iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
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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. |
Category | International Equities |
Fund Sponsor | BlackRock Fund Advisors |
Website | www.ishares.com |
Inception date | Oct 18, 2012 |
Assets (mns) | $85,997 |
Currency | USD |
Expense ratio | 7 bp |
Distributions | Semi-Annually |
Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
Custodian | State Street Bank and Trust Co |
Weighting | Market Cap |
Index replication | Optimized |
Uses derivatives | No |
Options available | Yes |
No. of constituents | 2644 |
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $60,905 |
Large cap (>$10bn) | 76.2% |
Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 17.9% |
Small cap (<$2bn) | 4.6% |
Developed mkts | 99.8% |
Emerging mkts | 0.2% |
NESTLE SA-REG | 1.7 % |
ROCHE HOLDING AG-GENUSSCHEIN | 1.3 % |
ASML HOLDING NV | 1.2 % |
NOVARTIS AG-REG | 1.1 % |
LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUI | 0.9 % |
UNILEVER PLC | 0.8 % |
AIA GROUP LTD | 0.8 % |
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP | 0.8 % |
ASTRAZENECA PLC | 0.7 % |
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. | 0.7 % | Total | 10.2 % |
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JAPAN | 25.1 % |
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BRITAIN | 13.9 % |
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SWITZERLAND | 9.1 % |
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FRANCE | 8.7 % |
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GERMANY | 8.5 % |
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AUSTRALIA | 7.1 % |
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NETHERLANDS | 4.3 % |
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SWEDEN | 3.5 % |
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HONG KONG | 2.9 % |
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DENMARK | 2.3 % |
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE 

Custom date range | Compare to | ||
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Year-to-date | 1 year | 5 years | 10 years | Since Incep. |
8.1% | 8.1% | 7.9% | -- | 7.6% |
versus... | Beta | R-squared |
S&P500 | 0.88 | 84% |
MSCI EAFE | 0.96 | 98% |
MSCI Emg. Mkts. | 0.75 | 77% |
Recent close | $70.99 |
30d moving avg. | $69.79 |
Annualized volatility | 18.0% |
Short interest (ETF) | 0.0% |
Relative strength (RSI) | 60 |
Avg. volume (thou.) | 8,830 |
Turnover | 0.7% |
Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.02% |
ADV underlying (mns) | $82,644 |
FINDING ALTERNATIVE FUNDS
Below is a list of 97 potential alternatives to the iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF ETF based on the alternatives' overlap in portfolio holdings with IEFA. Consider funds with lower expense ratios and/or higher ALTAR Score™ ratings as possible alternatives.
Benchmark ticker: | IEFA | Expense: | 7 bp | ALTAR Score™: | 6.5% |
Ticker | Fund Name |
Overlap1 vs IEFA (%) |
Expense ratio (bp) |
Savings vs IEFA (bp) |
ALTAR Score™ (%) |
ALTAR vs IEFA (%) |
PBDM | Invesco PureBeta FTSE Developed ex-North America ETF | 86.7 | 7 | 0 | 6.5 | +0.1 |
IDEV | iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | 85.2 | 5 | 2 | 6.5 | -0.0 |
EFA | iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | 84.2 | 32 | -25 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
DBEF | Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF | 83.6 | 35 | -28 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
SCHF | Schwab International Equity ETF | 83.0 | 6 | 1 | 6.5 | +0.0 |
GSID | Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF | 82.4 | 20 | -13 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
DFAI | Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF | 82.4 | 18 | -11 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
HFXI | IQ 50 Percent Hedged FTSE International ETF | 80.2 | 20 | -13 | 6.4 | -0.0 |
VEA | Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF | 79.1 | 5 | 2 | 6.6 | +0.1 |
EFAX | SPDR MSCI EAFE Fossil Fuel Free ETF | 77.9 | 20 | -13 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
SPDW | SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF | 74.9 | 4 | 3 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
BKIE | BNY Mellon International Equity ETF | 74.5 | 4 | 3 | 6.6 | +0.1 |
ESGD | iShares MSCI EAFE ESG Optimized ETF | 66.9 | 20 | -13 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
JHMD | John Hancock Multifactor Developed International ETF | 66.7 | 39 | -32 | 6.6 | +0.1 |
VSGX | Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF | 63.7 | 17 | -10 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
IQSI | IQ Candriam ESG International Equity ETF | 62.0 | 15 | -8 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
ACWX | iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF | 61.2 | 32 | -25 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
IXUS | ishares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF | 60.8 | 9 | -2 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
VEU | Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund | 60.5 | 8 | -1 | 6.7 | +0.2 |
TLTD | FlexShares Morningstar Developed Markets ex-US Factor Tilt | 60.5 | 39 | -32 | 7.4 | +1.0 |
QEFA | SPDR MSCI EAFE Quality Mix ETF | 60.3 | 30 | -23 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
DBAW | Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF | 60.0 | 40 | -33 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
PXF | Invesco FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. ETF | 59.8 | 45 | -38 | 7.7 | +1.2 |
GSIE | Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF | 59.3 | 25 | -18 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
IEUR | iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF | 58.9 | 9 | -2 | 6.6 | +0.1 |
CEFA | Global X S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF | 58.2 | 35 | -28 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
SPEU | SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF | 57.9 | 9 | -2 | 6.8 | +0.4 |
VGK | Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF | 57.7 | 8 | -1 | 6.8 | +0.3 |
CWI | SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF | 57.1 | 30 | -23 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
MFDX | PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF | 56.9 | 39 | -32 | 5.6 | -0.9 |
PDEV | Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF | 55.5 | 25 | -18 | 7.1 | +0.6 |
FNDF | Schwab Fundamental International Large Co. Index ETF | 54.9 | 25 | -18 | 7.7 | +1.2 |
AVDE | Avantis International Equity ETF | 53.4 | 23 | -16 | 6.9 | +0.4 |
FLEE | Franklin FTSE Europe ETF | 53.3 | 9 | -2 | 6.5 | -0.0 |
FLEH | Franklin FTSE Europe Hedged ETF | 53.3 | 9 | -2 | 6.5 | +0.0 |
DDWM | WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Equity Fund | 53.2 | 40 | -33 | 7.2 | +0.8 |
DWM | WisdomTree International Equity Fund | 52.4 | 48 | -41 | 7.2 | +0.7 |
BBEU | JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF | 52.3 | 9 | -2 | 6.7 | +0.2 |
DBEU | Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF | 51.8 | 45 | -38 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
IEV | iShares Europe ETF | 50.0 | 59 | -52 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
VXUS | Vanguard Total International Stock ETF | 48.8 | 8 | -1 | 6.6 | +0.1 |
ISZE | iShares Edge MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF | 47.6 | 30 | -23 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
GSEU | Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Europe Equity ETF | 47.0 | 25 | -18 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
DOL | WisdomTree International LargeCap Dividend Fund | 46.3 | 48 | -41 | 7.2 | +0.7 |
EFV | iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF | 45.8 | 39 | -32 | 8.4 | +2.0 |
DMXF | iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF | 44.8 | 12 | -5 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
EFG | iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF | 44.6 | 40 | -33 | 4.1 | -2.4 |
CIL | VictoryShares International Volatility Weighted Index ETF | 44.6 | 45 | -38 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
CIZ | VictoryShares Developed Enhanced Volatility Weighted Index E | 44.5 | 45 | -38 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
ISDX | Invesco RAFI Strategic Developed ex-US ETF | 44.3 | 23 | -16 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
IQIN | IQ 500 International ETF | 42.3 | 25 | -18 | 7.7 | +1.2 |
EASG | Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF | 41.6 | 14 | -7 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
ACSG | Xtrackers MSCI ACWI ex USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF | 41.5 | 16 | -9 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
PQIN | PGIM QMA Strategic Alpha International Equity ETF | 36.8 | 29 | -22 | 7.1 | +0.6 |
RESD | WisdomTree International ESG Fund | 36.7 | 30 | -23 | 6.5 | -0.0 |
VPL | Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF | 36.6 | 8 | -1 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
DEEF | Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Comprehensive Factor ETF | 36.3 | 24 | -17 | 6.5 | +0.0 |
IPAC | iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF | 34.4 | 9 | -2 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
ESGG | FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Impact Index Fund | 34.0 | 42 | -35 | 4.6 | -1.9 |
TPIF | Timothy Plan International ETF | 32.9 | 62 | -55 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
VYMI | Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF | 32.7 | 27 | -20 | 9.0 | +2.6 |
IQLT | iShares Edge MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF | 32.4 | 30 | -23 | 5.2 | -1.3 |
RNDM | First Trust Developed International Equity Select ETF | 32.2 | 65 | -58 | 5.7 | -0.8 |
QWLD | SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactors ETF | 30.8 | 30 | -23 | 5.4 | -1.1 |
URTH | iShares MSCI World ETF | 30.5 | 24 | -17 | 5.0 | -1.5 |
RBIN | Nationwide Risk-Based International Equity ETF | 30.5 | 42 | -35 | 6.0 | -0.4 |
IMTM | iShares Edge MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF | 30.5 | 30 | -23 | 4.1 | -2.4 |
IVLU | iShares Edge MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF | 30.0 | 30 | -23 | 10.0 | +3.6 |
DBEZ | Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF | 29.1 | 45 | -38 | 6.0 | -0.4 |
IDLB | Invesco FTSE International Low Beta Equal Weight ETF | 28.4 | 45 | -38 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
EFAV | iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE ETF | 27.4 | 20 | -13 | 5.0 | -1.5 |
JPIN | JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF | 27.4 | 37 | -30 | 7.0 | +0.5 |
EZU | iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF | 26.7 | 51 | -44 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
ACWI | iShares MSCI ACWI ETF | 26.4 | 32 | -25 | 5.0 | -1.4 |
VT | Vanguard Total World Stock ETF | 26.3 | 8 | -1 | 5.3 | -1.2 |
NUDM | Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF | 26.3 | 40 | -33 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
EURZ | Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF | 25.9 | 9 | -2 | 6.6 | +0.1 |
QINT | American Century Quality Diversified International ETF | 25.4 | 39 | -32 | 5.7 | -0.8 |
CRBN | iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF | 25.3 | 20 | -13 | 5.3 | -1.2 |
LOWC | SPDR MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF | 25.1 | 20 | -13 | 5.3 | -1.2 |
FDEV | Fidelity Targeted International Factor ETF | 25.0 | 39 | -32 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
VWID | Virtus WMC International Dividend ETF | 24.9 | 49 | -42 | 7.4 | +0.9 |
RODM | Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF | 24.8 | 29 | -22 | 7.3 | +0.8 |
TOK | iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF | 24.7 | 25 | -18 | 4.9 | -1.6 |
KOKU | Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF | 24.3 | 9 | -2 | 5.0 | -1.5 |
FLJP | Franklin FTSE Japan ETF | 23.5 | 9 | -2 | 6.5 | +0.1 |
FLJH | Franklin FTSE Japan Hedged ETF | 23.4 | 9 | -2 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
EUDG | WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund | 23.4 | 58 | -51 | 6.5 | -0.0 |
UIVM | VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF | 22.6 | 35 | -28 | 7.7 | +1.2 |
SPGM | SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF | 22.3 | 9 | -2 | 5.1 | -1.4 |
IOO | iShares Global 100 ETF | 22.3 | 40 | -33 | 4.2 | -2.3 |
BBJP | JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF | 22.0 | 19 | -12 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
DTH | WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund | 21.8 | 58 | -51 | 8.8 | +2.3 |
ZJPN | SPDR Solactive Japan ETF | 21.6 | 14 | -7 | 6.5 | -0.0 |
EWJ | iShares MSCI Japan ETF | 21.5 | 51 | -44 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
DBJP | Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF | 21.4 | 45 | -38 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
FIVA | Fidelity International Value Factor ETF | 21.3 | 39 | -32 | 8.8 | +2.3 |
1Overlap is the percentage of holdings by weight that are identical. For example, if Fund A has a 2% position in Apple, Inc. (AAPL) and Fund B has a 5% position, their overlapping position in AAPL is 2%.
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RESULTS & ESTIMATES
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Asset turnover | **% | Assets-to-equity | **x |
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VALUATION METRICS
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S&P500 | MSCI EAFE | MSCI Emg. Mkts. | Other ETF: |
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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. |
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CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS: FUND CONSTITUENTS
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