iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA)
International ETF
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) is an International ETF. As of October 23, 2026, EFA closed at $102.63. It charges a 0.32% expense ratio, or $32 a year per $10,000 invested. Including dividends it returned +11.9% over the past year and +8.3% a year over five years.
- Dividend yield: 1.72%
- Annualized return since 2001: 6.3%
- Worst peak-to-trough drop: -61%
EFA price chart
1Y price change: +8.2% (price only; total returns below include dividends)
| Total return | 1M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFA | -2.1% | +8.6% | +11.9% | +19.2% | +8.3% | +9.0% | +6.3% |
Dividends reinvested. 3Y and longer are annualized; MAX is annualized since 2001.
EFA key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.32%
- $32/yr per $10K
- Assets (AUM)
- —
- Dividend yield
- 1.72%
- Annualized return
- 6.3%
- since 2001
- Volatility
- 21%
- annualized
- Max drawdown
- -61%
- 52-week range
- $91.21 – $108.89
- Fund family
- —
EFA dividend
- Dividend yield
- 1.72%
- Annual dividend
- $1.76
- Years of increases
- 3
- 5-yr dividend growth
- 15.9%
- per year
- Payments per year
- 2
Regular dividends per share by calendar year; special dividends excluded. Current year omitted until complete.
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|---|---|---|---|
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EFA news
- AllianzIM Adds OCTI to International Uncapped Buffered ETF Lineup · Oct 1, 2026
- Forget EFA. iShares’ Own Replacement Charges 78% Less for the Same Developed Markets · Jul 29, 2026
- Vanguard’s VTIAX Is the Fund Everyone Loves to Hate, and That Might Be the Whole Point · Aug 13, 2026
- The Hidden Cost of International ETFs: How Much Currency Risk Actually Ate Into Returns Over the Last Decade · Aug 9, 2026
- Institutional Investors Favor EFA Over VEA or SPDW. Should You? · Jul 31, 2026
EFA ETF FAQ
What is EFA's expense ratio?
EFA has an expense ratio of 0.32%: $32 a year on a $10,000 investment.
What is EFA's dividend yield?
EFA yields 1.72% based on its trailing distributions of $1.76 per share.
What is EFA's historical return?
With dividends reinvested, EFA returned +11.9% over one year, +8.3% a year over five years, +9.0% a year over ten years through October 23, 2026.
How much can EFA fall?
EFA's largest peak-to-trough decline since 2001 was -61%. Past drawdowns don't cap future ones.
Sources: fund data and prices from Yahoo Finance (delayed); FI Handbook calculations. Last close October 23, 2026.