iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

About

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (US46429B6891) is a US-listed equity ETF tracking the MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility Index (Net). With a expense ratio of 0.2%, it is competitively priced, paying distributions. The fund holds 279 positions across 22 regions with 5.1B in assets.

Score Breakdown

Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database. Last updated: Jun 22, 2026
Component Score Details
Cost (30%) 8.5 Tracking Difference: 9.8 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 5.5
Liquidity (25%) 9.8 Assets Under Management

Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.

Ticker EFAV
ISIN
Fund Size $5.1B
Issuer iShares
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Oct 2011
Base Currency USD
Index MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility Index (Net)
Asset Class Equities
Category Factor Equity

Costs

8.5
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What expense ratio, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

Expense ratio (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures the expense ratio plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

Expense Ratio0.00%
 
Metric Value
Expense Ratio 0.20%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
 
Period Cumulative Return
1 Month
3 Months
6 Months
1 Year +11.55%
3 Years +14.24%
5 Years +6.62%
10 Years +6.21%
YTD +5.67%
Since Inception +7.19%

Holdings

This fund invests into 279 individual investments.
#1
Iberdrola SA
1.60%
#2
Secom Co Ltd
1.53%
#3
Novartis AG
1.40%
#4
Shell PLC
1.39%
#5
Eni SpA
1.38%
#6
DBS Group Holdings Ltd
1.37%
#7
Swisscom AG
1.36%
#8
TotalEnergies SE
1.36%
#9
Zurich Insurance Group AG
1.36%
#10
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd
1.35%
View all holdings (50)
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 Iberdrola SA IBE 159.63%
2 Secom Co Ltd 9735 153.23%
3 Novartis AG NOVN 139.98%
4 Shell PLC SHEL 138.70%
5 Eni SpA ENI 138.20%
6 DBS Group Holdings Ltd D05 137.45%
7 Swisscom AG SCMN 135.80%
8 TotalEnergies SE TTE 135.73%
9 Zurich Insurance Group AG ZURN 135.58%
10 BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd 2388 135.03%
11 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 4502 133.84%
12 Equinor ASA EQNR 124.54%
13 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd O39 120.15%
14 Sampo Oyj SAMPO 118.44%
15 Orange SA ORA 116.39%
16 Unilever PLC ULVR 113.70%
17 Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV AD 109.09%
18 Nestle SA NESN 106.08%
19 Swiss Prime Site AG SPSN 104.83%
20 KDDI Corp 9433 104.01%
21 SoftBank Corp 9434 103.36%
22 CLP Holdings Ltd 2 102.31%
23 Poste Italiane SpA PST 96.53%
24 Japan Tobacco Inc 2914 95.64%
25 Bank Hapoalim BM POLI 92.76%
26 East Japan Railway Co 9020 91.76%
27 Power Assets Holdings Ltd 6 88.74%
28 Singapore Exchange Ltd S68 88.11%
29 Transurban Group TCL 83.68%
30 Koninklijke KPN NV KPN 83.49%
31 Danone SA BN 79.62%
32 Shionogi & Co Ltd 4507 78.25%
33 NTT Inc 9432 76.66%
34 Obic Co Ltd 4684 74.23%
35 Sanofi SA SAN 74.20%
36 Air Liquide SA AI 74.17%
37 AstraZeneca PLC AZN 73.66%
38 Helvetia Baloise Holding AG HBAN 72.69%
39 Fast Retailing Co Ltd 9983 72.59%
40 BAE Systems PLC BA. 71.32%
41 Industria de Diseno Textil SA ITX 69.86%
42 United Overseas Bank Ltd U11 69.51%
43 Bridgestone Corp 5108 68.55%
44 Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd 4578 68.36%
45 Medibank Pvt Ltd MPL 65.74%
46 British American Tobacco PLC BATS 65.72%
47 Kao Corp 4452 65.11%
48 Haleon PLC HLN 64.97%
49 Schindler Holding AG SCHN 63.63%
50 Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM LUMI 63.20%

Sectors

Allocation by industry sector.
 
Sector Weight
Financials 2059.00%
Industrials 1427.00%
Consumer Staples 1183.00%
Health Care 1179.00%
Utilities 887.00%
Communication Services 863.00%
Energy 813.00%
Consumer Discretionary 558.00%
Technology 496.00%
Real Estate 287.00%
Materials 158.00%
Unknown 90.00%

Regions

Geographic allocation by country of risk.
 
Country Weight
Japan 2596.00%
Switzerland 1067.00%
United Kingdom 975.00%
France 637.00%
Hong Kong SAR China 572.00%
Singapore 550.00%
Australia 548.00%
Spain 439.00%
Italy 433.00%
Germany 395.00%
Israel 327.00%
Finland 303.00%
Netherlands 222.00%
Belgium 211.00%
Norway 176.00%
Denmark 157.00%
UNKNOWN 88.00%
Austria 76.00%
Ireland 66.00%
Portugal 61.00%
New Zealand 58.00%
United States 38.00%
Sweden 5.00%
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