Exchange-traded fund
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
TickerEFA
Fund manager
BlackRock/iShares
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
$861.9 MILLION
Military weapons
12
military weapon stocks found
1.72%
of assets flagged
Data as of 4/28/23
  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
12
holdings
$861.9M
invested
1.72%
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
$606.31M
invested
1.21%
of portfolio
Military weapon companies
12 holdings
12 holdings
  • 1. Airbus SE
    Major military contractorsNuclear weapons
    $262.25M
    0.52%
  • 2. Safran SA
    Major military contractorsNuclear weapons
    $168.09M
    0.34%
  • 3. BAE Systems PLC
    Major military contractorsNuclear weapons
    $124.43M
    0.25%
  • 4. Fujitsu Ltd
    Major military contractors
    $82.43M
    0.16%
  • 5. Thales
    Major military contractorsNuclear weapons
    $51.54M
    0.1%
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Civilian firearm manufacturers and retailers

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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA is 1.72% invested in military weapon stocks, with $861.9 MILLION invested across 12 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
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/23
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 
0.84% more in annualized returns
More invested in military weapons 
0.44% more invested
More invested in major military contractors 
0.53% more invested
Same in manufacturers of cluster munitions 
0% 
More invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons 
0.34% more invested
Current fund
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Foreign Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/23
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 
0.84% more in annualized returns
More invested in military weapons 
0.44% more invested
More invested in major military contractors 
0.53% more invested
Same in manufacturers of cluster munitions 
0% 
More invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons 
0.34% more invested
Current fund
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Foreign Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/23
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 
0.84% more in annualized returns
More invested in military weapons 
0.44% more invested
More invested in major military contractors 
0.53% more invested
Same in manufacturers of cluster munitions 
0% 
More invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons 
0.34% more invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Climate analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Military weapon weight
This fund
EFA - iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
9.67%
12%
3.67%
4.73%
1.72% 
Benchmark
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
4.3%
9.82%
2.45%
3.89%
1.28% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
5.37%
2.03%
1.23%
0.84%
0.44%  higher
Find more financial data on EFA at Morningstar.com
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