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title: "MSCI EAFE: Methodology"
description: "MSCI EAFE is maintained by MSCI and covers developed markets outside u.s./canada. How the index selects and weights its constituents, and what that means for what it measures."
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# MSCI EAFE: What It Measures and How It Is Built







## Direct Answer



> The MSCI EAFE is a rule-based measurement of developed markets outside u.s./canada, maintained by MSCI. Like every index it owns nothing: it is a number produced by applying a published weighting formula to a selected list of companies, revised on a schedule the provider sets.








## What this index covers



The MSCI EAFE covers developed markets outside u.s./canada, within the Global market. MSCI defines which securities are eligible, how they are selected from that pool, and how much each one contributes to the published number.



The index name does not state a fixed company count, so the number of constituents follows the eligibility rules rather than a target.








## How constituents are weighted



Swoopr has not verified the weighting method for this index against MSCI's current methodology document, so none is stated here rather than guessed. The provider link below is authoritative.








## Current MSCI EAFE constituents



MSCI publishes and licenses the MSCI EAFE constituent list. Swoopr does not republish it here. The provider's own page is the authoritative source for current membership and weights.



[MSCI: official MSCI EAFE page](https://www.msci.com/indexes)








## Related reading



- [All stock market indexes](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/indexes/): how indexes are built, weighted and revised.
- [Global indexes](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/indexes/global/): others covering the same region.
- [Index concentration](https://www.getswoopr.com/technical-analysis/market-concentration/index-concentration/): measuring how much of an index sits in its largest holdings.
- [Index rebalancing and inclusion effects](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/corporate-actions-catalysts/index-rebalancing-and-inclusion-effects/): what happens to a stock when index membership changes.








## Frequently Asked Questions


### Who maintains the MSCI EAFE?



MSCI maintains the MSCI EAFE and publishes the methodology document that defines its eligibility and weighting rules.




### What does the MSCI EAFE measure?



It measures developed markets outside u.s./canada. The index is a calculated number applying a weighting formula to a selected list of companies, and it holds nothing itself.




### Where can I see the current MSCI EAFE constituents?



MSCI publishes the current constituent list. Swoopr does not republish it, because index providers license constituent data and Swoopr holds no such licence.











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