iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF vs United Microelectronics Corp — how do they compare? iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF trades at $100.75, while United Microelectronics Corp trades at $19.76 (market cap $47.81B). The key difference: United Microelectronics Corp pays a 2.12% dividend while iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF pays none, and iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, United Microelectronics Corp nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| IEFA | UMC | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Broad Market / Factor | Technology |
52-Week High | $101.09 | $28.02 |
52-Week Low | $84.72 | $6.58 |
Market Cap | — | $47.81B |
Enterprise Value | — | $44.93B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.12% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
IEFA tracks the MSCI EAFE Investable Market Index, offering broad exposure to large, mid, and small-cap stocks in developed markets across Europe, Australasia, and the Far East. It serves as a low-cost core holding for international diversification, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
Read more on IEFA →Founded in 1980, United Microelectronics is the world's third-largest dedicated chip foundry, with 7% market share in 2021, according to Gartner, after TSMC and GlobalFoundries. UMC's headquarters are in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and it operates 12 fabs in Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan and Singapore, with additional sales offices in Europe, the U.S. and South Korea. UMC features a diverse customer base including Texas Instruments, MediaTek, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Xilinx and Realtek, supplying a wide range of products applied in communications, display, memory, automotive and more. UMC employs about 20,000 people.
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