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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

EFA
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Aug 14 2001
Expense Ratio
0.32%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$910,099,846
AUM
$47,118,087,429
Associated Index
MSCI EAFE Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Invest with EFA

What is EFA?

The iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of publicly traded securities in the European Australasian and Far Eastern markets as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index.

ETFs related toEFA

ETFs correlated to EFA include IEFA, ESGD, BBIN

EFA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
IEFA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
ESGD
iShares Trust - iShares Trust iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
BBIN
J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF
IDEV
iShares Trust - iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF
SCHF
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab International Equity ETF
VEA
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
DFAI
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF
BKIE
BNY Mellon ETF Trust - BNY Mellon International Equity ETF
SPDW
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF
GSID
Goldman Sachs ETF Trust - Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

EFA is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. The iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of publicly traded securities in the European Australasian and Far Eastern markets as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index.

EFA tracks the MSCI EAFE Index.

No, EFA is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, EFA is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on EFA is -0.0024%. This is the percent change in the value of EFA over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on EFA is -0.0205%. This is the percent change in the value of EFA over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of EFA for the past year is 0.1739%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to EFA include EFO, EFU, and EZU.

ETFs correlated to EFA include IEFA, ESGD, and BBIN.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to EFA include EFZ, EPV, and SH.

Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.