State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF
$97.99+0.47 (+0.48%)
- 0.30%
- $1.0B
- +15.9%
- 2.81%
- 0M sh
- $97.36
- low $86.44high $102.40
The ETF.net QEFA Grade
B
Score 65 out of 100
- 9 of 30
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.B60 out of 100Rank 12 of 30Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A99 out of 100Rank 4 of 8Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B69 out of 100Rank 6 of 30Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A74 out of 100Rank 6 of 30Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B61 out of 100Rank 14 of 30Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A74 out of 100Rank 4 of 30
Our read on QEFA
BOne ticker, three factors. QEFA holds developed-market stocks outside the US through a single MSCI index that blends low volatility, quality and value, so you don't have to pick a lane or bolt three funds together.
The fund seeks to track the MSCI EAFE Factor Mix A-Series Index, using a Smart Beta strategy that combines low-volatility, quality, and value exposures.
Why people hold it
- Combines low volatility, quality and value in one MSCI index instead of leaving you to buy and rebalance three single-factor funds.ssga.com
- 0.30% a year undercuts the typical fund in its international multifactor group, and the portfolio spreads across roughly 600 developed-market stocks.
- Tracks its index tightly, one of the cleaner implementations in its peer group, and it has been running as a multi-billion-dollar fund since 2014.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded for its size. Spreads can widen during US hours, when the European and Japanese markets its stocks trade on are closed.
- Cheaper seats in the same aisle: INTF charges 0.16% and FDEV 0.18%.
- EAFE is developed markets only. No US stocks, no emerging markets, and payouts arrive once or twice a year rather than quarterly.
QEFA Holdings
- Stocks
- 638
- 15%
- ASML
Sectors
- Financials21.6%
- Industrials16.4%
- Health Care12.9%
- Technology9.8%
- Consumer Staples9.5%
- Consumer Discretionary8.0%
- Communication5.7%
- Energy5.4%
- Materials4.8%
- Utilities4.4%
- Real Estate1.5%
Geography
- Japan24.35%
- United Kingdom13.90%
- Switzerland12.03%
- France7.28%
- Germany7.05%
- Australia5.72%
- Netherlands5.19%
- Spain3.52%
- 20.97%
Developed 98% · Emerging 2%
QEFA Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
QEFA$11,591
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 | QEFA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.2% |
| 1 month | −2.5% |
| 3 months | +0.5% |
| 1 year | +15.9% |
| 3 years | +16.6% |
| 5 years | +8.6% |
| 10 years | +9.0% |
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 | QEFA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.2% | |
| 2025 | +29.2% | |
| 2024 | +2.3% | |
| 2023 | +17.4% | |
| 2022 | −14.0% | |
| 2021 | +12.5% | |
| 2020 | +6.7% |
QEFA in the news
QEFA Dividends
- 2.81%
- $2.74
- $1.50 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
QEFA Risk
- 11.2%
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.
- 1.05
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.
- −27.4%
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.
- 0.80
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
QEFA Cost
0.30%
QEFA0.30%
- The middle half of International Multifactor funds
- Median 0.35%
11 of the 30 International Multifactor funds charge less.
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- BGSIEGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +16.0%
- BDEEFXtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETFExpense ratio 0.24%1 year return +17.9%
- BFENIFidelity Enhanced International ETFExpense ratio 0.28%1 year return +17.7%
- BQWLDState Street SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactors ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +15.4%