iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA)


Market Price (8/7/2026): $107.5

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA)


Market Price (8/7/2026): $107.5

Key Takeaways

  • EFA has returned +11.8% YTD vs +13.0% for SPY; +22.8% over the past 12 months (SPY +22.5%). details →
  • Priced in gold, EFA has returned -28.9% over the past 3 years, vs +59.6% in dollars — its dollar gains have lagged gold. details →
  • Over the past month, EFA has seen net outflows of −$125M (−0.2% of assets). details →
  • EFA is trading at an all-time high. details →
  • Risk-adjusted returns trail SPY: 3-year Sharpe ratio of 0.7 vs 0.9. details →
Last updated: 8/6/2026.

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Asset Allocation with EFA

Risk Tolerance:
ConservativeModerateAggressive
Moderate — 55% equity / 25% bonds / 20% alternatives
10Y Return (ann.)
+8.7%
Volatility
10.8%
Sharpe
0.57
YTD
+7.6%
Modeled with monthly rebalancing to target weights; 10-year figures are annualized from monthly returns. Illustrative only — past performance is not indicative of future results.

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Top 20 Holdings for EFA

Total Weights
Top 5: 1.7% | Top 10: 1.7% | Top 20: 1.7%

TickerHoldingETF WeightSales WeightEarnings WeightFwd P/SFwd P/EFwd Sales GrowthFwd Earnings Growth
Total0.18%100.00%100.00%2.619.3+5.7%+22.4%
Top 200.00%0.00%0.00%
nullN/A0.75%
BHP.AXBHP.AX0.96%
[1] Total and Top 20 rows are weighted aggregates across constituents.
[2] Forward P/S and P/E ratios use consensus sales and earnings for the 12 months ending 8/31/27. Individual constituent FY1 and FY2 consensus figures adjusted to align with 8/31/27.
[3] Forward Sales and Non-GAAP Earnings Growth are calculated as next fiscal year (FY2) consensus growth over current fiscal year (FY1) consensus. They are not derived from the forward P/S and P/E multiples shown.

Performance for EFA Top Holdings

TickerHoldingWeightMkt Price
8/6
1D Rtn1M RtnYTD Rtn1Y Rtn3Y Rtn5Y Rtn10Y Rtn
EFAiShares MSCI EAFE ETF100.00%107.36-0.1%3.1%11.8%22.8%59.6%54.0%145.2%
nullN/A0.75%        
BHP.AXBHP.AX0.96%        

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
EFA Return11%-14%18%3%32%12%72%
Peers Return12%-12%19%3%37%16%93%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%13%106%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
EFA Win Rate67%42%58%50%92%75% 
Peers Win Rate65%45%57%53%88%70% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%50% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
EFA Max Drawdown-7%-29%-12%-10%-14%-11% 
Peers Max Drawdown-8%-28%-11%-10%-14%-11% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-5%-25%-10%-8%-19%-9% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: VEA, IEFA, SCHF, FNDF, EFV.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 8/6/2026 (YTD)

Sharpe Ratios Compared

One measure of reward vs. risk is a Sharpe ratio. A higher ratio indicates better risk-adjusted returns. Most funds have Sharpe ratios < 1.0.

Ticker1Y3Y5Y
EFA1.040.730.38
Equity Top Results (3Y)   
IALT2.112.112.11
SPMO0.891.380.82
VLUE2.491.260.69
CORO1.331.251.25
CGDV1.351.230.94

Results as of 7312026.

How Low Can It Go

EventEFAS&P 500
2025 US Tariff Shock
  % Loss-10.7%-18.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven11.9%23.1%
  Time to Breakeven14 days79 days
Summer-Fall 2023 Five Percent Yield Shock
  % Loss-10.9%-9.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven12.2%10.5%
  Time to Breakeven47 days24 days
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss-28.3%-24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven39.5%32.4%
  Time to Breakeven455 days427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-32.6%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven48.4%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven231 days140 days
Q4 2018 Fed Policy Error / Growth Scare
  % Loss-14.9%-19.2%
  % Gain to Breakeven17.6%23.8%
  Time to Breakeven130 days105 days
2015-2016 China Devaluation / Global Growth Scare
  % Loss-18.9%-12.2%
  % Gain to Breakeven23.2%13.9%
  Time to Breakeven398 days62 days

Compare to VEA, IEFA, SCHF, FNDF, EFV

In The Past

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF's stock fell -10.7% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 11.9% gain to breakeven.

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EventEFAS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss-28.3%-24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven39.5%32.4%
  Time to Breakeven455 days427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-32.6%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven48.4%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven231 days140 days
2014-2016 Oil Price Collapse
  % Loss-20.2%-6.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven25.3%7.3%
  Time to Breakeven411 days15 days
2011 US Debt Ceiling Crisis & European Contagion
  % Loss-22.7%-17.9%
  % Gain to Breakeven29.4%21.8%
  Time to Breakeven457 days123 days
2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis
  % Loss-58.5%-53.4%
  % Gain to Breakeven140.9%114.4%
  Time to Breakeven1688 days1085 days

Compare to VEA, IEFA, SCHF, FNDF, EFV

In The Past

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF's stock fell -10.7% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 11.9% gain to breakeven.

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Limiting losses and compounding gains is essential to preserving wealth.

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EFA Dip Buy History


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Current Dip Buy Opportunities Across ETFs

ETFs currently down 5% or more from trailing 6M peaks.

TickerNameDip %Mkt PricePrice DatePeak PricePeak Date# Days
IEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-7.7%79.34806202686.00622202645
EEMiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-8.7%65.02806202671.21622202645
ASHRXtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF-6.9%34.71806202637.30622202645
EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETF-25.1%164.128062026219.20621202646
EWZiShares MSCI Brazil ETF-14.2%35.81806202641.734142026114
FXIiShares China Large-Cap ETF-9.1%35.95806202639.532102026177
ILFiShares Latin America 40 ETF-8.4%34.91806202638.104142026114
KWEBKraneShares CSI China Internet ETF-17.4%28.38806202634.342092026178
MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF-10.7%308.178062026345.22622202645
SPMOInvesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF-7.8%149.108062026161.66622202645
ARKKARK Innovation ETF-9.4%75.73806202683.61706202631
URAGlobal X Uranium ETF-25.8%43.20806202658.26506202692
BOTZGlobal X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF-11.3%36.94806202641.63513202685
ROBOROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF-8.0%83.07806202690.34602202665
LITGlobal X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF-21.0%72.41806202691.62511202687
ICLNiShares Global Clean Energy ETF-23.7%18.12806202623.75602202665
ARKQARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF-14.3%123.208062026143.82528202670
ARKWARK Next Generation Internet ETF-6.9%143.478062026154.18601202666
ARKXARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF-12.5%33.01806202637.74528202670
NASATema Space Innovators ETF-42.4%24.14806202641.89527202671
XOVREntrepreneurShares Series Trust ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF-9.7%19.26806202621.34706202631
AGIXKraneShares Artificial Intelligence ETF-10.6%44.14806202649.40601202666
GDEWisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund-6.7%65.68806202670.39511202687
RAAXVanEck Real Assets ETF-5.9%40.18806202642.70511202687
XLKState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF-6.5%185.338062026198.21602202665
XLEState Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF-7.0%58.16806202662.563292026130
XLCState Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF-6.6%111.188062026119.104192026109
XLUState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF-8.5%43.38806202647.403012026158
FXNFirst Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund-7.1%21.54806202623.183292026130
SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF-14.6%571.488062026668.91622202645
SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF-18.7%532.528062026655.01622202645
XBIState Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF-6.0%154.508062026164.28709202628
XOPState Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF-11.2%167.058062026188.183292026130
IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF-7.7%99.428062026107.70601202666
MISLFirst Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF-9.1%46.05806202650.663022026157
RINGiShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF-27.2%72.38806202699.423012026158
SOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF-17.6%94.808062026115.11622202645
TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-7.4%82.52806202689.153012026158
VGLTVanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF-6.3%52.94806202656.533012026158
SPTLState Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF-6.7%25.18806202626.993012026158
TLHiShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF-6.1%96.838062026103.083012026158
EDVVanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF-10.8%60.12806202667.423012026158
PDBCInvesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF-8.9%17.23806202618.91512202686
DBCInvesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund-8.9%28.86806202631.69512202686
COMTiShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF-11.1%32.48806202636.53519202679
GSGiShares GSCI Commodity-5.8%30.01806202631.853182026141
BCIabrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ETF-8.4%23.73806202625.91512202686
FTGCFirst Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund-5.8%28.77806202630.53512202686
GLDSPDR Gold Trust-20.5%389.678062026490.003022026157
IAUiShares Gold Trust-20.4%79.878062026100.383022026157
GLDMSPDR Gold MiniShares Trust-20.4%84.038062026105.543022026157
SGOLETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares-12.1%44.66806202650.813022026157
BARDirexion Daily Gold Bull 3X Shares-15.6%44.34806202652.533022026157
SLViShares Silver Trust-34.3%55.85806202684.993012026158
SIVRETFS Physical Silver Shares Trust ETF-6.6%83.39806202689.263012026158
PPLTETFS Physical Platinum Shares-27.0%15.67806202621.473012026158
CPERUnited States Copper Index Fund ETV-9.6%33.33806202636.883012026158
PALLETFS Physical Palladium Shares-23.5%24.89806202632.542242026163
USOUnited States Oil Fund LP-22.3%118.878062026152.96519202679
UNGUnited States Natural Gas Fund LP-28.8%9.63806202613.522052026182
BNOUnited States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV-7.1%55.85806202660.13504202694
IBITiShares Bitcoin Trust ETF-21.5%36.49806202646.47511202687
FBTCFidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund-21.4%56.06806202671.35511202687
ETHAiShares Ethereum Trust ETF-21.7%14.40806202618.384192026109

ETF Fund Flows

Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.

Net fund flows · as of 2026-08-05

Asset allocation rotation · Past month

  • Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$56.2B), followed by Bond (+$16.9B), with every major asset class in net inflows.
  • Within the mix, money rotated into US Total Market (+$9.6B) and out of US Small Cap Core (−$1.5B).
  • Relative to fund size, BFLX drew the largest inflow (+56.4% of AUM) and FTXL the largest outflow (−39.3%).
Largest inflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$12.53B+1.3%
2VTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFEquity US Total Market+$8.74B+1.3%
3SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETFEquity Industry Subsector+$6.23B+13.6%
4EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETFEquity Emerging Markets+$5.95B+26.1%
5SPYMState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$5.51B+3.4%
6DRAMRoundhill Memory ETFOther+$5.46B+22.6%
7SGOViShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETFCash+$4.11B+4.1%
8EFViShares MSCI EAFE Value ETFEquity International Developed Broad+$3.75B+13.4%
9SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFEquity Dividend Income+$3.26B+3.2%
10SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$3.15B+0.4%
Largest outflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$13.27B-1.5%
2IQMMProShares - GENIUS Money Market ETFOther-$3.15B-17.4%
3IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETFEquity US Small Cap Core-$1.9B-2.3%
4LQDiShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFBond Intermediate Corporate-$1.54B-4.5%
5IWDiShares Russell 1000 Value ETFEquity US Large Value-$1.13B-1.4%
6SCZiShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETFEquity International Small Cap-$1.12B-8.4%
7MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETFEquity Factor Smart Beta-$906M-3.5%
8FTXLFirst Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETFOther-$873M-39.3%
9IWRiShares Russell Mid-Cap ETFEquity US Mid Cap Core-$860M-1.5%
10IWFiShares Russell 1000 Growth ETFEquity US Large Growth-$825M-0.7%

Largest ETF fund flows across ~2599 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.

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About EFA

0Holdings Count: 674
Expense Ratio: 0.32%
Inception Date: 2001-08-14
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
This exchange-traded fund aims to mirror the financial returns of a specific benchmark. This index includes shares from major and mid-sized corporations operating in economically advanced nations, with the deliberate exclusion of those headquartered in the United States and Canada.
Asset Class: Equity | ETF Website

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Peer Comparisons

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Profile

EFAVEAIEFASCHFFNDFEFVMedian
NameiShares MS.Vanguard F.iShares Co.Schwab Int.Schwab Fun.iShares MS. 
Asset ClassEquityEquityEquityEquityEquityEquity-
AUM ($ Bil)78.0316.3190.167.225.129.172.6
Expense Ratio0.32%0.03%0.07%0.03%0.25%0.31%0.16%
10-D Avg Volume (Mil)13.4311.439.677.931.474.958.80
Latest Day Volume (Mil)9.016.29-5.941.28-6.12
Holdings Count6743,8732,6171,4919054041,198
Inception Date8/14/20017/20/200710/18/201211/3/20098/15/20138/1/2005-

Fundamentals

EFAVEAIEFASCHFFNDFEFVMedian
NameiShares MS.Vanguard F.iShares Co.Schwab Int.Schwab Fun.iShares MS. 
Net Asset Value105.4971.1898.1227.6054.2980.76-
Premium/Discount1.8%1.3%1.9%1.2%0.6%1.1%1.3%
Distribution Yield3.1%2.5%0.0%3.0%3.0%0.0%2.8%
Sales Yield34.4%23.1%-78.9%66.4%41.4%41.4%
Earnings Yield4.0%3.1%-5.1%6.3%3.8%4.0%

Valuation

EFAVEAIEFASCHFFNDFEFVMedian
NameiShares MS.Vanguard F.iShares Co.Schwab Int.Schwab Fun.iShares MS. 
P/S (TTM)2.9x4.3x-1.3x1.5x2.4x2.4x
P/E (TTM)24.9x32.8x-19.5x15.8x26.3x24.9x
P/FCF (TTM)17.4x29.7x-27.1x32.0x14.4x27.1x
Forward P/E-------
Forward P/S-------

Risk

EFAVEAIEFASCHFFNDFEFVMedian
NameiShares MS.Vanguard F.iShares Co.Schwab Int.Schwab Fun.iShares MS. 
Volatility (1Y)15.8%17.3%15.7%17.4%16.2%14.5%16.0%
Volatility (3Y)15.3%15.8%15.3%15.7%15.3%14.6%15.3%
Volatility (5Y)16.6%16.8%16.6%16.7%16.3%16.0%16.6%
Beta (1Y)0.951.080.951.090.950.750.95
Beta (3Y)0.770.810.770.800.740.640.77
Beta (5Y)0.780.800.780.790.730.660.78
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)1.421.621.401.612.111.881.62
Sharpe Ratio (3Y)1.071.171.071.171.381.421.17
Sharpe Ratio (5Y)0.610.650.590.660.890.890.66
Max Drawdown (1Y)-11.4%-11.6%-11.5%-11.5%-10.6%-10.9%-11.5%
Max Drawdown (3Y)-14.1%-13.5%-13.8%-13.4%-13.9%-13.7%-13.7%
Max Drawdown (5Y)-29.5%-29.7%-30.4%-29.1%-25.6%-25.8%-29.3%

Returns

EFAVEAIEFASCHFFNDFEFVMedian
NameiShares MS.Vanguard F.iShares Co.Schwab Int.Schwab Fun.iShares MS. 
1M Return3.9%2.5%3.8%2.4%3.7%5.2%3.8%
3M Return2.4%2.3%2.1%2.1%2.6%3.6%2.4%
6M Return5.5%8.7%5.3%8.6%10.0%5.5%7.1%
YTD Return11.8%16.3%11.8%16.2%20.8%14.3%15.3%
1Y Return23.6%30.4%23.1%30.4%38.9%30.2%30.3%
2Y Return44.1%54.2%44.7%53.5%65.5%61.2%53.8%
3Y Return57.9%68.1%58.1%67.7%81.6%80.2%67.9%

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date7152026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity32.6 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 6302026-17.3%
Average Daily Volume10.0 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest3.3 days