All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

EFA: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

EFA real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, EFA returned +9.91% over the past year and +5.31% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 17, 2001, EFA is up +153.34% in real purchasing-power return, or +3.76%/yr, and is currently −5.49% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Thu Oct. 15, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2001-08-17💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
EFA
×
+153.34%
+3.76%/yr
+3.10%/yr
R2=0.672
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2001-08-17💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 Start
Value
End
Value
EFA
×
$10,000.00
2001-08-17
$25,334.09
2026-10-15

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-15

  YTD YoY
EFA
×
+5.31% +9.91%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
EFA
×
−5.49%
on 2026-10-15
from 2026-08-13 peak
−61.66%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-31 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-10-15 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
EFA
×
+9.91% +27.34%
+12.85%/yr
+51.80%
+14.93%/yr
+23.84%
+4.37%/yr
+72.78%
+5.62%/yr

Annual Returns

Year EFA
2026 (YTD) +5.31%
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%