iShares Global Equity Factor ETF
$61.27+0.02 (+0.03%)
- 0.20%
- $202M
- +23.7%
- 1.52%
- 0M sh
- $61.25
- low $50.50high $61.94
The ETF.net GLOF Grade
B
Score 68 out of 100
- 6 of 30
Score 68 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A86 out of 100Rank 5 of 30Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B66 out of 100Rank 8 of 30Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B65 out of 100Rank 9 of 30Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D26 out of 100Rank 26 of 30Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B61 out of 100Rank 12 of 30
Our read on GLOF
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.
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
- Whole-world coverage in one wrapper: US, developed and emerging markets, roughly 700 large- and mid-cap names, for 0.20% a year.blackrock.com
- That 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%).
- An 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
- Live since 2015 and run by BlackRock's iShares desk, it stands among the stronger packages in its multifactor peer group.
Worth knowing
- Trading is light next to mainstream global index funds, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than the headline fee suggests.
- The 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
- Factor 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
- Stocks
- 692
- 25%
- NVDA
Geography
- United States60.08%
- Japan6.94%
- Taiwan3.58%
- China2.95%
- South Korea2.76%
- United Kingdom2.60%
- Switzerland2.58%
- Ireland2.19%
- 16.31%
Developed 66% · Emerging 34%
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$12,365
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | GLOF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +16.9% |
| 1 month | +0.3% |
| 3 months | +3.2% |
| 1 year | +23.7% |
| 3 years | +23.6% |
| 5 years | +13.3% |
| 10 years | +12.2% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | GLOF |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +16.9% | |
| 2025 | +23.9% | |
| 2024 | +17.5% | |
| 2023 | +22.4% | |
| 2022 | −17.0% | |
| 2021 | +18.7% | |
| 2020 | +10.0% |
GLOF in the news
GLOF Dividends
- 1.52%
- $0.93
- $0.45 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
GLOF Risk
- 11.5%
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.
- 1.52
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.
- −25.1%
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.
- 0.91
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
0.20%
GLOF0.20%
- The middle half of International Multifactor funds
- Median 0.35%
4 of the 30 International Multifactor funds charge less.
Other funds in International Multifactor
- ARODMHartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +20.0%
- AFDEVFidelity International Multifactor ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +14.5%
- BISCFiShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETFExpense ratio 0.24%1 year return +14.6%
- BGSIEGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +16.0%
- BQEFAState Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +15.9%