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iShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

ISCFNYSE ArcaiSharesB

$43.94+0.22 (+0.50%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B69/ 100

Rank 6 of 30 in International Multifactor

B69/100Rank 6 of 30inInternational Multifactor
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 43.72 to 43.94. Range 43.86 to 44.19. Use the arrow keys to read each point.43.8044.0044.1044.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.24%
Fund size
$711M
1Y total return
+11.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.69%
Holdings
1206
Avg volume · 30D
49.4K sh
52W range
low $38.99high $46.44
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ISCF Grade

B

Score 69 out of 100

Category
International Multifactor⁠
Rank
6 of 30
Six-pillar profile for ISCF. Scores out of 100: Cost 81, Risk 41, Mission 100, Tradability 60, Holdings 87, Durability 75. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (41). Leans toward Mission.

Score 69 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 100
    Rank 6 of 30

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 8

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C41 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 30

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 30

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A87 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 30

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 30

Our read on ISCF

ETF.net Research

In short

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

  • 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 Performance

Launched Apr 28, 2015

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

ISCF$11,164
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ISCF $11,164. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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+7.4%
1 month−2.1%
3 months−1.1%
1 year+11.6%
3 yearsper year+20.5%
5 yearsper year+7.2%
10 yearsper year+9.3%

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+7.4%
2025+33.6%
2024+4.8%
2023+11.5%
2022−15.0%
2021+13.3%
2020+7.6%

ISCF in the news

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 Oct 30, 2026.
3.69%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

See all 25 payments⁠

$10,000 in ISCF 10 years ago paid $4,258 in dividends.⁠

ISCF Risk

Risk pillarC41 out of 100Rank 21 of 30 in International Multifactor
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 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.
1.17
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 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.
−28.9%
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

ISCF Cost

Compare ISCF and GSWO

Overpaying vs GSWO, cheapest in International Multifactor

$1,822

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • ISCF 0.24%

    $4,959

  • GSWO 0.15% Cheapest

    $3,137

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ISCF 0.24%
  • GSWO 0.15%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K$5K051015202530ISCF $4,959GSWO $3,137

Year by year

YearISCFGSWOOverpaying
10$437$274$163
20$1,699$1,071$628
30$4,959$3,137$1,822

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