MSCI EAFE index
The MSCI EAFE index is a widely accepted benchmark of foreign stocks. EAFE refers to Europe, Australasia and the Far East.
IShares MSCI EAFE
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iShares MSCI EAFE Index (NYSE: EFA )
One of iShares' strengths is in international ETFs. This benchmark investment tracks the MSCI EAFE index, which follows the performance of developed-country markets around the world.
2004 - iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA) and Emerging Markets
2005 - EasyETF GSCI Commodities ETF
2006 - PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (DBC) and PowerShares G10 Currency Harvest Fund (DBV)
2007 - SPDR DJ Wilshire International Real Estate ETF ...
Typically, ETFs try to replicate an index such as the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Russell 2000, MSCI EAFE, and so on. Presently, nearly all ETFs are passively managed.
FOREIGN DEVELOPED MARKET STOCKS - Vanguard Europe Pacific (VEA) - Benchmark: MSCI EAFE
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Other large ETFs include the iShares MSCI EAFE fund, which follows a benchmark of foreign stocks in the developed countries of Europe, Australasia and the Far East, and the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets fund, ...
Foreign stock markets also may be represented by an index, such as the MSCI EAFE index, a well-known index in more developed foreign markets, the Nikkei index of large Japanese companies, or the CAC 40 index of large French companies.
Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 SPDRs (MDY:AMEX)
iShares Russell 2000 (IWM:AMEX)
iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA:AMEX)
Total Stock Market VIPERs (VTI:AMEX)
iShares SmallCap 600 (IJR:AMEX)
Consumer Services Select Sector SPDR (XLV:AMEX) ...
[citation needed] An ETF holds assets such as stocks or bonds and trades at approximately the same price as the net asset value of its underlying assets over the course of the trading day. Most ETFs track an index, such as the S&P 500 or MSCI EAFE.
ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets (EUM)
ProShares Ultra Short FTSE/Xinhua China (FXP)
ProShares Ultra Short MSCI Japan (EWV)
ProShares Ultra Short MSCI EAFE (EFU)
ProShares Ultra Short MSCI Emerging Markets (EEV) ...
there are indexes for blue chip stocks, small stocks, foreign stocks, Treasury Bonds, and so on. Examples of indexes you may have heard of are the Dow Jones 30 Industrials, the Standard and Poor"s 500 Index, the Russell 2000 index, and the MSCI EAFE ...
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