iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the MSCI EAFE Index. The EFA ETF contains 848 constituents. It is focused on blend holdings in the Europe region.
Price $57.99 as of 2022-10-21Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 5.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.32% |
| Average spread | 0.017% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.337% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -3.6% | -3.4% | 0.5% | -6.7% | 2.0% | -8.8% | 5.2% | -6.1% | -9.2% | 3.5% | -26.7% | ||
| 2021 | -0.8% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.5% | -1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | -3.3% | 3.2% | -4.5% | 4.4% | 11.3% |
| 2020 | -2.8% | -7.8% | -14.1% | 5.8% | 5.4% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 4.7% | -2.0% | -3.6% | 14.3% | 5.0% | 10.4% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | 2.5% | 0.9% | 2.9% | -5.0% | 5.9% | -1.9% | -1.9% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 3.0% | 20.7% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -4.8% | -0.8% | 1.5% | -1.9% | -1.6% | 2.9% | -2.2% | 1.0% | -8.1% | 0.5% | -5.3% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | 1.2% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 2.7% | -0.0% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 22.7% |
| 2016 | -5.5% | -3.3% | 6.6% | 2.2% | -0.1% | -2.4% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 1.3% | -2.2% | -1.8% | 2.7% | 2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | 6.3% | -1.4% | 3.6% | 0.2% | -3.1% | 2.0% | -7.4% | -4.4% | 6.6% | -0.8% | -2.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -5.2% | 6.1% | -0.5% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.9% | -2.6% | 0.2% | -3.9% | -0.3% | 0.1% | -4.0% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -1.3% | 1.3% | 5.0% | -3.0% | -2.7% | 5.3% | -2.0% | 7.8% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 20.2% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | 4.8% | 0.4% | -2.1% | -11.1% | 7.0% | 0.1% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 2.8% | 4.4% | 18.6% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | 3.5% | -2.4% | 5.6% | -2.2% | -1.2% | -2.4% | -8.8% | -10.8% | 9.6% | -2.2% | -2.2% | -11.2% |
| 8.7% | 6.2% | -3.7% | 25.0% | -7.1% | -3.2% | 17.9% | -18.4% | -15.3% | 18.2% | 10.7% | 9.2% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.50 | 1.50 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 1.10 | 1.35 | 2.45 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 0.86 | 0.69 | 1.55 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 1.38 | 0.78 | 2.15 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 1.35 | 0.64 | 1.99 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 1.06 | 0.74 | 1.81 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 1.18 | 0.60 | 1.77 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | 1.11 | 0.51 | 1.62 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 1.68 | 0.58 | 2.26 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 1.15 | 0.55 | 1.70 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 1.15 | 0.61 | 1.76 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 1.14 | 0.57 | 1.71 | ||||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.62 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Nestle S.A. | 2.17% |
| ASML Holding NV | 1.96% |
| Roche Holding Ltd | 1.57% |
| LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 1.25% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | 1.11% |
| Toyota Motor Corp. | 1.07% |
| Novartis AG | 1.06% |
| Novo Nordisk A/S Class B | 1.04% |
| SAP SE | 0.88% |
| Sony Group Corporation | 0.85% |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 0.82% |
| Unilever PLC | 0.81% |
| AIA Group Limited | 0.80% |
| TotalEnergies SE | 0.73% |
| Siemens AG | 0.72% |
| Top 15 Weights | 16.84% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| EFA | FLEE | GSID | IQSI | JHMD | TPIF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | Franklin FTSE Europe ETF | Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF | IQ Candriam ESG International Equity ETF | John Hancock Multifactor Developed International ETF | Timothy Plan International ETF |
| Issuer | iShares | Franklin | Goldman Sachs | IndexIQ | John Hancock | Timothy |
| Price | $57.99 | $21.101 | $41.1799 | $21.5621 | $24.5 | $20.5 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.32% |  0.09% | 0.2% | 0.15% |  0.39% | 0.62% |
| Average Spread | 0.017% | 0.190% | 0.267% | 0.139% | 0.327% | 0.488% |
| AUM | $41,711,900,000 | $143,433,000 | $254,882,000 | $150,745,000 | $376,587,000 | $57,857,900 |
| Shares | 719,294,943 | 6,797,451 | 6,189,481 | 6,991,208 | 15,370,903 | 2,822,335 |
| Average Daily Volume | 29,397,227 | 14,803 | 6,273 | 22,741 | 57,088 | 23,827 |
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| Inception Date | 2001-08-14 | 2017-11-02 | 2020-05-12 | 2019-12-17 | 2016-12-15 | 2019-12-02 |
| Index Tracked | MSCI EAFE Index | FTSE Developed Europe RIC Capped Index | Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex North America Large & Mid Cap Index | IQ Candriam ESG International Equity Index | John Hancock Dimensional Developed International Index | Victory International Volatility Weighted BRI Index |
| Category | Foreign Large Cap Equities | Europe Equities | Foreign Large Cap Equities | Foreign Large Cap Equities | Foreign Large Cap Equities | Foreign Large Cap Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps |
| Value or Growth | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend |
| Region | Europe | Europe | Europe | Europe | Europe | Europe |
| Countries | EAFE | Broad | Broad | Broad | Broad | Broad |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $3.013 | $0.921 | $1.188 | $0.852 | $1.054 | $0.684 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.052% | 0.044% | 0.029% | 0.040% | 0.043% | 0.033% |
| Number of Holdings | 848 | 589 | 979 | 658 | 738 | 383 |
| YTD Return | -24.67% | -26.54% | -25.76% | -26.21% | -25.86% | -27.98% |
| Beta | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.79 | 0.62 | 0.72 |
| Upside Beta | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.48 | 0.27 | 0.40 |
| Downside Beta | 0.14 | 0.03 | -0.49 | -0.45 | -0.07 | -0.51 |
| Volatility 1Y | 20.82% | 23.34% | 20.09% | 20.46% | 20.44% | 19.60% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | -0.23 | -0.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.28 | 0.00 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.01 | 0.00 |