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About iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
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Inception date
Oct 18, 2012
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
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
Stocks99.25%
Finance24.58%
Health Technology10.51%
Consumer Non-Durables8.76%
Producer Manufacturing8.50%
Electronic Technology7.72%
Technology Services6.07%
Consumer Durables5.05%
Utilities3.40%
Retail Trade3.33%
Process Industries3.08%
Non-Energy Minerals3.06%
Energy Minerals2.93%
Communications2.77%
Commercial Services2.22%
Transportation2.15%
Distribution Services1.63%
Consumer Services1.60%
Industrial Services1.49%
Health Services0.30%
Miscellaneous0.09%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.75%
Cash0.37%
Rights & Warrants0.24%
Temporary0.07%
UNIT0.07%
Mutual fund0.00%
Corporate0.00%
Miscellaneous0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe63.75%
Asia27.42%
Oceania7.46%
Middle East1.25%
North America0.12%
Africa0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history