What is MSCI EAFE Index futures?
The MSCI EAFE Index is designed to represent the performance of large and mid-cap securities across 21 developed markets, including countries in Europe, Australasia and the Far East, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
What is the ticker symbol for MSCI EAFE Index?
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA)
| Previous Close | 70.19 |
|---|---|
| Open | 69.18 |
| Bid | 67.53 x 3100 |
| Ask | 67.80 x 2900 |
| Day’s Range | 67.42 – 69.21 |
What makes up the MSCI EAFE Index?
The MSCI EAFE Index is an equity index which captures large and mid cap representation across 21 Developed Markets countries* around the world, excluding the US and Canada. With 825 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float- adjusted market capitalization in each country.
What countries are in the MSCI EAFE Index?
| MSCI EAFE Index Countries | ||
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Germany | Portugal |
| Belgium | Ireland | Spain |
| Denmark | Italy | Sweden |
| Finland | Netherlands | Switzerland |
What is MSCI EAFE ETF?
The iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
Does MSCI EAFE include China?
The MSCI EAFE is a stock market index that encompasses Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and East Asian countries.
Does MSCI EAFE Index include China?
Countries like Brazil, Russia, India, and China all have massive economies, but those economies are completely excluded from this index. Market-cap weighting concentrates investments: It’s common for indexes to be weighted by market capitalization, but there are downsides to that strategy.
Is MSCI an ETF?
MSCI is perhaps best known for its stock indexes—more than 160,000, which focus on different geographic areas and stock types such as small-caps, mid-caps, and large-caps. They track the performance of the stocks that are included in them and act as a base for exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
