EFAiShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Tracks the investment results of the MSCI EAFE Index.
By iShares · Launched 2001
Annual Cost
0.32%
#1,520 of 6,040 · low cost
Fund Size
$79.3B
#42 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+17.5%
Track Record
25 years
#138 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,885+18.9%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Global ex-USCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Focus
Broad Market
Index tracked
MSCI EAFE Index
Holdings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 13.3% of funddiversified
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
0.2%
By sector
Financial Services
26.1%
Industrials
18.8%
Technology
11.4%
Healthcare
10.2%
Consumer Cyclical
7.5%
Consumer Defensive
6.5%
Basic Materials
6.1%
Communication
4.7%
Other
8.8%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
15.7%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-34.2%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.91Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.34Good 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 2026-09-18