All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
EFA real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, EFA returned +9.28% over the past year and +6.30% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 17, 2001, EFA is up +155.71% in real purchasing-power return, or +3.81%/yr, and is currently −4.60% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Tue Oct. 6, 2026
| Fri 2001-08-17💬 to Tue 2026-10-06 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFA × |
+155.71%
+3.81%/yr |
+3.09%/yr
R2=0.671 |
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| iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Fri 2001-08-17💬 to Tue 2026-10-06 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| EFA × |
$10,000.00
2001-08-17 |
$25,571.32
2026-10-06 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| EFA × | +6.30% | +9.28% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| EFA × |
−4.60%
on 2026-10-06 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−61.66%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-31 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-10-06 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFA × | +9.28% |
+26.34% +12.40%/yr |
+53.03% +15.24%/yr |
+28.87% +5.20%/yr |
+70.76% +5.50%/yr |
| Year | EFA |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +6.30% |
| 2025 | +28.12% |
| 2024 | +0.59% |
| 2023 | +14.53% |
| 2022 | −19.59% |
| 2021 | +4.12% |
| 2020 | +6.15% |
| 2019 | +19.32% |
| 2018 | −15.43% |
| 2017 | +22.49% |
| 2016 | −0.68% |
| 2015 | −1.71% |
| 2014 | −6.89% |
| 2013 | +19.64% |
| 2012 | +16.74% |
| 2011 | −14.76% |
| 2010 | +6.58% |
| 2009 | +23.63% |
| 2008 | −41.08% |
| 2007 | +5.63% |
| 2006 | +22.72% |
| 2005 | +9.56% |
| 2004 | +15.21% |
| 2003 | +37.22% |
| 2002 | −17.38% |
| 2001 | −4.76% |
