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About ISHARES MSCI EAFE ETF
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Inception date
Aug 14, 2001
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
EFA provides highly accessible exposure to probably the best-known international equity index: MSCI`s EAFE. The fund delivers excellent exposure to developed equities, albeit with some definitional differences from peers. It excludes North America and South Korea, while Vanguard`s VEA includes South Korea and Schwab`s SCHF includes both countries. EFA holds only large- and midcap stocks, sister fund IEFA offers similar geographic exposure while including small-caps in marketlike proportion. Launched in 2001, the fund was first in the space. Investors should consider all in costs when comparing the fund to other ETFs in the space. As EFA tends to claw back much of its fee through skillful portfolio management and securities lending revenue sharing. In all, EFA delivers excellent coverage of international equities.
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Finance
Health Technology
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
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Based on our team's research of the options market, we expect buy activity at the support level or sell activity at the resistance.
We primarily consider levels to be activity zones, but not to be a super-fine level for establishing a limit order.
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$EFA double top formingAMEX:EFA double top is forming, at support now at the 50% fibonacci retracement, if it breaks you can see the next levels in the chart.
Top 10 Holdings
Nestle SA. 2.22%
ASML Holding NV. 1.75%
Novo Nordisk A/S Class B. 1.74%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE. 1.58%
AstraZeneca PLC. 1.47%
Roche Ho
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
EFA trades at 1,695.00 MXN today, its price has risen 0.30% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on EFA price chart.
EFA net asset value is 1,699.06 today — it's risen 4.87% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
EFA assets under management is 1.22 T MXN. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
EFA price has risen by 5.77% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 24.31% increase. See more dynamics on EFA price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 4.87% over the last month, showed a 1.96% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 28.23% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 4.87% over the last month, showed a 1.96% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 28.23% in a year.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
EFA invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
EFA expense ratio is 0.32%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, EFA isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, EFA technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating EFA shows the strong buy signal. See more of EFA technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, EFA technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating EFA shows the strong buy signal. See more of EFA technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, EFA pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.79%.
EFA trades at a premium (0.06%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
EFA shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
EFA follows the MSCI EAFE. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Aug 14, 2001.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.