IEFA

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund seeks to track the performance of the MSCI EAFE Investable Market Index.


International

EQUITY

Rules-Based

MANAGEMENT STYLE

150.2 B

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

7 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorBlackRock Fund Advisors
CategoryInternational
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateOct 18, 2012
Assets (mns)$150,190
Expense ratio7 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsSemi-Annually
Taxation1099
Stock selectionMarket Cap
WeightingMarket Cap
Holdings TransparencyFull
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings Complete list  + 
ASML HOLDING NV 1.3 %
SAP AG 1.2 %
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.1 %
NESTLE SA-REG 1.1 %
NOVARTIS AG 1.1 %
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.0 %
ROCHE HOLDING LTD 1.0 %
SHELL PLC 1.0 %
SIEMENS AG-REG 0.9 %
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.8 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings2600
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 31
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$75,559
Large cap (>$10bn)78.9%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)13.8%
Small cap (<$2bn)3.8%
Developed mkts.96.7%
Emerging mkts.0.1%
Country Exposure
JAPAN 24.0 %
BRITAIN 13.6 %
FRANCE 9.1 %
GERMANY 8.9 %
SWITZERLAND 8.8 %
AUSTRALIA 7.0 %
NETHERLANDS 4.4 %
SPAIN 3.2 %
SWEDEN 3.1 %
ITALY 3.0 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 07/31/2025)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YR20 YRIncep.
Price Returns 16.5% 9.5% 8.5% 9.7% 7.0% 3.3% -- 4.2%
Dividend Yield 0.0% 0.0% 1.7% 2.1% 2.6% 2.7% -- 2.7%
Total Returns 16.5% 9.5% 10.2% 11.7% 9.6% 6.0% -- 6.9%
Ann. Volatility 19.8% 18.0% 15.4% 16.4% 16.6% 17.6% -- 16.7%
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5000.8461%
MSCI EAFE0.9178%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.7659%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)9,473
ADV traded (mns)$815
Turnover0.5%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.02%
Technical Indicators
Recent close$85.99
30d moving avg.$84.11
Annualized volatility16.6%
Relative strength (RSI)63
Short interest0.6%
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)

Money Flows (mns)

Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)

Long Money Flows (mns)

Risk and Returns: IEFA vs. Comps (1 YR)

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Results & Estimates
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Net Margins

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Valuation Metrics
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Notes: Based on adjusted historical results for current fund constituents. May differ from results achieved by past fund constituents. Max P/E of 100x.

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ETF Research Center Rating

NEUTRAL

Average appreciation potential. A rating of NEUTRAL is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the middle quintile (ranking between 40%-60%) of their category. This indicates that valuations adequately reflect the fundamentals of stocks in these funds.

ALTAR Score™

IEFA

6.8%

Cat. Avg

7.0%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 264 funds in the International Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 7.0% and a standard deviation of 1.8%. IEFA's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.1 standard deviations below the category average. This places IEFA in the 47th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents

IEFA
Peer Average
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U/W
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Factor Scorecard

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YIELD
MOMENTUM
VOLATILITY
QUALITY
Expense Analysis

Peer Group Rules-Based
International Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 152
Avg. Expense Ratio 42.9 bp
Std. Deviation 24.3 bp
(7 bp) Percentile rank 8
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)
TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
IEFA 7.0 0.0 7
Peer Avg. 35.2 19.2 54.4
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