EFAiShares MSCI EAFE ETF
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 · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,591+25.9%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 13.3% of fund✓ well 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+ yearsVolatility (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