IEFA calculator
Historical growth of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF using MSCI EAFE IMI return series. Dividends reinvested at year-end; expense ratio drag negligible at 0.07%.
$10,000 invested in IEFA at inception (2012) with dividends reinvested through end of 2024 would be worth approximately $58,718 nominal ($42,106 in 2012 dollars). Annualized nominal: 14.59%; real: 11.69%.
Uses annual S&P 500 total return (with dividends reinvested) and CPI-U inflation, 1928–2024. Source: Damodaran (NYU Stern) + Shiller CAPE + BLS. Excludes fees, taxes, and bid/ask. Real return = nominal ÷ cumulative CPI.
IEFA at a glance
| Full name | iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF |
| Provider | BlackRock |
| Expense ratio | 0.07% |
| Inception | 2012 |
| Assets under management | $130B |
| Dividend yield | 3.00% |
| Return series used | MSCI EAFE IMI |
How this calculator works
For each start year, we apply the year-by-year total return of the MSCI EAFE IMI to the entered starting amount, compounding annually with dividends reinvested at year-end. This mirrors what an actual buy-and-hold IEFA holder would have experienced, before fees and taxes. Expense ratio is intentionally excluded from the historical result to keep the underlying series comparable across ETFs; for a full lifetime fee estimate at 0.07%, use the projection tab in our fund fee analyzer.