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In short: iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) is an exchange-traded fund from iShares charging 0.32% a year, with 76.70B USD in assets, as of 7 October 2026.
ETF · Foreign Large Blend · data ~15-min delayed
Open full interactive analysis →| Price | 103.01 USD |
| Day change | -1.17% |
| Expense ratio | 0.32% |
| Category average fee | 0.85% |
| Assets under management | 76.70B |
| Yield | 3.24% |
| Issuer | iShares |
| Category | Foreign Large Blend |
| Asset class | Equity |
| 1-year return | 14.7% |
| 3-year return (a year) | 18.3% |
| 5-year return (a year) | 9.3% |
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) is an equity exchange-traded fund from iShares, in the Foreign Large Blend category. It charges 0.32% a year, against a category average of 0.85% — below its peers. It manages 76.70B in assets. Its ten largest holdings make up 14% of the portfolio, a broadly spread one. Over three years it returned 18.3% a year against 15.7% for its category. Past returns do not predict future ones, and this is not a recommendation.
| Holding | Weight |
|---|---|
| ASML.AS ASML Holding NV | 3.25% |
| HSBA.L HSBC Holdings PLC | 1.58% |
| ROP.SW Roche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new | 1.36% |
| SHEL.L Shell PLC | 1.27% |
| NOVN.SW Novartis AG Registered Shares | 1.21% |
| 8306.T Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc | 1.16% |
| AZN.L AstraZeneca PLC | 1.14% |
| NESN.SW Nestle SA | 1.08% |
| SIE.DE Siemens AG | 1.05% |
| BHP.AX BHP Group Ltd | 0.99% |
Top ten: 14% of the fund.
financial services 26%industrials 19%technology 12%healthcare 10%consumer cyclical 7%consumer defensive 6%basic materials 6%communication services 5%
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF charges 0.32% a year as of 7 October 2026, about $32 for every $10,000 invested, against a category average of 0.85%. The fee is deducted from the fund's assets whatever it returns, so it never appears as a bill. Brokerage and the bid-ask spread are extra costs.
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF manages 76.70B USD in assets as of 7 October 2026. Size matters because larger funds are less likely to close, which could force investors to sell at an inconvenient time, and they usually trade with tighter bid-ask spreads, a cost that does not appear in the fee.
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF's largest holdings are ASML Holding NV (3.3%), HSBC Holdings PLC (1.6%) and Roche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new (1.4%), and its ten largest together make up 14% of the fund. A higher top-ten share means the fund's returns depend more heavily on a few companies. The full holdings are in the issuer's documents.
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF returned 18.3% a year over three years and 9.3% a year over five, against 15.7% a year for its category over three years. Returns are after the fund's fees but before brokerage and tax. Past performance does not predict future returns, and funds tracking the same index usually differ by little more than cost.
Prices and fundamentals: Yahoo Finance (unofficial), as of 7 October 2026; prices are delayed about 15 minutes. Every source ShareSift uses: data sources.
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