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GLOF

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange Arca

iShares Global Equity Factor ETF

Factor & Screened Index · IShares · Inception 2015-04-27

$61.16−0.58 (−0.94%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:16 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 15 prints from 61.74 to 61.16. Range 61.10 to 61.49. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$61.10$61.30$61.40$61.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.20%
Fund size
$200M
1Y return
+21.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.51%
Holdings
661
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$61.63
52W range
low $50.37high $61.94

The ETF.net GLOF Grade

B

68/ 100

Rank 7 of 30 in International Multifactor⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for GLOF. Scores out of 100: Cost 86, Risk 55, Mission not scored, Tradability 69, Holdings 38, Durability 60. Strongest: Cost (86). Weakest: Holdings (38). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 68 of 100 sits in the B 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 86
    Category rank5/30 · top 17%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 55
    Category rank11/30 · top 37%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 69
    Category rank7/30 · top 23%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 38
    Category rank24/30 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 60
    Category rank12/30 · top 40%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on GLOF

ETF.net Research

BMost factor funds in this corner stop at the US border. GLOF doesn't: one fund, roughly 700 large- and mid-cap stocks across developed and emerging markets, weighted toward value, quality, momentum, low volatility and smaller size.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index of large- and mid-capitalization developed- and emerging-market stocks selected for favorable exposure to target style factors, subject to constraints.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Whole-world coverage in one wrapper: US, developed and emerging markets, roughly 700 large- and mid-cap names, for 0.20% a year.blackrock.com
  2. 02That 0.20% fee sits well under the multifactor cohort median of 0.38%, and undercuts ex-US peers such as GSIE (0.25%) and RODM (0.29%).
  3. 03An optimizer, not a simple screen: the STOXX Global Equity Factor Index chases five factor exposures while keeping market risk close to the broad parent index.blackrock.com
  4. 04Live since 2015 and run by BlackRock's iShares desk, it stands among the stronger packages in its multifactor peer group.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Trading is light next to mainstream global index funds, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than the headline fee suggests.
  2. 02The engine changed in March 2023, from an MSCI multi-factor index to the STOXX one, so the older track record reflects a different recipe.blackrock.com
  3. 03Factor tilts move on their own cycle and can diverge from a plain cap-weighted global index. Cash comes once or twice a year, not quarterly.

GLOF Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 3:55 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
661
Top-10 weight
25%
Largest holding
NVDA4.9%

Sectors

  • Technology31.8%
  • Financials16.9%
  • Consumer Discr.10.2%
  • Health Care8.9%
  • Industrials8.8%
  • Communication7.7%
  • Cons. Staples5.2%
  • Energy4.3%
  • Materials2.9%
  • Utilities2.4%
  • Real Estate1.0%

Geography

  • United States58.99%
  • Japan6.92%
  • Taiwan3.18%
  • South Korea3.11%
  • China2.90%
  • United Kingdom2.66%
  • Switzerland2.58%
  • Canada2.07%
  • Other countries (40)17.60%

Developed 67% · Emerging 33% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 46.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANVIDIA4.94%43,871$10M828
002AAPLAPPLE4.61%27,053$9M707
003MSFTMICROSOFT3.38%13,494$7M792
004GOOGALPHABET CLASS C3.36%19,262$7M471
005AMZNAMAZON.COM INC2.16%16,844$4M720
006AVGOBROADCOM INC1.66%9,189$3M732
0072330.TWTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING1.55%39,489$3M175
008METAMETA PLATFORMS CLASS A1.25%3,708$2M683
009MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY0.97%1,878$2M655
010JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO0.93%5,262$2M478
011NOVN.SWNOVARTIS AG0.89%12,513$2M183
012LLYELI LILLY0.81%1,388$2M569
013JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON0.77%5,594$2M521
014ABBVABBVIE0.72%5,408$1M511
015005930.KSSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD0.70%7,275$1M176

Showing 1–15 of 687 holdings

GLOF Performance

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

GLOF$12,099
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. GLOF $12,099. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,325$10,817$12,309Sep 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 GLOF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGLOF
Year to date+17.9%
1 month+1.1%
3 months+3.9%
1 year+21.0%
3 years+24.0%per year
5 years+12.7%per year
10 years+12.3%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 GLOF
YearReturn barGLOF
2026 YTD+17.9%
2025+23.9%
2024+17.5%
2023+22.4%
2022−17.0%
2021+18.7%
2020+10.0%

GLOF in the news

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GLOF 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.
1.51%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.93Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.45 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. 20 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.24; Dec 19, 2017 $0.35; Jun 19, 2018 $0.21; Dec 18, 2018 $0.14; Dec 28, 2018 $0.18; Jun 17, 2019 $0.33; Dec 16, 2019 $0.43; Jun 15, 2020 $0.26; Dec 14, 2020 $0.32; Jun 10, 2021 $0.33; Dec 13, 2021 $0.42; Jun 9, 2022 $0.31; Dec 13, 2022 $0.49; Jun 7, 2023 $0.36; Dec 20, 2023 $0.59; Jun 11, 2024 $0.42; Dec 17, 2024 $0.71; Jun 16, 2025 $0.41; Dec 16, 2025 $0.48; Jun 15, 2026 $0.45. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.45
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.48
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.41
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.71
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.42
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.59
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.36
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.49
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.31
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.42
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.33
Dec 14, 2020Dec 18, 2020$0.32

GLOF Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.9%
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.
1.38
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.
−25.1%
Trough Sep 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.
0.92
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.

GLOF Cost

Expense ratio0.20%
  • The middle half of International Multifactor funds
  • Median 0.35%

4 of the 30 International Multifactor funds charge less.

GLOF costs $20.00 a year on $10,000. The median International Multifactor fund costs $35.50.