MSCI EAFE index

The MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia and Far East) index is a capitalization weighted index of 22 national stock markets outside the North American stock markets. The index has been calculated by MSCI Barra since December 31, 1969. The index is frequently used as a benchmark for measuring international developed stock market investment portfolios. The EAFE Index is tracked by numerous index and exchange traded funds.

Index constituents
The twenty two nations included in the MSCI EAFE index include:

Index returns
The following table provides the historical performance of the MSCI EAFE index from the 1970 inception to year end 2012. Both nominal and real returns are provided. The first chart shows historical nominal returns, real returns, and standard deviations; the second chart shows constituent country weightings in the index. The second tab provides a chart of annual nominal and real returns. The fourth tab provides a chart of nominal and real growth of capital.