iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA)
Top ETFs · International Developed · data since 2012-10-24 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+0.61%
7d
+0.09%
30d
+1.06%
YTD
+9.45%
1y
+17.60%
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.1 | 4.5 | -7.9 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 2.9 | -1.9 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | -0.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | -3.3 | 5.1 | -2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.1 | -5.5 | -0.2 | -3.1 |
| 2023 | 8.8 | -3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | -4.0 | 4.2 | 3.0 | -3.8 | -3.8 | -3.1 | 8.3 | 5.6 |
| 2022 | -4.1 | -3.2 | 0.3 | -6.8 | 1.7 | -8.8 | 5.4 | -6.1 | -9.6 | 5.8 | 13.2 | -1.7 |
| 2021 | -0.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | -1.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | -3.3 | 3.0 | -4.6 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | -2.7 | -7.9 | -14.6 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 5.3 | -1.9 | -3.5 | 13.9 | 5.3 |
| 2019 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 3.0 | -5.1 | 5.5 | -1.7 | -1.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | -4.9 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -1.5 | -1.7 | 2.5 | -1.9 | 0.6 | -8.3 | 0.3 | -5.5 |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | -5.7 | -3.2 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | -2.6 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | -2.4 | -1.8 | 2.6 |
| 2015 | 0.8 | 6.3 | -1.4 | 3.7 | 0.3 | -2.6 | 1.6 | -6.9 | -4.3 | 6.4 | -0.6 | -1.8 |
| 2014 | -4.9 | 6.1 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | -2.6 | 0.2 | -4.1 | -0.3 | -0.0 | -3.8 |
| 2013 | 3.6 | -1.0 | 1.6 | 4.8 | -3.2 | -2.7 | 5.6 | -1.7 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 2012 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.4 | 2.5 | 4.2 |
| Avg | 1.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 2.2 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 1.8 | -0.5 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.4% | +0.4% | -0.2% | +2.2% | +1.1% | -0.3% | +1.9% | -0.5% | -0.6% | +0.1% | +2.5% | +1.1% |
| Win rate | 57%/14 | 57%/14 | 64%/14 | 86%/14 | 71%/14 | 50%/14 | 77%/13 | 54%/13 | 54%/13 | 57%/14 | 64%/14 | 64%/14 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-34.8%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±4.1%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
63%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+13.89%
2020-11
Worst month
-14.63%
2020-03
Longest streaks
14▲ / 4▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF shows up, compounds, repeats — with price receipts on this site going back to 2012. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2012) would be about $302 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2020 at +13.89%; its worst, March 2020 at -14.63%.
- It has closed April in the green 12 out of 14 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.