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IEFA · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
Over the last 14 years (2012-11 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in IEFA with dividends reinvested grew to $30,418, 8.27% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -28.58%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2012-11 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How IEFA held up in past market crashes
IEFA has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 33.2% in the 2020 COVID crash, when the S&P 500 fell 34.1%. It took 8 months from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | IEFA deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -18.2% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Dec 2018 | 12 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -33.2% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 8 months |
| 2022 bear market | -30.7% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Sep 2022 | 20 months |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About IEFA
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF is an exchange-traded fund designed to provide broad, low-cost exposure to developed-market equities outside North America. It seeks to track the MSCI EAFE IMI Index, giving investors access to large-, mid-, and small-cap companies across Europe, Australasia, and the Far East.
Fund description from our market-data provider.
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