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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA)

EFA ETF sheet: fees, AUM, composition, allocation and performance, based on the positions published by the issuer.

Theme WorldIssuer ISharesClass EquityDomicile United StatesPEA no (fund domiciled outside Europe)
Symbol EFA·ISIN US4642874659·Created on 2001-08-14·Positions at 2026-11-01·Sheet of the 07/11/2026
Annual fees
0,32 %
deducted from the share value
Outstanding
76,62 $bn
in US dollars
Number of lines
678
published positions
Weight of the top 10
14,4 %
concentration
Performance 1 year
+8,4 %
price in USD
3 year performance
+47,0 %
i.e. +13,7 % per year
5 year performance
+24,5 %
i.e. +4,5 % per year
Volatilité 1 an
16,5 %
annualized standard deviation
Worst drop
-32,1 %
from a high, 5 years
Last share price
101,89 USD
-0,79 % during the session
Reading. Fees of 0,32 % per year represent €32 collected each year for €10 000 invested, directly in the share value. A world ETF (MSCI World, FTSE All-World, MSCI ACWI) holds 1 500 to 3 500 companies from 23 to 47 countries, with about two-thirds American shares. It is the building block of most passive portfolios. Positions come from the issuer's publications; performance is calculated based on the closing prices of the EFA listing, dividends not reinvested, in the listing currency.

10 first linesweight in the fund

ASML Holding N.V.NL0010273215
2,86 %
ROCHE PS PAR AGROP.SW
1,60 %
SHELLSHEL.L
1,46 %
Novartis AGCH0012005267
1,39 %
HSBC HOLDINGS PLCHSBA.L
1,37 %
ASTRAZENECA PLCAZN.L
1,32 %
Nestlé S.A.CH0038863350
1,24 %
SAP SEDE0007164600
1,11 %
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP8306.T
1,09 %
Siemens AGDE0007236101
1,00 %

Sectorsaccording to the issuer

Financials
25,39 %
Industry
18,20 %
Health Care
10,92 %
Information Technology
10,23 %
Consumer Discretionary
8,21 %
Consumer Staples
7,12 %
Materials
5,81 %
Energy
4,40 %
Services to communities
3,83 %
Communication
3,80 %
Real Estate
1,50 %
Cash and/or Derivatives
0,59 %

Countryaccording to the issuer

Japan
24,02 %
United Kingdom
14,59 %
Switzerland
9,67 %
France
9,24 %
Germany
8,80 %
Australia
6,65 %
Netherlands
5,67 %
Spain
3,78 %
Sweden
3,48 %
Italy
3,11 %
Other
2,43 %
Hong Kong
1,76 %

What you need to know

Classic index fund: first compare the fees and recovery with what you already hold.

Composition: the 50 largest positions

#LineWeightValue
1ASML Holding N.V.NL00102732152,86 %2,20 $bn
2ROCHE PS PAR AGROP.SW1,60 %1,23 $bn
3SHELLSHEL.L1,46 %1,12 $bn
4Novartis AGCH00120052671,39 %1,07 $bn
5HSBC HOLDINGS PLCHSBA.L1,37 %1,05 $bn
6ASTRAZENECA PLCAZN.L1,32 %1,01 $bn
7Nestlé S.A.CH00388633501,24 %951,1 M$
8SAP SEDE00071646001,11 %857,3 M$
9MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP8306.T1,09 %838,6 M$
10Siemens AGDE00072361011,00 %768,3 M$
11BHP Group LimitedAU000000BHP40,96 %738,1 M$
12COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIACBA.AX0,92 %704,1 M$
13Allianz SEDE00084040050,87 %668,3 M$
14TotalEnergies SEFR00001202710,86 %663,4 M$
15Toyota Motor CorporationJP36334000010,86 %663,4 M$
16ADVANTEST6857.T0,76 %581,2 M$
17Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.JP39703000040,75 %579,6 M$
18Banco Santander, S.A.ES0113900J370,75 %578,2 M$
19Iberdrola, S.A.ES0144580Y140,72 %551,0 M$
20Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.JP38903500060,70 %535,0 M$
21UBS Group AGCH02447675850,69 %532,5 M$
22SONY GROUP6758.T0,68 %524,4 M$
23Schneider Electric S.E.FR00001219720,68 %522,8 M$
24Hitachi, Ltd.JP37886000090,67 %513,1 M$
25UNILEVER PLCULVR.L0,66 %504,2 M$
26Rolls-Royce Holdings plcGB00B63H84910,65 %496,2 M$
27Tokyo Electron LimitedJP35714000050,63 %481,8 M$
28ABB LtdCH00122217160,62 %478,1 M$
29BP PLCBP.L0,62 %473,4 M$
30Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.ES01132118350,61 %470,7 M$
31Novo Nordisk A/SDK00624983330,60 %458,1 M$
32Airbus SENL00002351900,60 %457,8 M$
33L'Air Liquide S.A.FR00001200730,59 %450,7 M$
34BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCOBATS.L0,57 %441,0 M$
35DBS Group Holdings LtdSG1L010017010,55 %423,3 M$
36L'Oréal S.A.FR00001203210,55 %419,2 M$
37MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP8411.T0,53 %409,6 M$
38Zurich Insurance Group AGCH00110753940,52 %400,9 M$
39UniCredit S.p.A.IT00052393600,52 %397,0 M$
40Siemens Energy AGDE000ENER6Y00,51 %393,9 M$
41Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A.CH02104833320,50 %387,5 M$
42LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, European CompanyFR00001210140,50 %384,2 M$
43Safran S.A.FR00000732720,50 %381,0 M$
44SoftBank Group Corp.JP34361000060,49 %378,0 M$
45GLAXOSMITHKLINEGSK.L0,47 %360,1 M$
46AIA Group LimitedHK00000696890,47 %358,8 M$
47Deutsche Telekom AGDE00055575080,46 %355,2 M$
48TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS8766.T0,46 %353,7 M$
49Kioxia Holdings Corp.JP32363300010,46 %352,6 M$
50SanofiFR00001205780,45 %348,9 M$

Comparable ETFs

The overlap measures the part of the portfolio common to both funds (sum of minimum weights on shared lines): beyond 70 %, holding both provides almost no diversification.

ETFFeesOutstandingPerf. 1 yearRecovery
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETFHEFA · IShares0,70 %7,54 $bn+12,7 %95,4 %compare
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETFDBEF · Xtrackers0,35 %9,32 $bn+13,4 %93,0 %compare
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETFZEA.TO · BMO0,22 %9,80 $bn+9,8 %92,1 %compare
JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETFBBIN · J.P. Morgan0,07 %6,49 $bn+7,9 %83,8 %compare
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFIEFA · IShares0,07 %189,30 $bn+8,3 %81,7 %compare
Xtrackers MSCI World ex USA UCITS ETF 1CEXUS.L · Xtrackers0,15 %8,30 $bn+14,1 %81,0 %compare
iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETFXEF.TO · IShares0,22 %17,31 $bn+9,4 %74,5 %compare
iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XFH.TO · IShares0,22 %2,35 $bnn.d.74,1 %compare

Its holdings in other ETFsdouble exposure

The main holdings of EFA are found in many other funds: combining several ETFs often means holding the same companies multiple times.

  • ASML Holding N.V. : 2,86 % in this fund; held by 589 ETF, 69,21 Bn$ in total
  • Novartis AG : 1,39 % in this fund; held by 522 ETF, 32,89 Bn$ in total
  • Nestlé S.A. : 1,24 % in this fund; held by 395 ETF, 27,80 Bn$ in total
  • SAP SE : 1,11 % in this fund; held by 528 ETF, 29,47 Bn$ in total
  • Siemens AG : 1,00 % in this fund; held by 469 ETF, 28,94 Bn$ in total
  • BHP Group Limited : 0,96 % in this fund; held by 341 ETF, 25,79 Bn$ in total

Information provided for educational purposes from the positions published by the issuers and closing prices. Past performance is not indicative of future performance; fees and assets under management are those declared by the source and may contain errors. Investing involves a risk of capital loss.

Frequently Asked Questions

To understand well

What are the fees for the EFA ETF?
Reported ongoing fees are 0,32 % per year. Fees of 0,32 % per year represent 32 € collected each year for every 10 000 € invested, directly in the share value.
What are the largest positions of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF?
The first ten lines weigh 14,4 % of the fund: ASML Holding N.V. (2,9 %), ROCHE PS PAR AG (1,6 %), SHELL (1,5 %), Novartis AG (1,4 %), HSBC HOLDINGS PLC (1,4 %).
Is the EFA ETF eligible for the PEA?
No : the fund is domiciled outside the European Economic Area (ISIN US4642874659), it is not eligible for a PEA. It remains accessible in a securities account.
What is the performance of EFA over 5 years?
+24,5 % over 5 years, i.e., +4,5 % per year, in USD and dividends not reinvested (closing price at 2026-11-06).

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