Expense Ratio History

IEFA expense ratio history

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

Fund company
iShares
Type
ETF

0.07%

In basis points
7 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$7
Read on
19 October 2026, from iShares fund page
Last change
Cut from 0.08% on 20 June 2019

Fee over time

IEFA expense ratio: 0.14% until 9 Dec 2014, then 0.12%; 0.12% until 5 Oct 2016, then 0.08%; 0.08% until 20 Jun 2019, then 0.07%; read at 0.07% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.05%0.10%0.15%0.20%Oct 2012Mar 2015Aug 2017Jan 2020Jun 2022Nov 20240.14% before0.07% from 20 Jun 2019
IEFA expense ratio: 0.14% until 9 Dec 2014, then 0.12%; 0.12% until 5 Oct 2016, then 0.08%; 0.08% until 20 Jun 2019, then 0.07%; read at 0.07% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.05%0.10%0.15%0.20%Oct 2012Jul 2017Apr 20220.14% before0.07% from 20 Jun 2019
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
19 Oct 2026 0.07% Read from the sourceExpense ratio as of the current prospectusSource: iShares fund page
28 Nov 2025 0.07% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-11-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Nov 2024 0.07% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-11-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2023 0.07% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2022 0.07% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2021 0.07% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2020 0.07% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
17 Aug 2020 0.07% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-08-17 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
29 Nov 2019 0.07% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-11-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
20 Jun 2019 0.07% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-06-20 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
20 Jun 2019 0.07% Cut from 0.08% to 0.07%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2019-07-03
29 Nov 2018 0.08% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-11-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2017 0.08% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2016 0.08% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
5 Oct 2016 0.08% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-10-05 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
5 Oct 2016 0.08% Cut from 0.12% to 0.08%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2016-10-20
25 Jul 2016 0.12% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-07-25 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Dec 2015 0.12% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
22 Jun 2015 0.12% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-06-22 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
10 Dec 2014 0.12% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-12-10 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
9 Dec 2014 0.12% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-12-09 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
9 Dec 2014 0.12% Cut from 0.14% to 0.12%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2014-12-23
1 Dec 2014 0.14% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2013 0.14% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jul 2013 0.14% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-07-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
15 Oct 2012 0.14% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-10-15 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.07% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$90 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $16,178.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$7.18
3 years$23
5 years$40
10 years$90

How we read this figure

We recorded it as: Expense ratio as of the current prospectus. The figure is copied exactly as the source shows it, and dated the day we read it.

SEC filings give 22 prospectuses for this share class since 2012. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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