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EFAV

GradeAChicago Board Options Exchange

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

Factor & Screened Index · IShares · Inception 2011-10-17 · SEC filings

$92.44−1.03 (−1.11%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:25 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 60 prints from 93.47 to 92.44. Range 92.22 to 92.80. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$92.20$92.60$92.8010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.20%
Fund size
$5.4B
1Y return
+14.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.06%
Holdings
265
Volume · 30D
0.5M sh
NAV per share
$93.37
52W range
low $83.37high $95.34

The ETF.net EFAV Grade

A

76/ 100

Rank 1 of 15 in International Factor Index⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for EFAV. Scores out of 100: Cost 89, Risk 71, Mission 60, Tradability 85, Holdings 70, Durability 83. Strongest: Cost (89). Weakest: Mission (60). No single pillar leads.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 76 of 100 sits in the A band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 89
    Category rank3/15 · top 20%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    BScore 60
    Category rank8/9 · bottom quartile

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    AScore 71
    Category rank4/15 · top 27%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 85
    Category rank1/15 · top 7%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 70
    Category rank5/15 · top 33%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 83
    Category rank2/15 · top 13%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on EFAV

ETF.net Research

AThe 2011 original for overseas min vol: roughly 300 developed-market stocks outside the US and Canada, picked for lower-volatility traits, at 0.20% a year. One of the strongest builds in its international factor group.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index of developed-market equities outside the United States and Canada that have lower-volatility characteristics.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Charges 0.20% a year, less than half the typical fee among international factor funds.
  2. 02Running since 2011 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, one of the longer records in the international factor aisle.
  3. 03Spreads across about 300 names and follows the MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility Index, so the low-vol call is rules-based rather than a manager's hand-picked list.ishares.com
  4. 04Stands among the strongest implementations in its 18-fund international factor peer group.

Worth knowing

  1. 01The min-vol screen reshapes the lineup, so sector and country weights can sit well away from a plain EAFE index fund and results diverge from it.
  2. 02QLVD runs a developed ex-US low-volatility mandate for 0.15%, so cheaper shelf-mates exist in the same aisle.
  3. 03Coverage stops at developed markets outside the US and Canada, leaving emerging markets and Canadian stocks to other holdings.ishares.com

EFAV Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 3:21 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
265
Top-10 weight
15%
Largest holding
4502.T1.6%

Sectors

  • Financials20.4%
  • Industrials15.3%
  • Cons. Staples12.0%
  • Health Care10.9%
  • Communication9.4%
  • Utilities8.7%
  • Energy8.6%
  • Consumer Discr.5.3%
  • Technology5.2%
  • Real Estate2.7%
  • Materials1.6%

Geography

  • Japan28.78%
  • Switzerland10.36%
  • United Kingdom9.49%
  • France5.65%
  • Singapore5.48%
  • Hong Kong5.33%
  • Australia5.28%
  • Spain4.28%
  • Other countries (14)25.33%

Developed 96% · Emerging 4% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 19.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0014502.TTAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL1.56%2,216,200$84M146
002EQNR.OLEQUINOR1.55%1,878,658$83M125
003SHEL.LSHELL PLC1.52%1,734,049$82M159
004D05.SIDBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD1.51%1,353,240$81M139
005IBE.MCIBERDROLA1.49%3,454,873$80M154
0069735.TSECOM1.47%1,927,700$79M108
007ENI.MIENI1.44%2,822,630$77M128
008TTE.PATOTALENERGIES1.43%842,943$77M151
009O39.SIOVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING LTD1.36%2,979,399$73M120
010ZURN.SWZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG1.30%96,219$70M153
011SCMN.SWSWISSCOM AG1.29%87,997$69M119
012NOVN.SWNOVARTIS AG1.26%484,539$68M183
0139434.TSOFTBANK1.17%40,037,100$63M123
014SAMPO.HESAMPO CLASS A1.17%5,808,297$63M109
015ULVR.LUNILEVER PLC1.15%998,401$62M124

Showing 1–15 of 285 holdings

EFAV Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

EFAV$11,403
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. EFAV $11,403. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for EFAV. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEFAV
Year to date+10.4%
1 month−1.2%
3 months+7.4%
1 year+14.0%
3 years+15.8%per year
5 years+6.8%per year
10 years+6.4%per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for EFAV
YearReturn barEFAV
2026 YTD+10.4%
2025+26.0%
2024+5.3%
2023+12.5%
2022−15.1%
2021+7.2%
2020−0.1%

EFAV in the news

EFAV Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
3.06%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.86Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.68 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 18 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $1.40; Dec 19, 2017 $0.39; Jun 19, 2018 $1.45; Dec 18, 2018 $0.77; Jun 17, 2019 $1.39; Dec 16, 2019 $1.73; Jun 15, 2020 $0.98; Jun 10, 2021 $1.27; Dec 13, 2021 $0.63; Jun 9, 2022 $1.11; Dec 13, 2022 $0.50; Jun 7, 2023 $1.31; Dec 20, 2023 $0.82; Jun 11, 2024 $1.43; Dec 17, 2024 $0.86; Jun 16, 2025 $1.59; Dec 16, 2025 $1.17; Jun 15, 2026 $1.68. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$1.68
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$1.17
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$1.59
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.86
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$1.43
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.82
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$1.31
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.50
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$1.11
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.63
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$1.27
Jun 15, 2020Jun 19, 2020$0.98

EFAV Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
10.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.02
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−26.5%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.48
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

EFAV Cost

Expense ratio0.20%
  • The middle half of International Factor Index funds
  • Median 0.38%

No International Factor Index fund charges less.

EFAV costs $20.00 a year on $10,000. The median International Factor Index fund costs $37.50.