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iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF

EUFNNasdaqiSharesC

$38.04+0.35 (+0.93%)

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

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 37.69 to 38.04. Range 37.95 to 38.23. Use the arrow keys to read each point.37.8037.9038.1038.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.49%
Fund size
$2.92B
1Y total return
+16.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.38%
Holdings
93
Avg volume · 30D
1.64M sh
52W range
low $32.91high $43.07
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net EUFN Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 45 out of 100

Rank
13 of 18
Six-pillar profile for EUFN. Scores out of 100: Cost 24, Risk 58, Mission not scored, Tradability 54, Holdings 67, Durability 76. Strongest: Durability (76). Weakest: Cost (24). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 45 of 100 falls in the C 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.
    F24 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 18
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B58 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 18
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 18
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 18
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A76 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 18

Our read on EUFN

ETF.net Research

In short

CEuropean banks, insurers and asset managers in one US-listed ticket. Roughly 80 stocks spanning 15 developed European markets, from Spanish lenders to Swiss and British giants, and it has been doing that one job since 2010.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index of developed-market European equities in the financials sector, providing regional sector exposure to European banks, insurers, and financial-services firms.

Why people hold it

  • Whole-continent reach, not just the euro zone: the index covers financials across 15 developed European countries, including the UK, Switzerland and the Nordics.msci.com
  • One clean instrument for a regional sector view: about 80 banks, insurers and financial-services firms, per the fund's stated objective.ishares.com
  • Assets in the billions and active daily trading, which is unusual for a single-sector, single-region fund.
  • Running since January 2010, through the euro-zone debt crisis and the negative-rate years. Long tenure for a niche slice of the market.

Worth knowing

  • Costs 0.49% a year, above the 0.44% median for financials funds and far above US-focused index rivals like XLF (0.08%) and VFH (0.09%). International plumbing isn't cheap.
  • The holdings trade in euros, pounds, francs and krona, so exchange-rate moves ride along with the stock story in your dollar returns.msci.com
  • One sector, market-cap weighted, so Europe's largest banks and insurers carry the load. Rate moves and credit cycles drive it more than any single company.usnews.com

EUFN Performance

Launched Jan 20, 2010

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

EUFN$11,630
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. EUFN $11,630. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 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 EUFN. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEUFN
Year to date+4.6%
1 month−5.3%
3 months−9.6%
1 year+16.3%
3 yearsper year+33.5%
5 yearsper year+17.9%
10 yearsper year+12.4%

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 EUFN
YearReturn barEUFN
2026 YTD+4.6%
2025+65.7%
2024+17.3%
2023+26.2%
2022−8.7%
2021+19.2%
2020−8.6%

EUFN in the news

EUFN 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.
4.38%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.65Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.14 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. 19 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.55; Dec 19, 2017 $0.16; Jun 19, 2018 $0.82; Dec 18, 2018 $0.28; Jun 17, 2019 $0.71; Dec 16, 2019 $0.18; Jun 15, 2020 $0.17; Dec 14, 2020 $0.07; Jun 10, 2021 $0.42; Dec 13, 2021 $0.41; Jun 9, 2022 $0.67; Dec 13, 2022 $0.07; Jun 7, 2023 $0.73; Dec 20, 2023 $0.32; Jun 11, 2024 $0.77; Dec 17, 2024 $0.48; Jun 16, 2025 $0.81; Dec 16, 2025 $0.52; Jun 15, 2026 $1.14. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$1.14
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.52
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.81
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.48
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.77
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.32
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.73
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.07
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.67
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.41
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.42
Dec 14, 2020Dec 18, 2020$0.07

See all 33 payments⁠

$10,000 in EUFN 10 years ago paid $5,448 in dividends.⁠

EUFN Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
15.8%
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.
1.65
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.
−35.1%
Trough Oct 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.

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

EUFN Cost

Overpaying vs XLF, cheapest in Financials (Broad)

$8,103

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

  • EUFN 0.49%

    $9,792

  • XLF 0.08% Cheapest

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EUFN 0.49%
  • XLF 0.08%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530EUFN $9,792XLF $1,689

Year by year

YearEUFNXLFOverpaying
10$883$147$736
20$3,394$575$2,819
30$9,792$1,689$8,103

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