iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF
$52.27+0.09 (+0.17%)
- 0.30%
- $4.2B
- +16.7%
- 4.45%
- 0.4M sh
- $52.19
- low $45.98high $54.79
The ETF.net IMTM Grade
B
Score 58 out of 100
- 8 of 15
Score 58 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.B61 out of 100Rank 6 of 15Mission
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.C44 out of 100Rank 10 of 15Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B69 out of 100Rank 5 of 15Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C50 out of 100Rank 10 of 15Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A76 out of 100Rank 3 of 15
Our read on IMTM
BMomentum investing usually stops at the US border. IMTM runs the same idea across developed markets outside America, holding roughly 300 stocks picked for strong price momentum and reshuffling as leadership changes hands.
The fund seeks to follow an index of developed-market international equities selected for relatively strong price momentum.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.30%, half the typical fee among international active-equity funds, and undercuts factor peers like AVDS while sitting near AVDE and DFIC.
- A rare pure-momentum sleeve for developed markets outside the US, where most factor money never leaves home.
- Live since 2015 and now a multi-billion-dollar iShares fund, so it has a decade of track record and real trading depth behind it.
- Ranks in the top quartile of its international equity peer group on our review, one of the stronger implementations in the category.
Worth knowing
- Momentum chases what is already working, so the portfolio can tilt hard toward whichever countries and sectors are hot and swing more than a broad index.
- Roughly 300 developed-market names means no emerging markets and a narrower bench than a total international fund.
- Distributions arrive once or twice a year, not monthly, and it trades moderately rather than at mega-fund volumes.
IMTM Holdings
- Stocks
- 314
- 24%
- ASML.AS
Sectors
- Financials37.1%
- Technology16.8%
- Industrials12.3%
- Energy10.5%
- Health Care6.3%
- Materials6.2%
- Utilities3.8%
- Consumer Staples2.4%
- Consumer Discretionary2.3%
- Communication1.8%
- Real Estate0.5%
Geography
- Japan27.98%
- Canada17.47%
- United Kingdom10.08%
- Switzerland8.11%
- Netherlands7.44%
- Spain5.21%
- Germany4.44%
- France3.62%
- 15.65%
Developed 99% · Emerging 1%
IMTM Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IMTM$11,666
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 | IMTM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.0% |
| 1 month | −2.9% |
| 3 months | −1.0% |
| 1 year | +16.7% |
| 3 years | +22.0% |
| 5 years | +10.4% |
| 10 years | +10.5% |
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 | IMTM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.0% | |
| 2025 | +34.5% | |
| 2024 | +12.2% | |
| 2023 | +13.9% | |
| 2022 | −16.8% | |
| 2021 | +6.6% | |
| 2020 | +22.2% |
IMTM in the news
IMTM Dividends
- 4.45%
- $2.32
- $0.60 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
IMTM Risk
- 12.6%
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.
- 1.34
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.
- −30.6%
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.
- 0.81
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IMTM Cost
0.30%
IMTM0.30%
- The middle half of International Factor Index funds
- Median 0.34%
5 of the 15 International Factor Index funds charge less.
Other funds in International Factor Index
- BVDGVanguard Developed Markets ex US Growth Index ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return —
- BTLTDNorthern Trust Morningstar Developed Markets ex-US Factor Tilt ETFExpense ratio 0.41%1 year return +18.1%
- BGMOIGMO International Value ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +30.7%
- CIQDGWisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth FundExpense ratio 0.42%1 year return +9.5%
- CFYLDCambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return +34.7%