iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA): Rolling Returns

Data Source: from January 1970 to March 2024 (~54 years)
Consolidated Returns as of 31 March 2024

Holding the iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA) ETF, how long should you stay invested to have high probability to obtain a positive return?

Considering all the available data source (~54 years), the longest period with a negative return lasted 170 months (from February 1989 to March 2003).

This means that every rolling period of 171 months or above has always granted a positive return.

To obtain comprehensive information, please consult the iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA) ETF: Historical Returns page.

Previous vs subsequent Returns

Considering all 10-year rolling periods, is there a relationship between past and future returns, at a given date?

In the following chart, we show how past returns (x-axis) and subsequent returns (y-axis) are related.

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ISHARES MSCI EAFE (EFA) ETF
Previous vs Next Returns - 10 Years annualized
Updated to March 2024

The annualized return of the last 10 years has been 4.77% (updated at Mar 31, 2024).

Rolling Returns

A rolling return is a measure of investment performance that calculates the return of an investment over a set period of time, with the starting date rolling forward. This approach can provide a more accurate representation of the investment's historical performance and helps investors to evaluate the investment's consistency over time.

ISHARES MSCI EAFE (EFA) ETF
Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Returns - Inflation Adjusted
Data Source: 1 April 1994 - 31 March 2024 (30 Years)
Data Source: 1 January 1970 - 31 March 2024 (~54 years)
Inflation Adjusted:

Annualized Rolling Returns - 1 Year (12 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +9.80% +90.05%
Sep 1985 - Aug 1986 		-50.02%
Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 		32.34%
207 out of 640
US Inflation Adjusted +4.99% +87.10%
Sep 1985 - Aug 1986 		-50.03%
Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 		40.00%
256 out of 640
1 Year Annualized Rolling Returns
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1 Year Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 2 Years (24 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +7.80% +74.88%
May 1985 - Apr 1987 		-29.65%
Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 		23.41%
147 out of 628
US Inflation Adjusted +3.62% +70.40%
May 1985 - Apr 1987 		-31.07%
Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 		37.42%
235 out of 628
2 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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2 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 3 Years (36 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +6.96% +60.37%
Jun 1984 - May 1987 		-19.65%
Apr 2000 - Mar 2003 		19.16%
118 out of 616
US Inflation Adjusted +3.61% +55.74%
Jun 1984 - May 1987 		-21.58%
Apr 2000 - Mar 2003 		34.42%
212 out of 616
3 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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3 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 4 Years (48 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +6.23% +45.20%
Jun 1984 - May 1988 		-9.86%
Oct 2007 - Sep 2011 		16.72%
101 out of 604
US Inflation Adjusted +2.81% +40.67%
Jun 1984 - May 1988 		-11.71%
Oct 2007 - Sep 2011 		32.28%
195 out of 604
4 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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4 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 5 Years (60 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +6.71% +42.40%
Aug 1982 - Jul 1987 		-7.41%
Jun 2007 - May 2012 		11.49%
68 out of 592
US Inflation Adjusted +2.53% +38.06%
Aug 1982 - Jul 1987 		-9.26%
Jun 2007 - May 2012 		32.26%
191 out of 592
5 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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5 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 6 Years (72 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +6.36% +36.46%
Aug 1982 - Jul 1988 		-2.74%
Oct 1996 - Sep 2002 		7.07%
41 out of 580
US Inflation Adjusted +2.48% +32.10%
Aug 1982 - Jul 1988 		-4.99%
Apr 1997 - Mar 2003 		25.69%
149 out of 580
6 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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6 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 7 Years (84 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +6.56% +33.35%
Aug 1982 - Jul 1989 		-2.53%
Apr 1996 - Mar 2003 		2.29%
13 out of 568
US Inflation Adjusted +3.09% +28.78%
Aug 1982 - Jul 1989 		-4.84%
Apr 1996 - Mar 2003 		19.19%
109 out of 568
7 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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7 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 8 Years (96 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +6.79% +27.82%
Aug 1982 - Jul 1990 		-1.99%
Mar 2001 - Feb 2009 		3.78%
21 out of 556
US Inflation Adjusted +3.07% +23.24%
Aug 1982 - Jul 1990 		-4.28%
Mar 2001 - Feb 2009 		18.17%
101 out of 556
8 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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8 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 9 Years (108 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +6.77% +24.11%
Apr 1980 - Mar 1989 		-3.86%
Mar 2000 - Feb 2009 		4.60%
25 out of 544
US Inflation Adjusted +3.42% +18.42%
Apr 1980 - Mar 1989 		-6.22%
Mar 2000 - Feb 2009 		16.36%
89 out of 544
9 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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9 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 10 Years (120 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +6.45% +24.60%
May 1977 - Apr 1987 		-0.59%
Mar 1999 - Feb 2009 		0.56%
3 out of 532
US Inflation Adjusted +3.21% +16.99%
May 1977 - Apr 1987 		-3.76%
Aug 1972 - Jul 1982 		13.72%
73 out of 532
10 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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10 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 11 Years (132 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +6.65% +23.33%
Apr 1977 - Mar 1988 		-0.18%
Mar 1998 - Feb 2009 		0.19%
1 out of 520
US Inflation Adjusted +3.08% +16.04%
Apr 1977 - Mar 1988 		-2.63%
Mar 1998 - Feb 2009 		11.92%
62 out of 520
11 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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11 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 12 Years (144 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +6.93% +22.31%
Feb 1977 - Jan 1989 		+0.42%
Jan 2000 - Dec 2011 		0.00%
0 out of 508
US Inflation Adjusted +3.07% +15.18%
Mar 1977 - Feb 1989 		-2.04%
Jan 2000 - Dec 2011 		12.60%
64 out of 508
12 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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12 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 13 Years (156 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +6.95% +22.96%
Oct 1974 - Sep 1987 		-0.27%
Oct 1989 - Sep 2002 		0.60%
3 out of 496
US Inflation Adjusted +3.66% +15.46%
Oct 1974 - Sep 1987 		-3.07%
Oct 1989 - Sep 2002 		9.88%
49 out of 496
13 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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13 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 14 Years (168 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +6.83% +21.20%
Jan 1975 - Dec 1988 		+0.02%
Apr 1989 - Mar 2003 		0.00%
0 out of 484
US Inflation Adjusted +3.65% +14.11%
Jan 1975 - Dec 1988 		-2.87%
Mar 1989 - Feb 2003 		7.02%
34 out of 484
14 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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14 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 15 Years (180 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +6.81% +21.16%
Oct 1974 - Sep 1989 		+0.51%
Oct 2007 - Sep 2022 		0.00%
0 out of 472
US Inflation Adjusted +3.91% +14.08%
Oct 1974 - Sep 1989 		-2.49%
Apr 1988 - Mar 2003 		7.84%
37 out of 472
15 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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15 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 16 Years (192 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +6.55% +17.76%
Aug 1974 - Jul 1990 		+1.48%
Nov 2007 - Oct 2023 		0.00%
0 out of 460
US Inflation Adjusted +4.19% +11.71%
Aug 1982 - Jul 1998 		-1.43%
Apr 1987 - Mar 2003 		4.35%
20 out of 460
16 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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16 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 17 Years (204 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +6.12% +18.22%
Jul 1970 - Jun 1987 		+2.12%
Jan 2000 - Dec 2016 		0.00%
0 out of 448
US Inflation Adjusted +3.72% +11.74%
Aug 1982 - Jul 1999 		-0.12%
Mar 1992 - Feb 2009 		0.45%
2 out of 448
17 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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17 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 18 Years (216 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +6.31% +17.62%
Jul 1970 - Jun 1988 		+1.77%
Mar 1991 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
0 out of 436
US Inflation Adjusted +3.71% +11.53%
Aug 1982 - Jul 2000 		-0.78%
Mar 1991 - Feb 2009 		0.46%
2 out of 436
18 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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18 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 19 Years (228 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +6.63% +17.24%
Aug 1970 - Jul 1989 		+1.36%
Mar 1990 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
0 out of 424
US Inflation Adjusted +3.91% +10.28%
Aug 1970 - Jul 1989 		-1.31%
Mar 1990 - Feb 2009 		1.42%
6 out of 424
19 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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19 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

Annualized Rolling Returns - 20 Years (240 months)

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Median Best Worst Negative Periods
Annualized Rolling Return +7.09% +16.26%
Jul 1970 - Jun 1990 		+1.23%
Mar 1989 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
0 out of 412
US Inflation Adjusted +4.17% +9.76%
Oct 1974 - Sep 1994 		-1.56%
Mar 1989 - Feb 2009 		1.94%
8 out of 412
20 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
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20 Years Annualized Rolling Returns
Annualized Rolling Return Distribution

To obtain comprehensive information, please consult the iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA) ETF: Historical Returns page.