EFAiShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Issuer： BlackRock· Type： ETF
Positioning： Growth
Underlying exposure
Large- and mid-cap developed-market equities outside the U.S. and Canada, represented by the MSCI EAFE Index.
Strategy brief
Seeks to track the MSCI EAFE Index, providing broad exposure to developed international equity markets across Europe, Australasia, and the Far East.
Latest close
$104.97
(-1.01%)
As of 2026-09-18
Latest distribution
$1.64
Ex-date 2026-06-15
Estimated forward yield
3.12%
Listed date
2001-08-14
Expense ratio
0.32%
Payout frequency
Semiannual
History
Latest signal snapshot·2026-08
Use these as a first-pass read on whether the fund’s income looks attractive, supported, and paired with acceptable price behavior.
TTM yield
3.13% / annualized
TTM yield in the latest monthly snapshot.
Yield signalLow
Price CAGR
14.53% / annualized
Recent annualized share price change, excluding distributions.
Price CAGR signalHigh
Payout Support
+15.0%Return gap
No major payout-support issue detected in the latest window.
Payout support riskLow
Stability
Summarizes recent price stability using volatility, beta, and drawdown.
Stability signalLow
Sufficient history
Latest window: sufficient historyHistory
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Historical signalsLast 1 year · Monthly
Metrics historyLast 1 year · Monthly
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HEFAExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield2.96%-0.16ppTTM yield3.96%+0.83ppTotal return CAGR+19.87%+1.75pp
BLESExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield3.38%+0.26ppTTM yield1.75%-1.38ppTotal return CAGR+16.46%-1.66pp
BBAXExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield3.50%+0.38ppTTM yield3.46%+0.33ppTotal return CAGR+15.86%-2.26pp
VYMIExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield3.11%-0.01ppTTM yield3.43%+0.30ppTotal return CAGR+23.74%+5.62pp
QINTExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield1.20%-1.92ppTTM yield2.37%-0.76ppTotal return CAGR+21.52%+3.40pp
VTExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.02%-2.10ppTTM yield1.55%-1.58ppTotal return CAGR+20.26%+2.14pp
KLMNExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.90%-2.22ppTTM yield1.17%-1.96ppTotal return CAGR+16.57%-1.55pp
COROExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield1.65%-1.47ppTTM yield2.74%-0.39ppTotal return CAGR+29.22%+11.10pp
NBJPExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield2.26%-0.86ppTTM yield1.96%-1.17ppTotal return CAGR+21.71%+3.59pp
HEWJExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield1.08%-2.04ppTTM yield4.01%+0.88ppTotal return CAGR+28.11%+9.99pp
THMZExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.33%-2.79ppTTM yield0.23%-2.90ppTotal return CAGR+27.12%+9.00pp
FKUExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield8.23%+5.11ppTTM yield3.58%+0.45ppTotal return CAGR+23.32%+5.20pp
EFASExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield4.68%+1.56ppTTM yield4.53%+1.40ppTotal return CAGR+27.22%+9.10pp
EPUExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield3.25%+0.13ppTTM yield1.86%-1.27ppTotal return CAGR+47.34%+29.22pp
ISRAExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.43%-1.69ppTTM yield1.29%-1.84ppTotal return CAGR+26.76%+8.64pp
VDVExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.77%-2.36ppTotal return CAGR+17.17%-0.95pp
EWUSExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkRussell 2000Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield2.49%-0.63ppTTM yield2.98%-0.15ppTotal return CAGR+15.51%-2.61pp
HFXIExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield2.38%-0.74ppTTM yield3.27%+0.14ppTotal return CAGR+20.53%+2.41pp
SEAExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield6.27%+3.15ppTTM yield4.88%+1.75ppTotal return CAGR+20.76%+2.64pp
VXUSExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkRussell 2000Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield0.72%-2.40ppTTM yield2.51%-0.62ppTotal return CAGR+19.74%+1.62pp
EPINExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.80%-2.32ppTTM yield0.63%-2.50ppTotal return CAGR+34.20%+16.08pp
DFEMExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield2.21%-0.91ppTTM yield1.84%-1.29ppTotal return CAGR+21.54%+3.42pp
FFEMExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.83%-1.29ppTTM yield1.29%-1.84ppTotal return CAGR+36.67%+18.55pp
DRGNExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.23%-1.89ppTTM yield1.14%-1.99ppTotal return CAGR+30.12%+12.00pp
AVDSExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkRussell 2000Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.37%-1.75ppTTM yield2.17%-0.96ppTotal return CAGR+21.02%+2.90pp
VEFAExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.74%-2.39ppTotal return CAGR+48.33%+30.21pp
IDVExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkDow JonesSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield4.73%+1.61ppTTM yield5.07%+1.94ppTotal return CAGR+26.62%+8.50pp
QQQExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkNasdaq-100Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.44%-2.68ppTTM yield0.42%-2.71ppTotal return CAGR+24.49%+6.37pp
AGEMExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield2.11%-1.01ppTTM yield1.88%-1.25ppTotal return CAGR+40.28%+22.16pp
REMGExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkRussell 2000Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.40%-1.72ppTTM yield1.10%-2.03ppTotal return CAGR+41.25%+23.13pp