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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

About this ETF

The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by tracking the performance of the MSCI EAFE Net TR Index (AUD).

IssueriShares
Management fee (MER)0.32% p.a.
Inception date10 Oct 2007
BenchmarkMSCI EAFE NR AUD

Scout Score

42/100
Ranked #53 of 76 in International Shares

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.

Cost69
Diversification4
Tracking48
Liquidity29
Fund Strength78
Performance26
Income62

Strengths

  • Large, established fund — $616M in assets, bigger than 78% of International Shares funds.

Weaknesses

  • Concentrated holdings — top holdings make up 113.2% of the fund, more concentrated than 96% of International Shares peers.
  • Weak long-term return — +10.3% p.a. (blended), trails 74% of rated International Shares peers.
  • Lower liquidity — 0.14% bid/ask spread, wider than 71% of International Shares peers.

Performance (as of 5 Jan 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month-1.60%
3 Months-2.25%
YTD+3.40%
1 Year+4.74%
3 Years (p.a.)+14.64%
5 Years (p.a.)+9.45%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

-28%-4%+20%+45%+69%2021-112023-022024-042025-072026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Jan 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

United States flagUnited States
99.97%
Australia flagAustralia
0.03%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Jan 2026)

How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.

Financials
99.96%

Top holdings (as of 3 Jan 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.

  1. 1.Ishares Msci Eafe Etf99.96%
  2. 2.ASML Holding logoASML Holding2.82%
  3. 3.Roche Ps Par AG1.56%
  4. 4.Shell logoShell1.41%
  5. 5.Novartis AG logoNovartis AG1.37%
  6. 6.HSBC Holdings plc logoHSBC Holdings plc1.36%
  7. 7.Astrazeneca plc logoAstrazeneca plc1.31%
  8. 8.Nestle SA logoNestle SA1.24%
  9. 9.Sap1.10%
  10. 10.Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group logoMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group1.07%
  11. 11.Siemens N AG1.02%
  12. 12.BHP Group Ltd logoBHP Group Ltd0.94%
  13. 13.Commonwealth Bank of Australia logoCommonwealth Bank of Australia0.91%
  14. 14.Allianz logoAllianz0.88%
  15. 15.Toyota Motor logoToyota Motor0.86%
  16. 16.Totalenergies logoTotalenergies0.84%
  17. 17.Advantest logoAdvantest0.77%
  18. 18.Banco Santander logoBanco Santander0.77%
  19. 19.Iberdrola logoIberdrola0.72%
  20. 20.Recruit Holdings logoRecruit Holdings0.70%