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HEFAISharesACTIVE

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

$46.61+0.09% vs prior close
404852-WK

Price through Oct 28, 2026 · Flows through Oct 27, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 28, 2026.

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities (including indirect investments through the underlying fund) and other instruments of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index is composed of large- and mid-capitalization equities in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the component currencies and the U.S. dollar.

HEFA price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateHEFA close
Sep 28, 2026$46.77
Sep 29, 2026$46.66
Sep 30, 2026$46.39
Oct 1, 2026$46.15
Oct 2, 2026$46.55
Oct 5, 2026$46.60
Oct 6, 2026$46.77
Oct 7, 2026$46.33
Oct 8, 2026$46.14
Oct 9, 2026$46.41
Oct 12, 2026$46.44
Oct 13, 2026$46.51
Oct 14, 2026$46.30
Oct 15, 2026$46.58
Oct 16, 2026$46.43
Oct 19, 2026$46.16
Oct 20, 2026$46.44
Oct 21, 2026$46.61
Oct 22, 2026$46.12
Oct 23, 2026$45.91
Oct 26, 2026$46.20
Oct 27, 2026$46.57
Oct 28, 2026$46.61

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$153M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 20+$85.3MOct 22+$92Oct 27Sep 28Oct 1Oct 6Oct 9Oct 14Oct 19+$85.3MOct 22+$92Oct 27Sep 28Oct 6Oct 14+$85.3M+$92Oct 27
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 28$48M
Sep 29$22M
Sep 30−$10.3M
Oct 1$20.7M
Oct 2−$92
Oct 5$9.4M
Oct 6$0
Oct 7$56M
Oct 8−$18.2M
Oct 9−$78.2M
Oct 12$64.8M
Oct 13−$7M
Oct 14$6.9M
Oct 15−$46
Oct 16−$2.3M
Oct 19$0
Oct 20−$39.7M
Oct 21$85.3M
Oct 22−$46
Oct 23−$4.6M
Oct 26−$92
Oct 27$92
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$153M of net inflows over the past month, about 2.0% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +12.7% so far this year. At 0.35% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$7.6Bassets under management
0.35%expense ratio · $35 per $10,000 a year
+$153Mnet flow, trailing month
497Kavg daily volume, 30 days
231holdings · US-domiciled
2014listed January 31, 2014 · beta 0.80
The book at a glance
EFA+0.1%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1EFAISHARES MSCI EAFE ETF99.67%$103.68+0.1%
2—JPY/USD (JPY) - Forwards0.20%———
3—EUR/USD (EUR) - Forwards0.09%———
4—BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY (XTSLA) - Money Market0.05%———
5—GBP/USD (GBP) - Forwards0.03%———
6—SEK/USD (SEK) - Forwards0.02%———
7—JPY/USD (JPY) - Forwards0.02%———
8—EUR/USD (EUR) - Forwards0.01%———

Sector weights

  • Financials99.33%
  • Cash and/or Derivatives0.67%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Financials99.33%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.67%
Performance
1 week+1.1%
1 month-0.3%
3 months+0.3%
6 months+5.7%
YTD+12.7%
1 year+13.3%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$5M
1 month+$153M
3 months+$53M
YTD+$58M
1 year+$89M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
−$44MOct−$51MNov+$82.6MDec−$9.1MJan+$19.6MFeb−$91.3MMar−$27.6MApr−$26.6MMay+$201.1MJul−$193.9MAug+$92.4MSep+$92.9MOctOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay+$201.1MJulAugSep+$92.9MOctOctDecFebApr+$201.1MJul+$92.9MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct−$44M
Nov−$51M
Dec$82.6M
Jan−$9.1M
Feb$19.6M
Mar−$91.3M
Apr−$27.6M
May−$26.6M
Jul$201.1M
Aug−$193.9M
Sep$92.4M
Oct$92.9M
The risk read
9%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
13%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-2.8%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 99.7% of the book; the top ten carry 100%. Spread across 8+ names, it behaves like roughly 1 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
598Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
EFA ISHARES MSCI EAFE ETF$1M$275,155

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against HEFA

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat HEFA on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41B+$609M-32bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-32bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-31bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$4M-31bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$4M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-31bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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