(IEFA) Core MSCI EAFE - Overview
ETF Category: Foreign Large Blend | Exchange: BATS (USA) | Market Cap: 184.632m USD | Total Return: 23.3% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 905M
Warnings
Choppy
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
The iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) tracks the investment results of the MSCI EAFE IMI Index, providing broad exposure to equity markets across Europe, Australasia, and the Far East. The fund maintains a physical replication strategy by investing at least 80% of its assets in the indexs component securities, which encompass large-, mid-, and small-capitalization companies.
By including small-cap equities, IEFA offers more comprehensive market coverage than standard EAFE indices that focus exclusively on large-cap firms. This structure provides diversified exposure to developed international economies, reducing reliance on the domestic U.S. market while capturing growth across multiple industrial and financial sectors abroad.
Investors can evaluate how these international holdings align with their portfolio goals by reviewing the fundamental metrics available on ValueRay. Comparing expense ratios and historical tracking error can further clarify the funds efficiency within the Foreign Large Blend category.
- European and Japanese monetary policies influence regional equity valuations and dividend yields
- Strengthening US dollar creates currency headwinds for international equity total returns
- Global trade volume fluctuations impact export-oriented industrial and automotive components
- Eurozone and Asia-Pacific GDP growth rates dictate corporate earnings performance trends
- Geopolitical instability in developed markets increases volatility across non-US equity holdings
As of May 30, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 98.02 with a total of 10,309,253 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.74%,
over one month by +4.96%,
over three months by -0.31% and
over the past year by +23.33%.
Core MSCI EAFE has no consensus analysts rating.