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Your All-ETF Portfolio: Too Correlated?
Maurice Chia • Sun, Feb 24 • 11 Comments
Favorite International Dividend ETF
Morningstar • Mon, Feb 18 • 4 Comments
A Portfolio That Reduces Risk
Lowell Herr • Thu, Jan 24 • 9 Comments
The Value In International Growth
Morningstar • Mon, Nov 19, 2012 • 2 Comments
Debt Levels Will See Developed World Underperform Emerging Markets
Nicholas Pardini • Tue, Nov 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
Risk Adjusted Portfolio For Retirement
Lowell Herr • Thu, Aug 23, 2012 • 11 Comments
A Foreign Equity ETF With Low Exposure To European Banks
Morningstar • Wed, Jul 4, 2012 • 1 Comment
Why Is There So Much Confusion About Total Return Investing?
Lawrence Weinman • Tue, Mar 13, 2012 • 70 Comments
Diversified Core Asset Allocation ETF Portfolios Review
MyPlanIQ • Thu, Jan 12, 2012
Value Or Value Trap: With The Risks Present In European Banks, Why Not Look For Value In Other Sectors?
Jeremy Schwartz • Mon, Nov 28, 2011
ETFs Vs. Mutual Funds: Is Cheaper Better?
Jon R. Orcutt • Wed, Nov 2, 2011 • 35 Comments
S&P's Top Dividend ETF Picks
Tom Lydon • Tue, Oct 11, 2011
How To Hedge Your Simple ETF Portfolio
Lowell Herr • Fri, Sep 23, 2011 • 6 Comments
Hedging A Basic ETF Portfolio
Lowell Herr • Thu, Sep 22, 2011 • 3 Comments
A Conservative Low-Medium Risk Portfolio
Lowell Herr • Wed, Sep 21, 2011 • 4 Comments
The Smartest High Risk Portfolio
Lowell Herr • Wed, Sep 21, 2011 • 2 Comments
Report On 'New Normal' Portfolio
Lowell Herr • Tue, Sep 20, 2011
Your Smartest Low-Risk Fund Portfolio
Lowell Herr • Tue, Sep 20, 2011 • 3 Comments
Ditch The Nonsense, Build A Portfolio Like An Expert
Efficient Alpha • Fri, Sep 16, 2011 • 13 Comments
ETF Alternatives For Solin's 'Smartest Portfolio'
Lowell Herr • Thu, Sep 15, 2011 • 2 Comments

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Your All-ETF Portfolio: Too Correlated?
Maurice Chia • Sun, Feb 24 • 11 Comments
Favorite International Dividend ETF
Morningstar • Mon, Feb 18 • 4 Comments
A Portfolio That Reduces Risk
Lowell Herr • Thu, Jan 24 • 9 Comments
The Value In International Growth
Morningstar • Mon, Nov 19, 2012 • 2 Comments
Debt Levels Will See Developed World Underperform Emerging Markets
Nicholas Pardini • Tue, Nov 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
Risk Adjusted Portfolio For Retirement
Lowell Herr • Thu, Aug 23, 2012 • 11 Comments
A Foreign Equity ETF With Low Exposure To European Banks
Morningstar • Wed, Jul 4, 2012 • 1 Comment
Why Is There So Much Confusion About Total Return Investing?
Lawrence Weinman • Tue, Mar 13, 2012 • 70 Comments
Diversified Core Asset Allocation ETF Portfolios Review
MyPlanIQ • Thu, Jan 12, 2012
Value Or Value Trap: With The Risks Present In European Banks, Why Not Look For Value In Other Sectors?
Jeremy Schwartz • Mon, Nov 28, 2011
ETFs Vs. Mutual Funds: Is Cheaper Better?
Jon R. Orcutt • Wed, Nov 2, 2011 • 35 Comments
S&P's Top Dividend ETF Picks
Tom Lydon • Tue, Oct 11, 2011
How To Hedge Your Simple ETF Portfolio
Lowell Herr • Fri, Sep 23, 2011 • 6 Comments
Hedging A Basic ETF Portfolio
Lowell Herr • Thu, Sep 22, 2011 • 3 Comments
A Conservative Low-Medium Risk Portfolio
Lowell Herr • Wed, Sep 21, 2011 • 4 Comments
The Smartest High Risk Portfolio
Lowell Herr • Wed, Sep 21, 2011 • 2 Comments
Report On 'New Normal' Portfolio
Lowell Herr • Tue, Sep 20, 2011
Your Smartest Low-Risk Fund Portfolio
Lowell Herr • Tue, Sep 20, 2011 • 3 Comments
Ditch The Nonsense, Build A Portfolio Like An Expert
Efficient Alpha • Fri, Sep 16, 2011 • 13 Comments
ETF Alternatives For Solin's 'Smartest Portfolio'
Lowell Herr • Thu, Sep 15, 2011 • 2 Comments

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EFV vs. ETF Alternatives

EFV Description

The iShares MSCI EAFE Value Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE Value Index.
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Key Info

In Your Portfolio: A Guide to International Equity ETFs
Asset Class Performance: Global & Regions

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Monday, March 18, 8:47 AM While the currency-hedged Japan ETF has been the hit of the season, investors exposed more generally to overseas stocks - say through the EFA - also have an ETF to protect against sliding foreign currencies, the DBA ETF Trust (DBEF). The fund provides the exact same exposure as the EFA, but hedges against currency movement. When the dollar shines, so will the fund, +10.6% YTD vs. 5.3% for EFA. Comment! [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Tuesday, February 12, 10:46 AM The Dogs of the Dow system doesn't work that well, according to the Leuthold Group, which instead suggests the "bridesmaid" strategy - buying the previous year's 2nd best performing sector. It would have returned 15% annualized over the past 40 years. 2012's runner-up and 2013's buy: Foreign stocks (EFA). 1 Comment [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Monday, January 7, 12:18 PM Another new launch quickly attracting assets is the iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA). With $280M AUM, the fund has an expense ratio of 14 bps vs. 34 bps for the (also iShares) MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA), with $38B AUM. The IEFA holds about triple the number of stocks as the EFA and has returned 7.9% since late-October inception, about 100 bps better than its big brother. Comment!
Tuesday, January 1, 12:00 PM Growth and value ETFs ran neck-to-neck in 2012. Key growth ETFs include IWZ, IWF, JKE, JKH, JKK, MDYG, SLYG and SPYG. Key value ETFs include IWW, EFV, IWS, IWN IWD, JKL, JKI, JKF, MDYV, SLYV, and SPYV. Comment! [Quick Ideas]
Friday, December 21, 2012, 9:57 AM Launched in October, iShares' Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) has pulled in more than $200M in AUM. The fund charges just 14 basis points, less than the 34 of its big brother, the EFA. It also holds 2,512 names as opposed to the 912 held by EFA. Scoreboard: IEFA +7.23%, EFA +6.58% since the October 23 inception. Comment! [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Thursday, December 13, 2012, 12:04 PM Latin American stocks (ILF) have outperformed much of the developed world for most of the last decade, but that could be about to change. Using EFA as a proxy for developed markets, ex-North America, J.C. Parets sees a huge base and potential bottom formed in the EFA/ILF ratio. Bulls on beaten down spots like Japan and Europe may have reason to cheer in coming years. Comment! [Quick Ideas, Global & FX]
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 1:12 PM The MSCI EAFE Index (EFA +0.8%) - representing international stocks - continues a 3-month run of outperformance over the S&P 500 in which it's gained nearly 6% while U.S. big caps have been about flat. Now up 12.2% YTD, the EFA has pulled nearly even with the S&P after falling way behind this summer. Comment! [Global & FX]
Thursday, November 1, 2012, 11:26 AM Long-term investors looking for international equity exposure might find a better deal in the new sister fund of the MSCI EAFE Index (EFA). The Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) has a lower annual fee, 0.14% vs. 0.34%, and includes a market-weighting of small caps - EFA and others lop them off. Of course cost is more than the annual fee, and EFA's $37B AUM assures better liquidity for the moment. Comment! [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Monday, October 22, 2012, 4:48 PM BlackRock rolls out four new ETFs for its so-called core series featuring expense ratios under 0.2%. The MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) and the MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) are notable because they seemingly compete with other iShares offerings - EFA and EEM. The other two are the MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) and the Core Short-Term U.S. Bond ETF (ISTB). Comment! [Financials]
Friday, October 12, 2012, 3:28 PM Developed markets outside the U.S. are trying pick up ground against the S&P 500 - gaining 216 basis points over the last quarter - but over the last year, it's not close. The S&P 500 has gained 18.5% vs. 3.4% for the EFA. Comment! [Global & FX]
Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 1:08 PM The S&P 500 in July slightly expands its lead over other developed equity markets (as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index). Three hours before month's end, SPY has gained 1.4% vs. 0.3% for EFA. YTD, EFA is up 1.1%, nearly 700 basis points less than SPY. On a Y/Y basis, the S&P has outperformed by a whopping 3700 basis points. Comment! [Global & FX]
Thursday, December 15, 2011, 3:59 AM The economic crisis threatens to increase protectionism, says WTO Director General Pascal Lamy, creating a "vicious circle where crisis erodes the capacity of governance to cooperate well," and thereby makes it more difficult to begin a recovery. "I’m afraid we have to expect difficult times for the world economy at large." 1 Comment [Global & FX]

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iShares MSCI EAFE Value Index ETF