Is EFA a good investment?

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) is a developed ex-US international ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores EFA 4.6 out of 10 — highest on Growth (6.3), lowest on Valuation (2.5). It trades at 17.8 times earnings, against its own median of 14.7. Its ten largest holdings are 14% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is EFA rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) 4.6 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) 4.6 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 4.6 / 10
Growth: 6.3 / 10
Valuation: 2.5 / 10
Risk: 4.3 / 10
Quality: 5.0 / 10
Return: 4.3 / 10

What is EFA's expense ratio? 0.32% a year

As of September 11, 2026, EFA charges 0.32% a year, yields 2.78% and holds $79.9B in assets across 668 positions.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) — cost, income and size
Measure	EFA
Expense ratio	0.32%
Dividend yield	2.78%
Assets under management	$79.9B
Holdings	668

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in EFA's data

Developed-market stocks outside the U.S. and Canada, weighted by market size.

Trades at a richer price than most international peers — you pay more for each dollar of earnings.

Its trailing EBITDA multiple of 11.4x sits above the peer median of 10.2x, among the priciest in the category. Holds 668 stocks across developed markets.

A broad international core position, built to complement a U.S.-anchored portfolio.

Why did EFA move this week? It fell 1.4% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Novartis and Novo Nordisk A/S-B drove it

EFA fell 1.4% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Novartis (−15.2%), Novo Nordisk A/S-B (−9.3%) and BHP (−4.7%); Softbank (+33.0%) pushed the other way.

Is EFA expensive right now? It trades at 17.8 times earnings, against its own median of 14.7

As of September 11, 2026, EFA is more expensive than 91% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 104 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside EFA? 14% Tech

What's inside EFA: Size (Large 71%, Mid 24%, Small 5%); Geography (International 93%, US 8%); Tech 13.6%; AI 1.1%; Semiconductors 6.0%; Memory 2.3%.

What are EFA's top holdings? The ten largest are 14% of the fund

ASML, HSBC, Roche, Shell, Novartis, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Nestle, AstraZeneca, BHP and Siemens are EFA's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 52% of Developed ex-US ETFs.

Half of EFA's weight sits in its 77 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 196 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/efa