what companies are in the msci eafe index 
there are 21 countries included in the eafe index they are australia austria belgium denmark finland france germany hong kong ireland israel italy japan the netherlands new zealand norway portugal singapore spain sweden switzerland and the uk the bottom linethe eafe index is an international stock index that was launched in 1986 by morgan stanley capital international the index follows the stocks of companies located in 21 developed countries throughout the world the u s and canada are among the countries excluded by the index the eafe index is used as a benchmark by managers of etfs and mutual funds who seek to provide investors with the potential for return from the countries followed by the index and to match its performance 