Weapon Free Funds
Exchange-traded fund
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Fund manager
BlackRock/iShares
Ticker EFA
Military weapon grade: Fund is invested in major military contractors and/or nuclear weapons, above the threshold of 1% and below 2%. Assigned a grade of C.
How we track weapon investments
C
$859.4 MILLION
Military weapons
13
military weapon stocks found
1.5%
of assets flagged
Data as of 12/31/21
  For each weapons category, we show the fund's exposure. Click a category to see the breakdown of companies. When calculating a portfolio's exposure to a screen list, we only consider long investments, ignoring any shorts or liabilities.
Military weapons
Major military contractors
Major military contractors
Top 100 military contractors
13
holdings
$859.4M
invested
1.5%
of portfolio
Cluster munitions
Cluster munitions
Manufacturers of weapons banned in 100+ countries
0 direct stock holdings
Nuclear weapons
Nuclear weapons
Manufacturers/servicers of nuclear armaments
4
holdings
$495.06M
invested
0.86%
of portfolio
Military weapon companies
13 holdings
13 holdings
  • 1. Airbus SE
    Major military contractorsNuclear weapons
    $248.24M
    0.43%
  • 2. Safran SA
    Major military contractorsNuclear weapons
    $137.9M
    0.24%
  • 3. Fujitsu Ltd
    Major military contractors
    $111.04M
    0.19%
  • 4. BAE Systems PLC
    Major military contractorsNuclear weapons
    $78.99M
    0.14%
  • 5. Mitsubishi Electric Corp
    Major military contractors
    $76.18M
    0.13%
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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA is 1.5% invested in military weapon stocks, with $859.4 MILLION invested across 13 equity holdings
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on EFA at Morningstar.com
Current fund
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Foreign Large Blend
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Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
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Investment timeline
Performance as of: 12/31/21
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher
 10-yr returns 
0.85% more in annualized returns
More invested in military weapons 
0.43% more invested
More invested in major military contractors 
0.49% more invested
Same in manufacturers of cluster munitions 
0% 
More invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons 
0.24% more invested
Current fund
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Foreign Large Blend
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ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
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Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 12/31/21
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher
 10-yr returns 
0.85% more in annualized returns
More invested in military weapons 
0.43% more invested
More invested in major military contractors 
0.49% more invested
Same in manufacturers of cluster munitions 
0% 
More invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons 
0.24% more invested
Current fund
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Find another fund
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Change benchmark
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 12/31/21
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher
 10-yr returns 
0.85% more in annualized returns
More invested in military weapons 
0.43% more invested
More invested in major military contractors 
0.49% more invested
Same in manufacturers of cluster munitions 
0% 
More invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons 
0.24% more invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Performance as of date: 12/31/21
Morningstar suggested benchmark: MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD
Annualized returns
Climate analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Military weapon weight
This fund
EFA - iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
11%
14%
9.52%
7.97%
1.5% 
Benchmark
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
7.46%
13%
9.45%
7.11%
1.07% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
3.77%
0.64%
0.07%
0.85%
0.43%  higher
Find more financial data on EFA at Morningstar.com
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