★★★★ Based on a ranking of our entire coverage universe by highest ten year average annual return, iShares Trust - iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) ranks within the highest 50% of all stocks whose returns we have reviewed.
What has the average annual return been for EFA over the past ten years?
✔️Accepted answer:
The ten year EFA average annual return has been 10.01% with dividends reinvested.
When you say 'with dividends reinvested' what does that mean?
✔️Accepted answer:
That means that each time the stock goes ex-dividend, the average annual return calculation then factors in how that dividend amount could have been reinvested into more shares of EFA at the then-current price — often this is referred to as 'compounding' and is very important when considering average annual return over a long period like a full decade.
What start date was used in your EFA average annual return calculation?
✔️Accepted answer:
The start date was 02/17/2016.
What end date was used in your EFA average annual return calculation?
✔️Accepted answer:
The end date was 02/13/2026.
If I had invested $10,000 into EFA ten years ago, how much would I have today?
✔️Accepted answer:
With dividends reinvested, as of 02/13/2026, you would have $25,954.23.
What does that work out to on a total return basis?
✔️Accepted answer:
The EFA ten year total return ending 02/13/2026 works out to 159.45%.
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