Symbols

EFA

·NYSE

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Key Stats

Assets Under Management

69.29BUSD

Fund Flows (1Y)

3.01BUSD

Dividend Yield

3.42%

Discount/Premium to NAV

0.17%

Shares Outstanding

732.00M

Expense Ratio

0.32%

About iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

Issuer

BlackRock Fund Advisors

Brand

iShares

Home Page

https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239623/ishares-msci-eafe-etf

Inception Date

Aug 14, 2001

Structure

Open-Ended Fund

Index Tracked

MSCI EAFE Index

Management Style

Passive

Dividend Treatment

Distributes

Distribution Tax Treatment

Qualified dividends

Income Tax Type

Capital Gains

Max ST Capital Gains Rate

39.60%

Max LT Capital Gains Rate

20.00%

Primary Advisor

BlackRock Fund Advisors

Distributor

BlackRock Investments LLC

EFA provides highly accessible exposure to probably the best-known international equity index: MSCI's EAFE. The fund delivers excellent exposure to developed equities, albeit with some definitional differences from peers. It excludes North America and South Korea, while Vanguard's VEA includes South Korea and Schwab's SCHF includes both countries. EFA holds only large- and midcap stocks, sister fund IEFA offers similar geographic exposure while including small-caps in marketlike proportion. Launched in 2001, the fund was first in the space. Investors should consider all in costs when comparing the fund to other ETFs in the space. As EFA tends to claw back much of its fee through skillful portfolio management and securities lending revenue sharing. In all, EFA delivers excellent coverage of international equities.

Classification

Asset Class

Equity

	1-Month	3-Month	YTD	1-Year	3-Year	5-Year
Price Performance	+2.17%	+1.91%	+25.26%	+22.55%	+44.48%	+29.89%
NAV Total Return	+4.45%	+3.82%	+30.16%	+30.28%	+59.83%	+54.81%

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Holdings Analysis

Sector

Financial Services

24.20%

Industrials

19.29%

Healthcare

11.48%

Technology

9.82%

Consumer Cyclical

9.03%

Consumer Defensive

7.32%

Basic Materials

5.39%

Communication Services

4.88%

Utilities

3.47%

Asset

Region

64.13%

26.81%

6.62%

1.51%

0.89%

0.04%

Investment Style

Mega

Large

Medium

Multi

Small

Value

Blend

Growth

Large-Cap Blend

Invests in large-cap companies with both growth and value characteristics. These ETFs offer diversified exposure to stable, well-established companies.

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Top 10 Holdings

Symbol

Ratio

ASML HOLDING NV

2.04%

ROCHE HOLDING PAR AG

1.39%

ASTRAZENECA PLC

1.38%

NOVARTIS AG

1.27%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

1.26%

NESTLE SA

1.25%

SAP

1.25%

SIEMENS N AG

1.05%

SHELL PLC

1.01%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP

1.00%

Top 10 Weight 12.9%

200 Total Holdings

Dividends

Dividend Payout History

Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Amount
2025-06-16	2025-06-16	2025-06-20	1.519
2024-12-17	2024-12-17	2024-12-20	1.057
2024-06-11	2024-06-11	2024-06-17	1.393
2023-12-20	2023-12-21	2023-12-27	0.931
2023-06-07	2023-06-08	2023-06-13	1.311
2022-12-13	2022-12-14	2022-12-19	0.268
2022-06-09	2022-06-10	2022-06-15	1.498

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