XEF

iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF

Investment objectives

Seeks long-term capital growth by replicating the performance of the MSCI EAFE® Investable Market Index, net of expenses. This exposure is also available hedged to the Canadian dollar in XFH.

Trading information

Reasons to invest

  • International portfolio diversification
  • Low cost and simple way to own over 1500 stocks from Europe, Asia, and Australia
  • Designed to be a long-term core holding

Prices

As of 1/21/2025
Market
$39.02$0.22 (0.57%)
Market 52 week high$39.45
Market 52 week low$34.56
Volume175324
NAV
$38.83$0.25 (0.66%)
Market 52 week high$39.68
Market 52 week low$34.43

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Performance

Trailing returns %

As of 12/31/2024
YTD1 mo3 mo6 mo1 yr3 yr5 yr10 yrIncept.
NAV
12.60.1-2.53.612.65.36.57.58.2
Index
12.90.4-2.24.012.95.46.67.58.4

Calendar returns %

As of 12/31/2024

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Growth of $10,000

As of 12/31/2024

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Highest/lowest returns (%)

As of 12/31/2024
1 yr3 yr5 yr
EndedReturnEndedReturnEndedReturn
Highest08-202128.307-201513.612-202410.3
Lowest09-2022-19.903-2020-3.009-2022-0.5
Average-7.0-5.4-5.3
No. of periods-157-133-109
% positive-72.0-91.0-99.1

Portfolio analysis

Characteristics

As of 1/21/2025
Characteristic

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Number of securities 2525
12m trailing yield (%) as of 01/20/20252.70
Distribution yield (%) as of 01/20/20252.10

Sustainability characteristics

As of 12/21/2024

Sustainability Characteristics can help investors integrate non-financial, sustainability considerations into their investment process. These metrics enable investors to evaluate funds based on their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities. This analysis can provide insight into the effective management and long-term financial prospects of a fund.

The metrics below have been provided for transparency and informational purposes only. The existence of an ESG rating is not indicative of how or whether ESG factors will be integrated into a fund. The metrics are based on MSCI ESG Fund Ratings and, unless otherwise stated in fund documentation and included within a fund’s investment objective, do not change a fund’s investment objective or constrain the fund’s investable universe, and there is no indication that an ESG or Impact focused investment strategy or exclusionary screens will be adopted by a fund. For more information regarding a fund's investment strategy, please see the fund's prospectus.

Please refer to the Disclosure section below to review the MSCI methodology behind Sustainability Characteristics.

MSCI ESG Fund Rating (AAA-CCC)AA
MSCI ESG Quality Score - Peer Percentile42.10
MSCI ESG Quality Score (0-10)7.52
MSCI ESG % Coverage99.31
Fund Lipper Global ClassificationEquity Global ex US
MSCI Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons CO2E/$M SALES)89.05
Funds in Peer Group829.00

All data is from MSCI ESG Fund Ratings as of Nov 30, 2024, based on holdings as of Dec 21, 2024. As such, the fund’s sustainable characteristics may differ from MSCI ESG Fund Ratings from time to time.

To be included in MSCI ESG Fund Ratings, 65% of the fund’s gross weight must come from securities covered by MSCI ESG Research (certain cash positions and other asset types deemed not relevant for ESG analysis by MSCI are removed prior to calculating a fund’s gross weight; the absolute values of short positions are included but treated as uncovered), the fund’s holdings date must be less than one year old, and the fund must have at least ten securities. For newly launched funds, sustainability characteristics are typically available 6 months after launch.

Business involvement

As of 1/20/2025

Business Involvement metrics can help investors gain a more comprehensive view of specific activities in which a fund may be exposed through its investments.

Business Involvement metrics are not indicative of a fund’s investment objective, and, unless otherwise stated in fund documentation and included within a fund’s investment objective, do not change a fund’s investment objective or constrain the fund’s investable universe, and there is no indication that an ESG or Impact focused investment strategy or exclusionary screens will be adopted by a fund. For more information regarding a fund's investment strategy, please see the fund's prospectus.

Please refer to the Disclosure to review the MSCI methodology behind the Business Involvement metrics.

MSCI - Controversial Weapon0.00%
MSCI - Nuclear Weapons0.62%
MSCI - Civilian Firearms0.53%
MSCI - Tobacco0.68%
MSCI - UN Global Compact0.03%
MSCI - Thermal Coal1.02%
MSCI - Oil Sands0.00%
Business Involvement Coverage99.94%
Percentage of Fund not covered0.06%

BlackRock business involvement exposures as shown above for Thermal Coal and Oil Sands are calculated and reported for companies that generate more than 5% of revenue from thermal coal or oil sands as defined by MSCI ESG Research. For the exposure to companies that generate any revenue from thermal coal or oil sands (at a 0% revenue threshold), as defined by MSCI ESG Research, it is as follows: Thermal Coal 2.4 % and for Oil Sands 1.84 %.

Business Involvement metrics are calculated by BlackRock using data from MSCI ESG Research which provides a profile of each company’s specific business involvement. BlackRock leverages this data to provide a summed up view across holdings and translates it to a fund's market value exposure to the listed Business Involvement areas above.

Business Involvement metrics are designed only to identify companies where MSCI has conducted research and identified as having involvement in the covered activity. As a result, it is possible there is additional involvement in these covered activities where MSCI does not have coverage. This information should not be used to produce comprehensive lists of companies without involvement. Business Involvement metrics are only displayed if at least 1% of the fund’s gross weight includes securities covered by MSCI ESG Research.

Sustainability Characteristics and Business Involvement metrics are updated monthly, subject to the availability of data. Sustainability Characteristics do not evaluate the ESG-related investment objectives of, or any ESG strategies used by, a fund and are not indicative of how well ESG factors are integrated by a fund. Providers other than MSCI ESG Research may also prepare ESG ratings or scores using their own methodologies, which may be different than the methodology used by MSCI ESG Research.

Equity breakdown

As of 1/20/2025
Financials
21.6%
Industrials
19.0%
Health Care
11.7%
Consumer Discretionary
11.6%
Information Technology
9.3%
Consumer Staples
8.0%
Materials
6.8%
Communication
4.8%
Energy
3.7%
Real Estate
3.3%
Utilities
3.2%
Other
0.0%
Cash and/or Derivatives
-2.9%

Holdings

As of 1/21/2025
HoldingsAssets
ISHARES CORE MSCI EAFE ETF3.8%
ASML HOLDING NV1.6%
SAP1.5%
NOVO NORDISK CLASS B1.3%
NESTLE SA1.1%
ASTRAZENECA PLC1.1%
SHELL PLC1.1%
ROCHE HOLDING PAR AG1.1%
LVMH1.0%
NOVARTIS AG1.0%
Total % of top 10 holdings14.6%
Total number of holdings2,555

In general, the values shown for an asset’s percentage weight (the “calculated value”) are based on a price provided by a third-party pricing vendor and do not reflect the impact of fair valuation, if applicable (the “vendor price”). The vendor price is not necessarily the price at which the Fund values the portfolio holding for the purposes of determining the Fund’s net asset value (the “valuation price”), and the calculated value may have been different if the valuation price were to have been used to calculate such values. The vendor price is as of the most recent date for which a price is available and may not necessarily be as of the date shown above.

Where a Fund invests directly or indirectly in Russian equity securities, as well as American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts evidencing ownership of Russian equity securities and for which trading has been suspended, the calculated values for such securities are based on the Fund’s valuation price.

Distributions

PeriodEx-DividendRecord datePay dateCash distr.Re-invested distr.Total distr.††
Jun 20242024-06-252024-06-252024-06-280.6370.0000.637
Total0.6370.0000.637

† Distributions by the Fund that are not paid in cash but result in additional units of the Fund. These distributions should be accounted for by investors for tax purposes by adding the distribution amount to the adjusted cost base of the units held.

†† The exact tax treatment of the distributions for a calendar year is calculated after the Fund's tax year-end. As a result, investors will receive an official tax statement from their broker detailing the type of income they have to report for tax purposes for the entire year and not for each distribution.

Distributions ($)/unit

As of 12/31/2024
YTD*202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Interest--0.000.000.000.00--0.000.00---
Canadian dividends--0.000.000.000.000.00-0.000.00---
Foreign dividends--1.050.990.910.700.910.850.710.710.700.510.43
Foreign taxes paid---0.10-0.09-0.09-0.07---0.06-0.070.06-0.08-0.07
Capital gains--0.000.220.030.000.020.130.150.110.090.830.00
Return of capital--0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.05
Total distributions--0.951.130.860.630.860.910.800.750.731.260.41

* Distributions are characterized into income type at year-end.