Is IEFA a good investment?

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) is a developed ex-US international ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores IEFA 5.2 out of 10 — highest on Risk (7.6), lowest on Valuation (2.8). It trades at 17.6 times earnings, against its own median of 14.6. Its ten largest holdings are 12% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is IEFA rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) 5.2 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) 5.2 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 5.2 / 10
Growth: 6.8 / 10
Valuation: 2.8 / 10
Risk: 7.6 / 10
Quality: 4.2 / 10
Return: 4.3 / 10

What is IEFA's expense ratio? 0.07% a year

As of September 11, 2026, IEFA charges 0.07% a year, yields 2.80% and holds $196.6B in assets across 2592 positions.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) — cost, income and size
Measure	IEFA
Expense ratio	0.07%
Dividend yield	2.80%
Assets under management	$196.6B
Holdings	2592

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 IEFA's data

Developed ex-U.S. equities, covering large and mid-cap companies across EAFE markets.

Trades at a higher price than its own recent history — you pay more for the same earnings today.

Trailing P/E multiple of 17.6x sits above the category median of 16.5x and its own three-year median of 14.5x. Holdings 2,592 stocks for broad diversification.

Adds developed-market breadth to a U.S.-anchored portfolio at minimal cost.

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

IEFA 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 IEFA expensive right now? It trades at 17.6 times earnings, against its own median of 14.6

As of September 11, 2026, IEFA is more expensive than 93% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 106 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 IEFA? 13% Tech

What's inside IEFA: Size (Large 61%, Mid 26%, Small 13%); Geography (International 93%, US 7%); Tech 13.3%; AI 1.0%; Semiconductors 5.6%; Memory 2.0%.

What are IEFA's top holdings? The ten largest are 12% of the fund

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

Less concentrated than 67% of Developed ex-US ETFs.

Half of IEFA's weight sits in its 108 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 262 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

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