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EFAiShares MSCI EAFE ETF

Grow my money24y track recordRanked #104 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada.

By iShares · Launched 2001

Annual Cost

0.32%

#1,543 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$77.4B

#39 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+24.2%

Track Record

24 years

#137 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,591+25.9%

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

Classification

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%
Roche Holding AG
1.5%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
1.4%
ASTRAZENECA PLC
1.3%
Novartis AG
1.3%
Nestle S.A.
1.1%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
1.1%
SHELL PLC
1.0%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
1.0%
SAP SE
1.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.1%
Cash
0.8%
Other
0.1%

By sector

Financial Services
24.3%
Industrials
19.4%
Technology
11.7%
Healthcare
10.3%
Consumer Cyclical
7.7%
Consumer Defensive
6.4%
Basic Materials
6.2%
Communication
4.8%
Other
9.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
15.5%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-34.2%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.84Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.24Good downside protection

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
Strategy
Tracks the MSCI EAFE Index, a market capitalization-weighted index measuring large- and mid-cap equity performance of developed markets outside the U.S. and Canada. Uses representative sampling to manage the Fund, investing primarily in component securities of the Index.
Inception date
August 14, 2001
Fund family
iShares

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Data updated on 2026-06-19