- 4.68%
- 3.1M sh
- $77.96
- low $66.86high $83.23
The ETF.net EFV Grade
A
Score 73 out of 100
- 2 of 12
Score 73 of 100 falls in the A 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.C54 out of 100Rank 5 of 12Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 8Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B57 out of 100Rank 3 of 12Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A93 out of 100Rank 1 of 12Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C52 out of 100Rank 7 of 12Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A90 out of 100Rank 1 of 12
Our read on EFV
ARunning since 2005, EFV is the big, heavily traded way to own the value half of developed markets outside North America: roughly 400 stocks tracking the MSCI EAFE Value Index for 0.31% a year.
The fund seeks to track an index of developed-market equities outside the United States and Canada that exhibit value characteristics.
Why people hold it
- 0.31% a year, below the typical fee among international-value funds, for a mandate that has been running since 2005.
- Tracks the MSCI EAFE Value Index closely and trades actively as a multi-billion-dollar fund, which keeps the cost of getting in and out low.
- About 400 developed-market value stocks in one ticker, picked by index rule rather than a manager's judgment.
- Sits among the strongest implementations in its international-value peer group, next to Dimensional's DFIV.
Worth knowing
- By design it holds only the cheap side of the EAFE universe, so its sector mix and results can look very different from a broad international index.
- Developed markets only: no US, no Canada, no emerging markets. It's a slice of international, not the whole thing.
- Not the cheapest seat in the room: FIVA runs 0.18% for its own version of international value.
EFV Holdings
- Stocks
- 410
- 20%
- HSBA.L
Sectors
- Financials39.1%
- Industrials9.5%
- Consumer Staples9.2%
- Energy7.6%
- Health Care7.5%
- Materials6.2%
- Consumer Discretionary6.1%
- Utilities5.7%
- Communication3.9%
- Information Technology2.9%
- Real Estate2.4%
Geography
- Japan24.95%
- United Kingdom16.28%
- Switzerland9.39%
- France9.19%
- Germany8.40%
- Australia6.38%
- Spain5.46%
- Italy4.64%
- 15.31%
Developed 99% · Emerging 1%
EFV Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EFV$12,297
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 | EFV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.3% |
| 1 month | −5.0% |
| 3 months | −0.3% |
| 1 year | +23.0% |
| 3 years | +22.4% |
| 5 years | +13.8% |
| 10 years | +9.9% |
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 | EFV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.3% | |
| 2025 | +42.2% | |
| 2024 | +5.4% | |
| 2023 | +18.9% | |
| 2022 | −5.2% | |
| 2021 | +11.1% | |
| 2020 | −3.0% |
EFV in the news
EFV Dividends
- 4.68%
- $3.65
- $2.04 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
EFV Risk
- 11.8%
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.
- 1.43
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.
- −25.8%
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.
- 0.76
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EFV Cost
0.31%
EFV0.31%
- The middle half of International Value Index funds
- Median 0.31%
4 of the 12 International Value Index funds charge less.
Other funds in International Value Index
- ADFIVDimensional - International Value ETFExpense ratio 0.27%1 year return +26.5%
- BEWJViShares MSCI Japan Value ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +34.4%
- BFIVAFidelity International Value Factor ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +25.3%
- BISVLiShares International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETFExpense ratio 0.31%1 year return +22.5%
- BDISVDimensional - International Small Cap Value ETFExpense ratio 0.42%1 year return +24.6%