Snapshot: iShares MSCI EAFE Index
 Quick stats
Latest price 56.85  Change +0.75
Net assets49.22 Bil% Change+1.34%
YTD+26.86%
Category Foreign Stock
Fund family name iShares
Index tracked MSCI EAFE NR USD
Inception date 8/14/2001
Turnover ratio +7.00%
>Detailed quote Last price update 11/25/09 04:00 PM ET

 Overview
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE index (the underlying index). The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of its underlying index or in ADRs, GDRs or EDRs representing securities in the underlying index. The underlying index has been developed by MSCI as an equity benchmark for its international stock performance. The underlying index includes stocks from Europe, Australasia and the Far East.The fund is nondiversified.

 Morningstar Style Box
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Intermediate-Term High QualityIntermediate-Term High Quality
Intermediate-Term High Quality
 Annual returns
  2006 2007 2008
MKT 25.79 9.94 -41.00
NAV 25.99 11.00 -43.15
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 Modern portfolio theory statistics
Measurement Standard Index
MSCI EAFE NR USD
R-Squared (1-year) 100
Beta (1-year) 1.00
Alpha (1-year) -0.20
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 Asset allocation
Prospectus Objectives Foreign Stock

 Fees and expenses
Expense Ratio0.34%
Gross Expense Ratio0.35%
Net Expense Ratio0.35%
Management Fee0.34%

 Volatility measures
1-year standard deviation 27.10
Mean 45.33
3-year Sharpe ratio -0.21
3-year Treynor ratio -7.75
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