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Is EFG a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG) is a developed ex-US international ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores EFG 4.6 out of 10 — highest on Quality (7.0), lowest on Return (2.1). It trades at 23.8 times earnings, against its own median of 23.2. Its ten largest holdings are 22% of the fund.

What stands out in EFG's data

Growth-oriented international stocks from developed markets outside the U.S.

Trades at a richer price than the typical developed-market fund — you pay more for each dollar of earnings.

Its trailing EBITDA multiple of 14.4x sits above the peer median of 10.4x and its own 13.9x history. Holds 362 stocks.

A growth tilt for a developed-market allocation, with higher valuations baked in.

Why did EFG move this week? It fell 0.6% in the week to October 9, 2026 — ASML and Schneider Electric drove it

EFG fell 0.6% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were ASML (−3.4%), Schneider Electric (−12.3%) and Kioxia (−9.6%); Advantest (+7.3%) pushed the other way.

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

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG) 4.6 out of 10 overall.

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

  • Overall: 4.6 / 10
  • Growth: 5.8 / 10
  • Value: 5.1 / 10
  • Risk: 3.9 / 10
  • Quality: 7.0 / 10
  • Return: 2.1 / 10

Is EFG expensive right now? It trades at 23.8 times earnings, against its own median of 23.2

As of October 9, 2026, EFG is more expensive than 55% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from EFG's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside EFG? 23% Tech

What's inside EFG: Size (Large 80%, Mid 20%, Small 0%); Geography (International 100%, US 0%); Tech 22.6%; AI 1.1%; Semiconductors 13.1%; Memory 4.6%.

What are EFG's top holdings? The ten largest are 22% of the fund

ASML, AstraZeneca, SAP, Advantest, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Tokyo Electron, Schneider Electric, Hitachi, Rolls-Royce and ABB are EFG's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 75% of Developed ex-US ETFs.

Half of EFG's weight sits in its 42 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 90 equally weighted holdings.

What is EFG's expense ratio? 0.34% a year

As of October 9, 2026, EFG charges 0.34% a year, yields 2.32% and holds $15.1B in assets across 362 positions.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG) — cost, income and size
MeasureEFG
Expense ratio0.34%
Dividend yield2.32%
Assets under management$15.1B
Holdings362

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.

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ETF Copilot, “iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/efg

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