Performance analysis of IEFA (ISHARES CORE MSCI EAFE ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, IEFA has had an average annual return of +15.77%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.
Over the past 5 years, IEFA has had an average annual return of +8.87%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Over the past 10 years, IEFA has had an average annual return of +9.50%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.
Since Oct 24, 2012, IEFA has had an average annual return of +8.44%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.88% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +10.10% | +32.08% | +3.29% | +17.99% | -15.21% | +11.65% | +8.17% | +22.62% | -14.13% | +26.58% | +1.59% | +0.73% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |||||||||
| -6.33% | +22.43% | +7.32% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +5.13% | +4.54% | -7.92% | +5.53% | +2.60% | +0.14% | +0.35% | +10.10% | |||||
| 2025 | +4.69% | +2.45% | +0.36% | +4.05% | +4.89% | +2.93% | -1.93% | +4.45% | +2.10% | +0.89% | +0.85% | +2.65% | +32.08% |
| 2024 | -0.68% | +2.76% | +3.37% | -3.26% | +5.08% | -2.00% | +2.95% | +3.22% | +1.12% | -5.47% | -0.18% | -3.07% | +3.29% |
| 2023 | +8.81% | -3.04% | +2.80% | +2.87% | -3.98% | +4.21% | +3.04% | -3.79% | -3.83% | -3.09% | +8.33% | +5.61% | +17.99% |
| 2022 | -4.06% | -3.24% | +0.31% | -6.76% | +1.68% | -8.79% | +5.43% | -6.06% | -9.64% | +5.79% | +13.16% | -1.72% | -15.21% |
| 2021 | -0.74% | +2.55% | +2.45% | +3.14% | +3.35% | -1.14% | +0.92% | +1.59% | -3.26% | +3.05% | -4.61% | +4.22% | +11.65% |
| 2020 | -2.74% | -7.90% | -14.63% | +6.29% | +5.66% | +3.27% | +2.10% | +5.26% | -1.87% | -3.52% | +13.90% | +5.25% | +8.17% |
| 2019 | +6.69% | +2.75% | +0.79% | +2.95% | -5.07% | +5.45% | -1.67% | -1.72% | +2.93% | +3.53% | +0.93% | +3.60% | +22.62% |
| 2018 | +5.21% | -4.88% | -0.39% | +1.16% | -1.52% | -1.71% | +2.45% | -1.86% | +0.58% | -8.27% | +0.34% | -5.48% | -14.13% |
| 2017 | +3.37% | +1.30% | +3.18% | +2.71% | +3.53% | +0.39% | +2.80% | +0.11% | +2.39% | +1.69% | +0.89% | +1.52% | +26.58% |
Drawdown analysis of IEFA (ISHARES CORE MSCI EAFE ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the IEFA was -34.78%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 166 trading sessions.
The current IEFA drawdown is -1.41%.
Since Oct 24, 2012 IEFA has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 30% or more: 2 times
- 20% or more: 3 times
- 10% or more: 8 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -34.78% | Jan 26, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 166 | Nov 16, 2020 | 707 |
| -30.37% | Sep 3, 2021 | 267 | Sep 27, 2022 | 358 | Mar 1, 2024 | 625 |
| -22.07% | May 15, 2015 | 187 | Feb 11, 2016 | 302 | Apr 25, 2017 | 489 |
| -14.43% | Jul 3, 2014 | 128 | Jan 6, 2015 | 89 | May 14, 2015 | 217 |
| -13.76% | Mar 19, 2025 | 14 | Apr 8, 2025 | 14 | Apr 29, 2025 | 28 |
| -11.49% | Feb 25, 2026 | 17 | Mar 20, 2026 | 60 | Jun 16, 2026 | 77 |
| -10.26% | Sep 26, 2024 | 73 | Jan 13, 2025 | 35 | Mar 5, 2025 | 108 |
| -10.06% | May 21, 2013 | 23 | Jun 24, 2013 | 54 | Sep 10, 2013 | 77 |
| -7.43% | Jul 12, 2024 | 16 | Aug 5, 2024 | 12 | Aug 21, 2024 | 28 |
| -6.74% | Jan 21, 2014 | 9 | Feb 3, 2014 | 14 | Feb 24, 2014 | 23 |
| -5.36% | Nov 12, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 13 | Dec 10, 2025 | 19 |
| -5.31% | Jun 15, 2021 | 23 | Jul 19, 2021 | 19 | Aug 13, 2021 | 42 |
| -4.92% | Mar 27, 2024 | 15 | Apr 18, 2024 | 15 | May 9, 2024 | 30 |
| -4.46% | Jul 23, 2025 | 7 | Aug 1, 2025 | 8 | Aug 13, 2025 | 15 |
| -4.42% | Jan 8, 2021 | 14 | Jan 29, 2021 | 7 | Feb 9, 2021 | 21 |
| -4.28% | Mar 6, 2014 | 6 | Mar 14, 2014 | 32 | Apr 30, 2014 | 38 |
| -4.03% | Oct 22, 2013 | 37 | Dec 13, 2013 | 9 | Dec 27, 2013 | 46 |
| -3.93% | Nov 1, 2012 | 10 | Nov 15, 2012 | 5 | Nov 23, 2012 | 15 |
| -3.77% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 9 | Sep 19, 2024 | 13 |
| -3.63% | Feb 16, 2021 | 8 | Feb 26, 2021 | 13 | Mar 17, 2021 | 21 |
| -3.54% | May 7, 2021 | 3 | May 12, 2021 | 11 | May 27, 2021 | 14 |
| -3.47% | Jun 6, 2024 | 6 | Jun 14, 2024 | 17 | Jul 11, 2024 | 23 |
| -3.43% | Sep 18, 2013 | 14 | Oct 8, 2013 | 7 | Oct 17, 2013 | 21 |
| -3.26% | Oct 6, 2025 | 4 | Oct 10, 2025 | 11 | Oct 27, 2025 | 15 |
| -3.25% | Feb 1, 2013 | 15 | Feb 25, 2013 | 13 | Mar 14, 2013 | 28 |