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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares · US4642874659

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, traded under the ticker EFA (ISIN US4642874659). In a single purchase you get a diversified basket of holdings rather than a stake in just one business. In plain terms it is about owning small slices of companies, so you share in their growth when they do well — and…

· Tracks the MSCI EAFE index ?
Equity ?Unknown Physical ?
Mid-range feeOwns the shares directlyOther
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Fund size (AUM) ?
€0
1-year return ?
+16.7%
Price Return · to 2026-07-22
Yearly fee (TER) ?
0.32%
All-in cost ≈ 0.00%

About this fund

What you own

The MSCI EAFE index is the benchmark this fund aims to copy.

How it works

The fund actually buys every share in the index it tracks (full replication).

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Owning every holding keeps things transparent — what is in the index is what the fund actually owns. It can be a touch costlier to run for indexes with thousands of tiny positions, since the fund has to buy and maintain them all. There is no swap bank involved, so there is no extra “what if the partner fails” question to weigh.

Cost

0.32%Yearly fee (TER)
0.00%All-in cost

The yearly running cost of the fund, shown as a % of your money. Lower is cheaper.

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For example, a 0.20% fee works out at €0.20 a year for every €100 invested — that’s a generic illustration of the mechanic, not this fund’s own fee. It is skimmed quietly from inside the fund a little each day, so you never get a bill — but it drags on your return every year you hold. On a broad index ETF it is usually a small fraction of a percent; the gap between a cheap and a pricey fund looks tiny on day one but compounds over decades, which is why it is worth a glance.

Fund facts

Index tracked ?
MSCI EAFE
Replication ?
Physical
Full — buys every share
Launched
Aug 2001
25-year track record

Performance

64.882.7100118136202120242026

Growth of $100 invested — the line starts at $100.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

End-of-day prices, rebased to a common start so the shapes are comparable. Past performance does not predict future results.

YTD+8.6%
1 year+16.7%
3 years+12.1%
5 years+5.6%

Return, year by year

-16.6
+14.8
+0.3
+27.0
'22'23'24'25
3 of 4 up yearsBest: 2025 +27.0%Worst: 2022 -16.6%Calendar-year total returns, in USD

How bumpy has it been?

16.0%
Volatility (1y) ?
How much the price swings year to year — lower is calmer.
-14.1%
Worst drop (3y) ?
The biggest fall from a peak over the last three years.
0.78
Return for the risk (3y) ?
Reward earned per unit of bumpiness.

The bigger picture

+31.9%
Since inception
Total growth since launch — about +5.6% a year.
+40.1%
Best 12 months
The strongest one-year stretch on record.
-30.8%
Worst 12 months
The weakest one-year stretch on record.
-32.4%
Worst fall on record ?
It clawed back in about 21 months.

Where to buy this fund

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Where it trades

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NYSEEFAUSD★ Primary
EUR listings
FrankfurtISQAEUR
USD listings
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How it ranks vs peers

🪙 Cheaper than 59% of similar ETFs📈 Higher 1-yr return than 48%📈 Higher 3-yr return than 56%📈 Higher 5-yr return than 49%📊 Behind its category by 1.6% (1-yr) (category average +18.3%)📊 Beat its category by 0.6% (3-yr) (category average +11.6%)📊 Beat its category by 0.5% (5-yr) (category average +5.2%)

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Advanced risk

1.14
Sortino (3y) ?
0.86
Calmar (3y) ?
10.8%
Downside deviation ?
83%
Up months (hit rate) ?
$105.66
52-week high ?
$87.29
52-week low ?

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Yearly fee (TER)0.32%0.08%0.03%0.05%0.08%0.05%0.05%
All-in cost0.00%0.00%0.00%0.12%0.00%0.06%0.06%
Fund size€0€100.7B€57.6B€50.3B€48.9B€36.7B€36.7B
DomicileUnited StatesUnited StatesIrelandUnited StatesIrelandIreland
ReplicationPhysical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Synthetic (swap)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)
3-yr return p.a.+12.1%+26.5%+13.9%-73.9%+16.7%
5-yr return p.a.+5.6%+18.6%+6.7%+9.2%
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