iShares’ Core ETF Has Been Beating the S&P 500 for 3 Years And Nobody’s Talking About It

International developed markets have quietly staged a comeback. Over the trailing 12 months through early March 2026, the iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) returned +22.88%, outpacing the S&P 500’s +17.69% over the same stretch. For a fund that spent years dismissed as dead weight in a US-dominated bull market, that gap is worth paying ... iShares’ Core ETF Has Been Beating the S&P 500 for 3 Years And Nobody’s Talking About It