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ISCF

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange Arca

iShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

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

$45.12−0.74 (−1.61%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:05 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 35 prints from 45.86 to 45.12. Range 45.01 to 45.49. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$45.00$45.20$45.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.24%
Fund size
$678M
1Y return
+15.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.52%
Holdings
1193
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$45.53
52W range
low $38.99high $46.44

The ETF.net ISCF Grade

B

67/ 100

Rank 8 of 30 in International Multifactor⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for ISCF. Scores out of 100: Cost 81, Risk 35, Mission 100, Tradability 59, Holdings 88, Durability 73. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (35). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 67 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 81
    Category rank7/30 · top 23%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 100
    Category rank1/8 · top 13%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 35
    Category rank24/30 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 59
    Category rank13/30 · top 43%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 88
    Category rank3/30 · top 10%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 73
    Category rank6/30 · top 20%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on ISCF

ETF.net Research

BFactor investing usually stops at big multinationals. ISCF runs value, quality, momentum and low volatility on developed-market small caps outside the US, roughly 1,200 of them, for 0.24% a year.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to follow an index of developed-market small-cap stocks outside the United States, selected and weighted to provide favorable exposure to specified style factors within defined constraints.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Four factors in one wrapper: value, quality, momentum and low volatility, applied inside constraints meant to keep country and sector tilts from running away.ishares.com
  2. 020.24% a year undercuts the typical international multifactor fund, and it buys the small-cap end that most factor ETFs skip entirely.
  3. 03Roughly 1,200 stocks across developed markets outside the US, so no single name or country runs the show.
  4. 04Running since 2015, and the portfolio it holds lines up closely with the mandate it advertises: one of the tighter implementations in its peer group.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Small caps abroad move harder than large-cap international funds, and foreign-currency swings feed into what you see in dollars.
  2. 02It trades moderately, not like the large-cap factor names (INTF, GSIE), so bid-ask spreads can matter more than the headline fee.
  3. 03Distributions land once or twice a year rather than quarterly, so cash arrives lumpy.

ISCF Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 3:55 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
1,193
Top-10 weight
5%
Largest holding
SAB.MC0.9%

Sectors

  • Industrials22.8%
  • Financials13.9%
  • Consumer Discr.12.7%
  • Materials11.5%
  • Technology10.4%
  • Real Estate7.9%
  • Health Care5.2%
  • Energy4.8%
  • Cons. Staples3.8%
  • Communication3.7%
  • Utilities3.3%

Geography

  • Japan26.43%
  • United Kingdom11.98%
  • Canada9.89%
  • Australia7.53%
  • Switzerland5.50%
  • Germany5.36%
  • France5.10%
  • Netherlands3.95%
  • Other countries (28)24.27%

Developed 97% · Emerging 3% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 81.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001SAB.MCBANCO DE SABADELL0.88%1,418,454$6M92
002CG.TOCENTERRA GOLD0.53%154,367$4M50
0037189.TNISHI-NIPPON FINANCIAL HOLDINGS IN0.52%109,900$3M54
004ISS.COISS A S0.51%76,628$3M63
005FTT.TOFINNING INTERNATIONAL INC0.50%49,555$3M51
006—CHF CASH0.48%2,678,543$3M81
007DPM.TODPM METALS0.48%74,459$3M60
008LOGN.SWLOGITECH INTERNATIONAL0.47%31,234$3M114
009ASRNL.ASASR NEDERLAND0.45%35,787$3M108
010VACN.SWVAT GROUP AG0.44%3,943$3M113
011BESI.ASBE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRIES NV0.43%13,370$3M112
0121961.TSANKI ENGINEERING0.42%175,000$3M50
013ALSYDB.COAL SYDBANK0.42%25,849$3M54
014DBI.AXDALRYMPLE BAY INFRASTRUCTURE STAPL0.38%662,085$3M24
0159533.TTOHO GAS0.38%306,400$3M47

Showing 1–15 of 1210 holdings

ISCF Performance

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

ISCF$11,568
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. ISCF $11,568. 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 ISCF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodISCF
Year to date+12.5%
1 month−0.5%
3 months+4.3%
1 year+15.7%
3 years+20.1%per year
5 years+8.1%per year
10 years+9.5%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 ISCF
YearReturn barISCF
2026 YTD+12.5%
2025+33.6%
2024+4.8%
2023+11.5%
2022−15.0%
2021+13.3%
2020+7.6%

ISCF in the news

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ISCF 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.
3.52%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.61Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.82 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. 21 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.26; Dec 19, 2017 $0.38; Jun 19, 2018 $0.30; Dec 18, 2018 $0.25; Jun 17, 2019 $0.40; Dec 16, 2019 $0.51; Jun 15, 2020 $0.29; Dec 14, 2020 $0.43; Dec 30, 2020 $0.05; Jun 10, 2021 $0.42; Dec 13, 2021 $0.96; Dec 30, 2021 $0.04; Jun 9, 2022 $0.50; Dec 13, 2022 $0.32; Jun 7, 2023 $0.53; Dec 20, 2023 $0.73; Jun 11, 2024 $0.57; Dec 17, 2024 $0.82; Jun 16, 2025 $0.77; Dec 16, 2025 $0.79; Jun 15, 2026 $0.82. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.82
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.79
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.77
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.82
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.57
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.73
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.53
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.32
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.50
Dec 30, 2021Jan 5, 2022$0.04
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.96
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.42

ISCF Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.5%
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.
−29.6%
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.
0.94
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.

ISCF Cost

Expense ratio0.24%
  • The middle half of International Multifactor funds
  • Median 0.35%

5 of the 30 International Multifactor funds charge less.

ISCF costs $24.00 a year on $10,000. The median International Multifactor fund costs $35.50.