EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
The iShares MSCI EAFE Index fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the MSCI EAFE Index. The index consists of the stocks in developed markets in Europe, Australia and the Far East.
Fund Basics
Fund sponsor | Barclays Global Investors |
Category | International Equities |
Asset class | Equity |
Website | link... |
Inception date | Aug 14, 2001 |
Assets (mns) | $51,787 |
Expense ratio | 35 bp |
Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
Distributions | Semi-Annually |
Taxation | 1099 |
Stock selection | Market Cap |
Weighting | Market Cap |
Holdings Transparency | Full |
Derivatives-based | No |
Options available | Yes |
Currency hedged | No |
Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
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NOVO NORDISK A/S-B | 2.5 % |
ASML HOLDING NV | 2.2 % |
NESTLE SA-REG | 1.7 % |
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP | 1.5 % |
LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUI | 1.5 % |
SHELL PLC | 1.4 % |
ASTRAZENECA PLC | 1.3 % |
NOVARTIS AG | 1.2 % |
SAP AG | 1.1 % |
ROCHE HOLDING LTD | 1.1 % |
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings | 771 |
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 50 |
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $100,306 |
Large cap (>$10bn) | 90.9% |
Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 8.9% |
Small cap (<$2bn) | 0.0% |
Developed mkts. | 99.8% |
Emerging mkts. | 0.2% |
Country Exposure
JAPAN | 22.9 % | |
BRITAIN | 13.4 % | |
FRANCE | 11.1 % | |
SWITZERLAND | 9.8 % | |
GERMANY | 8.5 % | |
AUSTRALIA | 7.0 % | |
NETHERLANDS | 5.4 % | |
DENMARK | 3.7 % | |
SWEDEN | 3.0 % | |
SPAIN | 2.6 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Annual Returns (as of 03/31/2024)
YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Incep. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.5% | 11.3% | 5.5% | 3.7% | 6.6% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
Market Correlations
versus... | Beta | R-squared |
S&P 500 | 0.88 | 78% |
MSCI EAFE | 1.03 | 99% |
MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.82 | 68% |
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000) | 15,498 |
Turnover | 2.3% |
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.01% |
ADV of underlying (mns) | $49,089 |
Technical Indicators
Recent close | $77.34 |
30d moving avg. | $71.80 |
Annualized volatility | 17.6% |
Relative strength (RSI) | 73 |
Short interest (ETF) | 6.6% |
Short interest (underlying) | 0.0% |
Distributions
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Money Flows (mns)
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Long Money Flows (mns)
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. EFA |
Expenses vs. EFA |
ALTAR Score™ vs. EFA |
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DBEF | Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF | 92.8% | +1 bp | +0.0% |
GSID | Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF | 89.3% | -15 bp | +0.3% |
EFAX | SPDR MSCI EAFE Fossil Fuel Free ETF | 88.9% | -15 bp | -0.1% |
HFXI | IQ FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF | 85.4% | -15 bp | +0.4% |
IEFA | iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | 84.5% | -28 bp | -3.7% |
BKIE | BNY Mellon International Equity ETF | 81.0% | -31 bp | +0.5% |
IDEV | iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | 75.5% | -31 bp | +0.3% |
SCHF | Schwab International Equity ETF | 73.5% | -29 bp | +0.6% |
SPDW | SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF | 71.1% | -32 bp | +0.5% |
VEA | Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF | 70.3% | -30 bp | +0.6% |
Risk and Returns: EFA vs. Comps (1 YR)
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Results & Estimates
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EPS Revision Activity (6 mo. ago = 100%)
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Valuation Metrics
2023 | 2024E | Fwd Est | 2025E | |
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Based on closing prices from 4/25/2024
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ETF Research Center Fund Rating
Our measure of an ETF's overall investment merit
ALTAR Score™
EFA
6.4%
Cat. Avg
7.2%
Fund Category: International Equities
Avg. Return on Equity | --% |
Divided by: Fwd. P/BV | --x |
Less: Expenses | -- bp |
Equals: ALTAR Score™ | 6.4% |
Recommendation
UNDERWEIGHT
Below average appreciation potential. A rating of UNDERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 2nd quintile (ranking higher than only 20%-40%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at relatively expensive valuations and/or having below-average fundamentals.
Category Overview
There are 257 funds in the International Equities category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 7.2% and a standard deviation of
2.5%. EFA's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.3 standard deviations
below
the category average. This places EFA in the 37th percentile among funds in the category.
Consensus Recommendation
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
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EFA | 35.0 | 1.4 | 36.4 |
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