# EFV ETF: fees, returns, drawdowns and holdings

> What EFV holds, its 0.31% yearly fee, returns by year, its worst drop, and which Tactfolio strategies hold it. Updated daily.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (EFV) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) run by iShares (BlackRock). This fund holds stocks of large and mid sized companies in developed countries outside the US and Canada that look cheaper compared with their earnings or book value. It charges 0.31% a year. From August 2005 to October 2026 it returned about 6.0% a year, and its worst drop was −63.9%.

Written by [the Tactfolio research team](https://tactfolio.com/about/editorial-policy). Fund facts checked October 16, 2026. Prices through October 16, 2026.

## Key points

- Expense ratio: 0.31% a year (about $31 on $10,000).
- Started trading on August 1, 2005.
- Last close: $79.35 on October 16, 2026.
- Return over the last year: 22.4%.
- Worst drop since 2005: −63.9%.
- 1 Tactfolio classic strategy holds it.

## How has EFV done since 2005?

From August 2005 to October 2026, EFV returned about 6.0% a year. The S&P 500 returned about 11.0% a year over the same dates. Say you put in $10,000 at the start. It would have been worth about $34,271 at the end, with every dividend reinvested.

| Period | EFV | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | −2.3% | 1.5% |
| 3 months | 0.9% | 1.9% |
| 6 months | 4.3% | 9.3% |
| Year to date | 14.1% | 12.8% |
| 1 year | 22.4% | 16.8% |
| 3 years, per year | 22.9% | 22.0% |
| 5 years, per year | 13.7% | 12.8% |
| 10 years, per year | 10.1% | 15.4% |
| Since 2005, per year | 6.0% | 11.0% |

Periods longer than a year show the return per year (CAGR). Prices through October 16, 2026. Figures use daily closing prices adjusted for splits, with dividends reinvested. They do not include taxes or the cost of buying and selling. Past results do not tell you what will happen next.

## EFV returns by month and year

EFV rose in 145 of its 255 months (57%). Its best month was November 2020, at 17.9%. Its worst was October 2008, at −19.8%.

| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Full year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 (part) | 5.5% | 5.9% | −6.8% | 4.4% | 1.4% | −0.1% | 5.7% | 1.1% | −3.3% | 0.3% |  |  | 14.1% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 1.9% | −0.2% | 5.7% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 42.2% |
| 2024 | −1.1% | 1.2% | 4.3% | −1.7% | 5.2% | −3.1% | 4.1% | 2.9% | 1.2% | −4.6% | −0.2% | −2.5% | 5.3% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | −2.2% | 0.0% | 3.5% | −5.2% | 5.6% | 4.3% | −3.2% | −1.0% | −3.5% | 6.9% | 5.1% | 18.9% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | −2.9% | 0.6% | −5.3% | 3.8% | −9.6% | 2.1% | −4.6% | −8.9% | 7.2% | 12.6% | −0.2% | −5.2% |
| 2021 | −0.6% | 4.9% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 3.9% | −2.4% | −0.3% | 0.7% | −2.1% | 2.2% | −5.9% | 5.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020 | −4.3% | −8.1% | −18.8% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 3.4% | −0.2% | 5.3% | −3.9% | −3.7% | 17.9% | 4.5% | −3.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | 1.7% | −0.2% | 2.5% | −6.2% | 5.3% | −2.8% | −3.5% | 5.0% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 3.3% | 15.8% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | −5.3% | −1.3% | 2.4% | −4.1% | −1.4% | 3.0% | −3.8% | 2.0% | −7.1% | 0.4% | −5.4% | −14.7% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | 0.4% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 3.1% | −0.5% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 21.2% |
| 2016 | −6.8% | −3.5% | 7.2% | 3.2% | −1.1% | −4.0% | 4.1% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | −0.6% | 3.9% | 5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | 6.4% | −1.9% | 3.9% | −0.2% | −3.2% | 1.4% | −7.6% | −5.6% | 6.2% | −1.7% | −2.7% | −5.9% |
| 2014 | −4.9% | 6.2% | −0.4% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 1.1% | −2.4% | −0.4% | −4.1% | −0.8% | −0.8% | −3.9% | −6.8% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | −2.7% | 0.2% | 6.3% | −3.4% | −3.1% | 5.9% | −1.8% | 8.2% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 21.9% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | 5.1% | −0.1% | −3.3% | −11.7% | 8.9% | −0.4% | 4.3% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 4.7% | 18.8% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | 3.8% | −3.3% | 6.0% | −3.6% | −1.0% | −3.3% | −9.3% | −9.6% | 9.3% | −2.0% | −2.2% | −12.4% |
| 2010 | −5.0% | −0.2% | 6.1% | −2.9% | −11.7% | −3.0% | 12.6% | −3.8% | 8.9% | 4.2% | −6.7% | 8.7% | 4.5% |
| 2009 | −15.3% | −11.5% | 9.0% | 16.7% | 13.1% | −1.4% | 10.1% | 6.7% | 3.3% | −3.6% | 3.7% | −0.4% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | −8.2% | −2.2% | 1.4% | 5.6% | −0.1% | −9.8% | −3.0% | −3.5% | −11.6% | −19.8% | −6.8% | 8.7% | −41.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.9% | 3.9% | 2.1% | −0.4% | −2.7% | −1.1% | 3.6% | 4.5% | −4.7% | −3.2% | 4.3% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | 0.1% | 3.3% | 5.2% | −3.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 30.3% |
| 2005 (part) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.6% | 3.8% | −2.7% | 2.5% | 4.4% | 10.9% |

Each month runs from the last close of the month before. The first month counts from the first close.

## How risky is EFV compared with the S&P 500?

Measured from October 2021 to October 2026, on the days both traded.

- **Beta 0.66.** When the S&P 500 moved 1% in a day, EFV tended to move about 0.66%.
- **Correlation 0.71.** EFV moved with the S&P 500 some of the time.
- **Up and down months.** In months the S&P 500 rose, EFV rose 82% as much on average. In months it fell, EFV fell 61% as much.

| Measure | EFV | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Return per year | 13.8% | 12.8% |
| Volatility | 15.9% | 17.1% |
| Worst drop | −25.8% | −24.5% |
| Sharpe ratio | 0.90 | 0.79 |
| Sortino ratio | 1.30 | 1.15 |
| Calmar ratio | 0.54 | 0.52 |

Volatility is how much the price swings in a year. The Sharpe ratio is return per unit of volatility, the Sortino ratio counts only the falls, and the Calmar ratio is the return per year over the worst drop. Higher ratios mean more return for the risk taken.

## Is EFV above its 200-day average?

EFV closed 3.5% above its 200-day average on October 16, 2026. A rule that holds EFV only above that average would hold it today.

- Its 50-day average is 5.4% above its 200-day average.
- It closed 4.5% below its highest close of the last 52 weeks.

A moving average is the average close over the last so many days. Trend rules such as [the 10-month moving average strategy](https://tactfolio.com/strategies/faber-10-month-moving-average.md) hold a fund only while it is above one. You can [build that rule for EFV](https://tactfolio.com/builder) and backtest it in a minute.

## What was EFV's worst drop?

A drawdown is how far a fund falls from its last high point. EFV's worst fall was −63.9%, from October 31, 2007 to March 9, 2009. It got back to that high on October 10, 2017. On October 16, 2026 it was 4.5% below its highest close.

| Drop | Started | Bottom | Back to the high | Fall took | Recovery took |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| −63.9% | Oct 31, 2007 | Mar 9, 2009 | Oct 10, 2017 | 16 months | 8.6 years |
| −43.2% | Jan 26, 2018 | Mar 23, 2020 | May 6, 2021 | 2.2 years | 13 months |
| −25.8% | Feb 9, 2022 | Sep 27, 2022 | Jul 13, 2023 | 8 months | 9 months |
| −14.8% | May 9, 2006 | Jun 13, 2006 | Oct 12, 2006 | 35 days | 4 months |
| −13.7% | Mar 19, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 28, 2025 | 20 days | 20 days |

Big drops are normal for some funds. They matter because selling during a drop locks in the loss.

## What does EFV hold?

This fund holds stocks of large and mid sized companies in developed countries outside the US and Canada that look cheaper compared with their earnings or book value. Its value goes up and down with those stocks. Changes in foreign currency values also affect what it is worth in US dollars.

It tracks the MSCI EAFE Value Index (Net). It had 395 holdings as of October 15, 2026, according to iShares (BlackRock).

| Fact | EFV |
| --- | --- |
| Full name | iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF |
| Issuer | iShares (BlackRock) |
| Expense ratio | 0.31% a year |
| Started trading | August 1, 2005 |
| Tracks | MSCI EAFE Value Index (Net) |
| Type | International stocks, ETF |
| Holdings | 395 holdings as of October 15, 2026 |
| Facts checked | October 16, 2026 on the [iShares (BlackRock) fund page](https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239628/ishares-msci-eafe-value-etf) |

## What is the EFV expense ratio?

EFV charges 0.31% a year. An expense ratio is the yearly fee a fund takes to run itself. On $10,000, a 0.31% fee comes to about $31 a year. Of the 162 ETFs on Tactfolio, 25% charge more.

You never get a bill for it. The fund takes the fee out of its own value a little each day.

## Which Tactfolio strategies hold EFV?

One classic strategy holds EFV at least some of the time. Each is a set of written rules you can open, test and copy.

- [Trinity Portfolio (Meb Faber)](https://tactfolio.com/strategies/trinity-portfolio.md), by Mebane Faber, 2016

## How does EFV compare with similar ETFs?

Funds that can stand in for EFV:

- [IVAL](https://tactfolio.com/etf/IVAL.md): Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF, 0.38% a year
- [SCHF](https://tactfolio.com/etf/SCHF.md): Schwab International Equity ETF, 0.03% a year
- [VEA](https://tactfolio.com/etf/VEA.md): Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF, 0.03% a year
- [IEFA](https://tactfolio.com/etf/IEFA.md): iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF, 0.07% a year

See [all 5 EFV alternatives](https://tactfolio.com/alternatives/EFV.md), compared on the same dates as EFV.

## Test EFV in your own rules

Tactfolio is a platform where you build rules-based investing strategies, backtest them on decades of real prices, share them, and run them automatically in your own Alpaca account. Open the [builder](https://tactfolio.com/builder), add EFV, and see how a rule such as "hold it only above its 200-day average" would have done. Strategies run on daily prices and hold US stocks and ETFs only.

## The details

Prices come from Tactfolio's stored daily prices for EFV and SPY. Each close is adjusted for splits, and dividends are reinvested on the day the fund pays them out. CAGR is the steady yearly return that turns the starting value into the ending value. Volatility is the yearly standard deviation of daily returns. Beta and correlation compare daily returns with the S&P 500 over the same dates.

Fund facts come from iShares (BlackRock). We checked them on October 16, 2026. Read [what a backtest simulates](https://tactfolio.com/docs/backtests.md) and [how to read drawdown and CAGR](https://tactfolio.com/docs/concepts/reading-a-backtest.md) for more on these measures.

## Research and test it

- [What is an ETF](https://tactfolio.com/learn/what-is-an-etf): An ETF is a fund that trades like a stock. Learn how ETFs work, what they cost, the main types, and the risks, with SEC sources.
- [Momentum strategy](https://tactfolio.com/learn/momentum-strategy): A momentum strategy buys recent winners by a written rule.
- [ETF screener](https://tactfolio.com/screener.md): A free ETF screener for 162 US-listed funds. Filter by type, issuer and fee, sort by returns or worst drop, and compare funds side by side.
- [ETF expense ratio](https://tactfolio.com/learn/etf-expense-ratio): What an ETF expense ratio is, how the fund charges it, and how 0.03% vs 1% adds up over 10 and 30 years, with real fund examples.
- [Backtest a portfolio](https://tactfolio.com/trading-tools/backtest-portfolio): Backtest a portfolio of US stocks and ETFs. Enter tickers and shares, pick when to rebalance, and get the results with a link to share.
- [Backtesting](https://tactfolio.com/backtesting): Free backtesting software for stocks, ETFs, and crypto perps.

## Common questions

### What is the expense ratio of EFV?

EFV charges 0.31% a year, according to iShares (BlackRock) as of October 16, 2026. That is about $31 a year for every $10,000 you hold.

### When did EFV start trading?

EFV started trading on August 1, 2005. It is run by iShares (BlackRock).

### What does EFV track?

EFV tracks the MSCI EAFE Value Index (Net). This fund holds stocks of large and mid sized companies in developed countries outside the US and Canada that look cheaper compared with their earnings or book value.

### How much has EFV returned per year?

From August 2005 to October 2026, EFV returned about 6.0% a year with dividends reinvested. Its worst drop was −63.9%. Past returns do not tell you what it will do next.

### Is EFV above its 200-day moving average?

On October 16, 2026, EFV closed 3.5% above its 200-day moving average. This page updates after each US market close.

### Which strategies use EFV?

One of Tactfolio's classic strategies hold EFV, including Trinity Portfolio (Meb Faber).

## Sources

- [iShares (BlackRock): iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF fund page](https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239628/ishares-msci-eafe-value-etf)

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