iShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF
$44.48+0.13 (+0.29%)
- 0.24%
- $660M
- +14.6%
- 3.64%
- 0M sh
- $44.31
- low $38.99high $46.44
The ETF.net ISCF 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.A81 out of 100Rank 6 of 30Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 8Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D38 out of 100Rank 22 of 30Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B59 out of 100Rank 12 of 30Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A86 out of 100Rank 4 of 30Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A73 out of 100Rank 5 of 30
Our read on ISCF
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.
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
- Four 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
- 0.24% a year undercuts the typical international multifactor fund, and it buys the small-cap end that most factor ETFs skip entirely.
- Roughly 1,200 stocks across developed markets outside the US, so no single name or country runs the show.
- Running 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
- Small caps abroad move harder than large-cap international funds, and foreign-currency swings feed into what you see in dollars.
- It trades moderately, not like the large-cap factor names (INTF, GSIE), so bid-ask spreads can matter more than the headline fee.
- Distributions land once or twice a year rather than quarterly, so cash arrives lumpy.
ISCF Holdings
- Stocks
- 1,213
- 5%
- SAB.MC
Sectors
- Industrials23.6%
- Consumer Discretionary13.0%
- Financials12.7%
- Materials12.3%
- Information Technology10.0%
- Real Estate7.7%
- Health Care5.5%
- Energy4.1%
- Consumer Staples3.8%
- Communication3.7%
- Utilities3.5%
Geography
- Japan27.58%
- United Kingdom11.81%
- Canada10.14%
- Australia7.66%
- Germany5.48%
- Switzerland5.33%
- France4.97%
- Spain3.12%
- 23.91%
Developed 97% · Emerging 3%
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$11,458
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 | ISCF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +8.9% |
| 1 month | −2.3% |
| 3 months | +1.2% |
| 1 year | +14.6% |
| 3 years | +19.9% |
| 5 years | +8.3% |
| 10 years | +9.4% |
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 | ISCF |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +8.9% | |
| 2025 | +33.6% | |
| 2024 | +4.8% | |
| 2023 | +11.5% | |
| 2022 | −15.0% | |
| 2021 | +13.3% | |
| 2020 | +7.6% |
ISCF in the news
ISCF Dividends
- 3.64%
- $1.61
- $0.82 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
ISCF Risk
- 13.2%
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.
- 1.08
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.
- −28.9%
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.
- 0.94
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
0.24%
ISCF0.24%
- The middle half of International Multifactor funds
- Median 0.35%
5 of the 30 International Multifactor funds charge less.
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- BGLOFiShares Global Equity Factor ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +23.7%
- BGSIEGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +16.0%
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