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

129.8 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)$129,823
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  + 
NESTLE SA-REG 1.4 %
SAP AG 1.3 %
ASML HOLDING NV 1.3 %
ROCHE HOLDING LTD 1.1 %
NOVARTIS AG 1.1 %
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.0 %
NOVO NORDISK A/S-B 1.0 %
SHELL PLC 1.0 %
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.9 %
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRAL 0.9 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings2615
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 33
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$78,815
Large cap (>$10bn)79.1%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)16.2%
Small cap (<$2bn)4.5%
Developed mkts.99.6%
Emerging mkts.0.3%
Country Exposure
JAPAN 23.4 %
BRITAIN 14.1 %
SWITZERLAND 9.4 %
FRANCE 9.4 %
GERMANY 9.1 %
AUSTRALIA 6.8 %
NETHERLANDS 4.3 %
SWEDEN 3.2 %
SPAIN 3.0 %
ITALY 2.8 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 03/31/2025)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YR20 YRIncep.
Price Returns 7.3% 5.0% 7.7% 2.8% 5.2% 2.4% -- 3.6%
Dividend Yield 0.4% -1.2% -0.4% 1.6% 5.6% 2.7% -- 2.7%
Total Returns 7.6% 3.8% 7.3% 4.4% 10.9% 5.2% -- 6.4%
Ann. Volatility 12.7% 13.4% 13.3% 16.8% 19.9% 17.3% -- 16.5%
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5000.8670%
MSCI EAFE1.04100%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.8567%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)15,652
Turnover0.9%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.02%
ADV of underlying (mns)$51,825
Technical Indicators
Recent close$76.80
30d moving avg.$75.42
Annualized volatility18.0%
Relative strength (RSI)52
Short interest (ETF)0.3%
Short interest (underlying)0.0%
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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EPS Revision Activity (6 mo. ago = 100%)
Compound Annual Growth Rates

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Valuation Metrics
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Based on closing prices from 4/23/2025
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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

7.3%

Cat. Avg

7.5%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 260 funds in the International Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 7.5% and a standard deviation of 2.3%. IEFA's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.1 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
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Factor Scorecard

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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Rules-Based
International Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 152
Avg. Expense Ratio 42.9 bp
Std. Deviation 24.3 bp
IEFA (7 bp) Percentile rank 7
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 1.5 8.5
Peer Avg. 35.3 19.2 54.5
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