QEFA ETF — SPDR® MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF

SPDR® MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF (QEFA)

QEFA is an ETF. its distribution rate is 3.03%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.77%, its expense ratio is 0.30%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 72/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 127.5% over the past 12.3 years, 252.3 points behind SPY at 379.8%.

At the current 3.03% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $303 per year, or about $151.50 per semi-annual payment if the next payment matches the last regular one.

SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF is an equity fund that tracks an index of large- and mid-cap stocks across developed markets in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East, with exposure to value, low volatility, and quality factor strategies. The fund distributes semi-annually at a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.30%. It appeals to income and value-oriented investors seeking diversified international equity exposure with a strategic factors tilt.

QEFA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 127.5% over the past 12.3 years, 252.3 points behind SPY at 379.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 15.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.6%.

QEFA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

72 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.18%

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/04/2014

Expense ratio

0.30%

Distribution rate

3.03%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

2.77%

Last close

$98.98 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$99.82

Premium / discount

0.84% discount

AUM

$1,028,154,873

Average volume

19606.0

Last dividend

$1.498

Last ex-dividend date

06/01/2026 (as of 2026-06-01)

Last payment date

06/05/2026 (as of 2026-06-05)

Beta

0.8

P/E ratio

17.9142

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.03%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (2.77%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: State Street; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

QEFA risks and drawbacks

QEFA's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.6%.

Who may consider QEFA — and who may not

QEFA may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (QEFA pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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