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About ISHARES CORE MSCI EAFE ETF
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Inception date
Oct 18, 2012
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
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
IEFA offers broad, unbiased coverage of equities in developed international countries, excluding US and Canada. Unlike many competing funds, it includes smaller firms in marketlike proportion, making it more representative overall. Despite the challenges presented by small-caps, IEFA provides the exposure well. The depth of coverage and flexibility of the product makes it suitable for long- and short-term investors alike. IEFA's only blemish is common to all funds that track a variant of the popular EAFE index: It excludes Canadian firms. However, IEFA is a great choice for long-term exposure to developed markets outside North America.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Health Technology
Stocks99.10%
Finance24.65%
Health Technology10.20%
Producer Manufacturing8.72%
Consumer Non-Durables8.36%
Electronic Technology8.21%
Technology Services6.25%
Consumer Durables4.95%
Retail Trade3.30%
Utilities3.30%
Process Industries3.08%
Non-Energy Minerals2.97%
Energy Minerals2.82%
Communications2.71%
Commercial Services2.24%
Transportation2.15%
Distribution Services1.65%
Consumer Services1.63%
Industrial Services1.51%
Health Services0.32%
Miscellaneous0.09%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.90%
Cash0.48%
Rights & Warrants0.29%
UNIT0.07%
Temporary0.06%
Mutual fund0.00%
Miscellaneous0.00%
Corporate0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe63.71%
Asia27.47%
Oceania7.41%
Middle East1.29%
North America0.12%
Africa0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
IEFA invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 24.65% stocks, and Health Technology, with 10.20% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
IEFA top holdings are SAP SE and ASML Holding NV, occupying 1.45% and 1.38% of the portfolio correspondingly.
IEFA last dividends amounted to 22.83 MXN. Six months before that, the issuer paid 24.36 MXN in dividends, which shows a 6.70% decrease.
IEFA assets under management is 2.67 T MXN. It's risen 4.63% over the last month.
IEFA fund flows account for 160.03 B MXN (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, IEFA pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.97%. The last dividend (Dec 20, 2024) amounted to 22.83 MXN. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
IEFA shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Oct 18, 2012, and its management style is Passive.
IEFA expense ratio is 0.07% meaning you'd have to pay 0.07% of your investment to help manage the fund.
IEFA follows the MSCI EAFE IMI. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
IEFA invests in stocks.
IEFA price has risen by 6.57% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 28.04% increase. See more dynamics on IEFA price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.32% over the last month, showed a 2.81% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 30.92% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.32% over the last month, showed a 2.81% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 30.92% in a year.
IEFA trades at a premium (0.44%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.