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IEFA · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

IEFA tracks the Core MSCI EAFE and returned +18.0% over the past year.

Index equity fund · Core MSCI EAFE · data as of

Key facts

+18.0%Total return, 1 year
0.07%Expense ratio
2632Holdings
−1.9%Below its high

Its ten largest equity positions

IEFA top ten by weight, 11.5% of its 2632 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.
HoldingWeight
ASML Holding N.V.2.23%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC1.25%
ASTRAZENECA PLC1.17%
Roche Holding AG1.14%
Novartis AG1.11%
Nestle S.A.1.03%
SHELL PLC1.03%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft0.90%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA0.84%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.0.80%

Compare IEFA

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Period by period

IEFA over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months+3.2%+3.3%−0.1 pts+4.0 pts
6 months+12.6%+16.0%−3.4 pts−8.1 pts
1 year+18.0%+17.5%+0.5 pts−5.0 pts
3 years+66.1%+77.9%−11.8 pts−29.0 pts
Since listing+212.8%+587.9%−375.2 pts−922.8 pts

In plain words

IEFA is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2632 positions, with the top ten at 11.5%.

What it tracksCore MSCI EAFE
Fund typeIndex equity fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Nov 21, 2025)0.07%
Price$99.50
Listed sinceOct 24, 2012
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026)$180.7bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)−1.9%
Holdings2632
Top ten weight11.5%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)Apr 30, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)0.1%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)100.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)2.4%

Questions people ask

How has IEFA performed?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, IEFA returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +66.1%.
What does IEFA cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.
What does IEFA hold?
2632 positions as filed for Apr 30, 2026, with the top ten at 11.5% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is IEFA below its high?
1.9% below its high of Aug 25, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

Where these figures came from

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