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

142.2 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)$142,199
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  + 
SAP AG 1.4 %
ASML HOLDING NV 1.4 %
NESTLE SA-REG 1.2 %
NOVARTIS AG 1.1 %
ROCHE HOLDING LTD 1.0 %
NOVO NORDISK A/S-B 1.0 %
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.0 %
SHELL PLC 1.0 %
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.0 %
SIEMENS AG-REG 0.9 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings2608
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 32
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$77,636
Large cap (>$10bn)78.9%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)13.8%
Small cap (<$2bn)3.8%
Developed mkts.97.1%
Emerging mkts.0.1%
Country Exposure
JAPAN 23.0 %
BRITAIN 13.6 %
GERMANY 9.3 %
FRANCE 9.1 %
SWITZERLAND 9.0 %
AUSTRALIA 7.0 %
NETHERLANDS 4.5 %
SWEDEN 3.1 %
SPAIN 3.0 %
ITALY 2.9 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 06/30/2025)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YR20 YRIncep.
Price Returns 18.8% 14.9% 11.2% 12.4% 7.9% 3.7% -- 4.4%
Dividend Yield 0.0% 0.0% 1.8% 2.1% 2.6% 2.7% -- 2.8%
Total Returns 18.8% 14.9% 13.0% 14.5% 10.5% 6.4% -- 7.1%
Ann. Volatility 20.7% 18.0% 15.4% 16.6% 16.6% 17.6% -- 16.8%
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5000.8463%
MSCI EAFE0.9382%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.7657%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)10,176
ADV traded (mns)$845
Turnover0.6%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.02%
Technical Indicators
Recent close$83.07
30d moving avg.$82.59
Annualized volatility17.0%
Relative strength (RSI)59
Short interest1.1%
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)

Money Flows (mns)

Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)

Long Money Flows (mns)

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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

7.2%

Cat. Avg

7.3%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 259 funds in the International Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 7.3% and a standard deviation of 1.8%. IEFA's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.0 standard deviations below the category average. This places IEFA in the 48th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents

IEFA
Peer Average
SELL
U/W
HOLD
O/W
BUY
Factor Scorecard

SIZE
VALUE
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. 34.8 18.7 53.6
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