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iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

IEFACboeiSharesA

$96.96−0.72 (−0.74%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 11:15 AM ET

A76/ 100

Rank 5 of 21 in Developed International Core

A76/100Rank 5 of 21inDeveloped International Core
Intraday session: down, 22 prints from 97.68 to 96.96. Range 96.94 to 97.42. Use the arrow keys to read each point.97.2097.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.07%
Fund size
$187B
1Y total return
+15.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.37%
Holdings
2636
Avg volume · 30D
8.93M sh
52W range
low $85.03high $101.44
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net IEFA Grade

A

Score 76 out of 100

Category
Developed International Core⁠
Rank
5 of 21
Six-pillar profile for IEFA. Scores out of 100: Cost 68, Risk 44, Mission 100, Tradability 80, Holdings 84, Durability 87. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (44). Leans toward Mission.

Score 76 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.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 7 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 14 of 21

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A80 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 21

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 20

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A87 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 21

Our read on IEFA

ETF.net Research

In short

ADeveloped markets outside the US and Canada, right down to the small caps: roughly 2,600 stocks for 0.07% a year. The category's workhorse, and one of the biggest, most heavily traded funds on the shelf.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index of large-, mid- and small-capitalization developed-market equities outside the United States and Canada.

Why people hold it

  • Charges 0.07% a year, against a 0.18% median for its developed-markets index peers.
  • The index reaches past large and mid caps into small caps, so you hold roughly 2,600 names across Europe, Japan and Australasia, not just the blue-chip layer.ishares.com
  • Trading since 2012 and now one of the largest and most actively traded funds in its group, which usually means a deep pool of buyers and sellers.
  • Sticks tightly to its stated mandate: a plain index wrapper on MSCI EAFE IMI, no active tilts hiding under the hood. Among the stronger builds in its peer group.

Worth knowing

  • Not the cheapest option: VEA, SPDW and SCHF each run 0.03%. The few extra basis points buy the EAFE index and its small-cap reach.
  • EAFE stops at developed markets and leaves out Canada, so a full international sleeve needs emerging markets (and Canada) from somewhere else.
  • Distributions arrive once or twice a year rather than monthly or quarterly.

IEFA Performance

Launched Oct 18, 2012

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

IEFA$11,523
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. IEFA $11,523. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 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 IEFA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIEFA
Year to date+11.0%
1 month+1.2%
3 months−3.4%
1 year+15.2%
3 yearsper year+19.0%
5 yearsper year+8.2%
10 yearsper year+9.4%

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 IEFA
YearReturn barIEFA
2026 YTD+11.0%
2025+32.1%
2024+3.3%
2023+18.0%
2022−15.2%
2021+11.7%
2020+8.2%

IEFA in the news

IEFA 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 Nov 9, 2026.
3.37%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$3.29Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.58 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 $0.96; Dec 19, 2017 $0.73; Jun 19, 2018 $1.15; Dec 18, 2018 $0.75; Jun 17, 2019 $1.20; Dec 16, 2019 $0.88; Jun 15, 2020 $0.70; Dec 14, 2020 $0.61; Jun 10, 2021 $1.09; Dec 13, 2021 $1.28; Dec 30, 2021 $0.11; Jun 9, 2022 $1.33; Dec 13, 2022 $0.33; Jun 7, 2023 $1.28; Dec 20, 2023 $0.97; Jun 11, 2024 $1.31; Dec 17, 2024 $1.13; Jun 16, 2025 $1.47; Dec 16, 2025 $1.71; Jun 15, 2026 $1.58. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$1.58
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$1.71
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$1.47
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$1.13
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$1.31
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.97
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$1.28
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.33
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$1.33
Dec 30, 2021Jan 5, 2022$0.11
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$1.28
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$1.09

See all 29 payments⁠

$10,000 in IEFA 10 years ago paid $3,989 in dividends.⁠

IEFA Risk

Risk pillarC44 out of 100Rank 14 of 21 in Developed International Core
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.9%
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.
−29.8%
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.
0.81
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.

IEFA Cost

Compare IEFA and VEA

Overpaying vs VEA, tied cheapest in Developed International Core

$842

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

  • IEFA 0.07%

    $1,480

  • VEA 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IEFA 0.07%
  • VEA 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K051015202530IEFA $1,480VEA $638

Year by year

YearIEFAVEAOverpaying
10$128$55$73
20$503$216$287
30$1,480$638$842

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