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EFAiShares MSCI EAFE ETF

Grow my money24y track recordRanked #105 of 2,992 in this goal

Tracks the investment results of the MSCI EAFE Index.

By iShares · Launched 2001

Annual Cost

0.32%

#1,471 of 5,854 · low cost

Fund Size

$77.2B

#41 of 5,854 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+23.4%

Track Record

24 years

#134 of 5,854 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,734+27.3%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

MSCI EAFE Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 13.3% of fundwell diversified

ASML Holding N.V.
2.6%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
1.5%
ASTRAZENECA PLC
1.4%
Roche Holding AG
1.3%
Novartis AG
1.3%
Nestle S.A.
1.2%
SHELL PLC
1.2%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
1.0%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA
1.0%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
0.9%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.3%
Cash
0.5%
Other
0.1%

By sector

Financial Services
24.8%
Industrials
18.9%
Technology
12.8%
Healthcare
10.4%
Consumer Cyclical
7.4%
Consumer Defensive
6.7%
Basic Materials
5.8%
Communication
4.4%
Other
8.7%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
15.8%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-34.2%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.82Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.20Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the investment results of the MSCI EAFE Index.
Strategy
Seeks to track large- and mid-capitalization developed market equities outside of the U.S. and Canada using a representative sampling indexing strategy. Concentrates investments in sectors such as consumer goods and services, financials, and industrials.
Inception date
August 14, 2001
Fund family
iShares

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Data updated on 2026-08-03