GLOF vs INTF: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares Global Equity Factor ETF

GLOFBNYSE Arca

iShares International Equity Factor ETF

INTFANYSE Arca

Overlap

23.2%by weight

Expense ratio

INTF −0.04pt a year

GLOF0.20%INTF0.16%

Avg volume · 30D

INTF 13.1×the volume

GLOF23.6KINTF309K

10Y return · a year

GLOF +2.6pt

GLOF+11.9%INTF+9.3%

GLOF vs INTF Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+75.1%GLOF+65.8%INTF

Expense ratio: GLOF 0.20%; INTF 0.16%, better
Fund size: GLOF $202M; INTF $3.7B
1Y total return: GLOF +14.5%; INTF +17.0%, better
Yield (12M): GLOF 1.57%; INTF 3.02%, better
Holdings: GLOF 683; INTF 501
Avg volume (30D): GLOF 23.6K sh; INTF 309K sh, better
NAV per share: GLOF $59.28; INTF $41.10
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for GLOF, INTF, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	GLOF	INTF
Cost30% weight	A86	A98Higher
Mission25% weight	Not scored	Not scored
Risk15% weight	B55	B55
Tradability15% weight	A71	A73Higher
Holdings10% weight	D33	B68Higher
Durability5% weight	B60	A86Higher

Rank among International Multifactor funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. GLOF and INTF are both graded against the same 30 International Multifactor funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

International Multifactor⁠

Category · 30 funds

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INTF ranks 1st and GLOF 7th of 30 funds in the International Multifactor Category.

Rank 1AINTFiShares International Equity Factor ETFScore 79
Rank 2ADFAIDimensional International Core Equity Market ETFScore 77
Rank 6BISCFiShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETFScore 69
Rank 7BGLOFiShares Global Equity Factor ETFScore 67
Rank 7BGSIEGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETFScore 67

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

GLOFBiShares Global Equity Factor ETF

INTFAiShares International Equity Factor ETF

In short

GLOF Most 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.

INTF Five factors at once (value, quality, momentum, low volatility, low size) aimed at developed markets outside the US, for 0.16% a year. That is well under half what the typical international multifactor fund charges.

Stated mandate

GLOF 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.

INTF The fund seeks to track an index of international developed-market stocks chosen using value, quality, momentum, low-volatility, and low-size factors.

Why people hold it

GLOF 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.

INTF At 0.16% a year it undercuts the peer median of 0.38%, and also GSIE (0.25%), RODM (0.29%) and FDEV (0.18%).
One basket of roughly 500 developed-market stocks does the work of separate value, quality, momentum, low-volatility and small-size sleeves.
Live since 2015 and now a multi-billion-dollar iShares fund, giving it more history than much of the international multifactor shelf.
Rates among the strongest implementations in its international multifactor peer group of 29 funds.

Worth knowing

GLOF 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.

INTF Factor tilts are the whole point, so returns can wander from a plain cap-weighted international index in either direction, sometimes for long stretches.
Developed markets only. No emerging-market exposure here, and returns move with foreign currencies as well as foreign stocks.
Volume is moderate rather than heavy, so limit orders help. Distributions land once or twice a year, not quarterly.

Full GLOF profile⁠

Full INTF profile⁠

GLOF vs INTF Holdings

How GLOF and INTF differ

Overlap by weight

23.2%

Shared holdings make up 64.2% of INTF and 23.7% of GLOF.

Level by level

Countryby domicile22.1%
Holdings202 in both23.2%
Sector11 Sectors73.9%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in GLOF and INTF, widest gap first
Sector	More in GLOFMore in INTF	GLOF	INTF
Technology	GLOF +21.0 points	31.7%	10.7%
Financials	INTF +9.9 points	16.9%	26.8%
Industrials	INTF +7.3 points	9.6%	16.9%
Materials	INTF +3.8 points	2.9%	6.7%
Communication	GLOF +3.6 points	6.7%	3.1%
Utilities	INTF +1.7 points	2.3%	4.0%
Energy	INTF +1.6 points	3.9%	5.5%
Real Estate	INTF +1.4 points	0.9%	2.3%
Health Care	GLOF +1.1 points	9.8%	8.7%
Consumer Discretionary	GLOF +0.5 points	9.8%	9.3%
Consumer Staples	INTF +0.4 points	5.6%	6.0%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in GLOF and INTF, widest gap first
Country	More in GLOFMore in INTF	GLOF	INTF
United States	GLOF +67.0 points	67.0%	0.0%
Japan	INTF +19.2 points	7.2%	26.4%
United Kingdom	INTF +10.7 points	3.1%	13.8%
France	INTF +6.9 points	0.0%	6.9%
Germany	INTF +6.9 points	0.0%	6.9%
Switzerland	INTF +5.8 points	2.8%	8.6%
Canada	INTF +5.4 points	2.4%	7.8%
Australia	INTF +5.0 points	1.5%	6.5%
Other countries (13)	INTF +7.0 points	16.1%	23.1%

Outside the US: GLOF 67% developed, 33% emerging. INTF 100% developed, 0% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

GLOF24.4%
INTF12.8%

Securities held

GLOF652
INTF482

Asset class

GLOF: Equity
INTF: Equity

Holdings

Only in GLOF450
In both202
Only in INTF280

Only in GLOF

450 securities, 76.1% of GLOF by weight

Apple4.83%
NVIDIA4.67%
Microsoft3.65%
Alphabet Class C2.79%
Amazon.com Inc2.10%
Broadcom Inc1.56%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing1.53%
Meta Platforms Class A1.18%
Eli Lilly1.02%
JPMorgan Chase & Co0.92%
Micron Technology0.86%
AbbVie0.83%
Johnson & Johnson0.79%
Tesla Inc0.79%
Visa Class A0.75%
Walmart0.72%
Samsung Electronics Ltd0.64%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp0.63%
Mckesson Corp0.61%
Advanced Micro Devices0.58%
General Motors0.55%
Lam Research0.52%
Ebay0.52%
Marathon Petroleum0.52%
Procter & Gamble0.51%
Booking Holdings0.49%
Sk Hynix0.49%
Mastercard Class A0.48%
Expedia Group0.45%
Altria Group Inc0.43%
Exxonmobil Holdings Corp0.43%
Synchrony Financial0.41%
Aercap Holdings0.40%
Pepsico0.39%
Te Connectivity PLC0.38%
Ge Aerospace0.38%
Trane Technologies PLC0.37%
Kla0.37%
Merck & Co Inc0.37%
Mettler Toledo0.36%
Gilead Sciences0.36%
Kroger0.36%
Fortinet0.35%
Qualcomm0.34%
Adobe Inc0.34%
Autodesk0.34%
Applied Material Inc0.34%
Bristol Myers Squibb0.33%
Palantir Technologies Class A0.33%
Atlassian Corp Class A0.33%

Only in INTF

280 securities, 35.7% of INTF by weight

Nestle SA0.99%
Sap0.82%
Abn Amro Bank NV0.69%
Siemens N AG0.69%
Loreal SA0.56%
Allianz0.48%
Sanofi SA0.43%
Balfour Beatty PLC0.41%
Safran SA0.40%
Shopify Subordinate Voting Class A0.39%
Toronto Dominion0.39%
Banco Santander0.38%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd0.36%
Al Sydbank0.35%
Aia Group0.35%
Iss A’s0.35%
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gese0.34%
Industria De Diseno Textil SA0.32%
Ing Groep0.31%
Klepierre Reit SA0.30%
Saipem0.29%
Glencore PLC0.29%
Drax Group PLC0.27%
Aberdeen Group PLC0.26%
Banco De Sabadell0.26%
Bam Groep Koninklijke NV0.26%
Nordex0.25%
Pandora0.24%
Power Corporation of Canada0.24%
Lvmh0.24%
Wheaton Precious Metals0.24%
Itochu0.24%
Delonghi0.24%
Gea Group AG0.24%
Kone0.23%
Hochtief AG0.23%
PLUS5000.23%
Vz Holding AG0.23%
Orion Class B0.23%
Banca Generali0.22%
Logitech International0.22%
Kingfisher PLC0.22%
Caixabank SA0.21%
Konecranes0.21%
Prosus NV Class N0.21%
Mitsui0.21%
Toyoda Gosei0.21%
Unilever PLC0.21%
Takeda Pharmaceutical0.21%
Regis Resources0.21%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 202 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in GLOF and INTF, widest gap first
Holding	More in GLOFMore in INTF	GLOF	INTF
Asml Holding	INTF +1.73 points	0.57%	2.30%
Novartis AG	INTF +1.19 points	1.06%	2.25%
Royal Bank of Canada	INTF +1.18 points	0.02%	1.20%
Roche Ps Par AG	INTF +0.94 points	0.28%	1.22%
Astrazeneca PLCAZN.L	INTF +0.83 points	0.13%	0.96%
Hsbc Holdings PLCHSBA.L	INTF +0.83 points	0.19%	1.02%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group	INTF +0.73 points	0.31%	1.04%
Toyota Motor	INTF +0.68 points	<0.01%	0.68%
Totalenergies	INTF +0.68 points	0.15%	0.83%
Bhp Group Ltd	INTF +0.67 points	0.24%	0.91%
Shell	INTF +0.65 points	0.15%	0.80%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	INTF +0.62 points	0.24%	0.86%
Suncor Energy Inc	INTF +0.58 points	0.04%	0.62%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	INTF +0.56 points	0.08%	0.64%
Mizuho Financial Group	INTF +0.45 points	0.38%	0.83%
Sony Group	INTF +0.44 points	0.03%	0.47%
Abb Ltd	INTF +0.43 points	0.49%	0.92%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLCRR.L	INTF +0.43 points	0.11%	0.54%
Recruit Holdings Ltd	INTF +0.42 points	0.39%	0.81%
GlaxosmithklineGSK.L	INTF +0.41 points	0.10%	0.51%
Loblaw Companies Ltd	INTF +0.42 points	0.40%	0.81%
Tokyo Electron	INTF +0.40 points	0.07%	0.47%
Advantest	INTF +0.39 points	0.24%	0.63%
Schneider Electric	INTF +0.39 points	<0.01%	0.40%
Tokio Marine Holdings	INTF +0.39 points	0.11%	0.50%
Manulife Financial	INTF +0.38 points	0.28%	0.66%
Fast Retailing	INTF +0.39 points	0.02%	0.41%
Hitachi	INTF +0.37 points	0.19%	0.56%
The Sage GroupSGE.L	INTF +0.37 points	0.11%	0.48%
Siemens Energy N AG	INTF +0.37 points	0.10%	0.47%
Zurich Insurance Group AG	INTF +0.37 points	0.08%	0.45%
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA	INTF +0.35 points	0.01%	0.36%
Novo Nordisk Class B	INTF +0.35 points	0.19%	0.54%
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings	INTF +0.33 points	0.05%	0.38%
Deutsche Boerse AG	INTF +0.33 points	0.05%	0.38%
Bp PLCBP.L	INTF +0.33 points	0.27%	0.60%
Otsuka Corp	INTF +0.32 points	0.02%	0.34%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	INTF +0.32 points	0.31%	0.63%
Dbs Group Holdings Ltd	INTF +0.32 points	0.03%	0.35%
Iberdrola	INTF +0.31 points	0.04%	0.35%
Kioxia Holdings	INTF +0.31 points	0.04%	0.35%
Unicredit	INTF +0.30 points	0.47%	0.77%
Deutsche Telekom N AG	INTF +0.27 points	0.06%	0.33%
Jb Hi-Fi Ltd	INTF +0.28 points	0.10%	0.38%
Telstra Group	INTF +0.27 points	0.02%	0.29%
Ubs Group AG	INTF +0.26 points	0.36%	0.62%
Societe Generale SA	INTF +0.26 points	0.06%	0.32%
Rio Tinto	INTF +0.26 points	0.38%	0.64%
Daiwa Securities Group Inc	INTF +0.26 points	0.09%	0.35%
Nordea Bank	INTF +0.26 points	0.23%	0.49%
Tesco PLCTSCO.L	INTF +0.25 points	0.18%	0.43%
Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc	INTF +0.25 points	0.09%	0.34%
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	INTF +0.25 points	0.06%	0.31%
Naturgy Energy Group SA	INTF +0.24 points	0.09%	0.33%
Softbank Group Corp	INTF +0.23 points	0.14%	0.37%
Uss	INTF +0.24 points	0.10%	0.34%
Fisher and Paykel Healthcare Corpo	INTF +0.23 points	0.09%	0.32%
Enel	INTF +0.23 points	0.11%	0.34%
Ericsson B	INTF +0.22 points	0.02%	0.24%
Kinross Gold	INTF +0.22 points	0.06%	0.28%
Mercedes-Benz Group N AG	INTF +0.22 points	0.03%	0.25%
Barrick Mining	INTF +0.22 points	0.05%	0.27%
Deutsche Bank AG	INTF +0.22 points	0.16%	0.38%
Japan Post Bank Ltd	INTF +0.22 points	0.07%	0.29%
Aib Group PLC	INTF +0.22 points	0.41%	0.63%
Yamazaki Baking Ltd	INTF +0.21 points	0.07%	0.28%
Hoya	INTF +0.21 points	<0.01%	0.22%
Woolworths Group	INTF +0.21 points	0.04%	0.25%
Santen Pharmaceutical	INTF +0.20 points	0.07%	0.27%
Daiichi Life Group	INTF +0.20 points	0.03%	0.23%
Barclays PLCBARC.L	INTF +0.21 points	0.08%	0.29%
Aurizon Holdings	INTF +0.20 points	0.09%	0.29%
Wolters Kluwer	INTF +0.20 points	0.01%	0.21%
Galderma Group N AG	INTF +0.20 points	0.10%	0.30%
Engie SA	INTF +0.19 points	0.28%	0.47%
Intesa Sanpaolo	INTF +0.19 points	0.10%	0.29%
Ssab Class B	INTF +0.18 points	0.03%	0.21%
Schindler Holding Par AG	INTF +0.18 points	0.06%	0.24%
Tisi	INTF +0.18 points	0.04%	0.22%
Banca Mediolanum	INTF +0.18 points	0.06%	0.24%
Bluescope Steel	INTF +0.18 points	0.02%	0.20%
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings	INTF +0.17 points	0.19%	0.36%
Rio TintoRIO.L	INTF +0.17 points	0.05%	0.22%
Credit Agricole SA	INTF +0.17 points	0.23%	0.40%
Komatsu	INTF +0.17 points	0.02%	0.19%
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize	INTF +0.17 points	0.21%	0.38%
Nutrien Ltd	INTF +0.16 points	0.14%	0.30%
Cgi Inc Class A	INTF +0.16 points	0.01%	0.17%
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings	INTF +0.16 points	0.05%	0.21%
Next PLCNXT.L	INTF +0.16 points	0.07%	0.23%
Ricoh	INTF +0.16 points	0.03%	0.19%
Sumitomo Pharma Ltd	INTF +0.15 points	0.06%	0.21%
Otsuka Holdings	INTF +0.16 points	0.04%	0.20%
Konami Group	INTF +0.15 points	0.10%	0.25%
Unibail Rodamco We Stapled Units	INTF +0.16 points	0.15%	0.31%
Nissan Motor	INTF +0.15 points	<0.01%	0.16%
Wartsila	INTF +0.15 points	0.07%	0.22%
Daiichi Sankyo Ltd	INTF +0.15 points	0.04%	0.19%
Xtb	INTF +0.15 points	0.05%	0.20%
Fujitsu	INTF +0.14 points	0.09%	0.23%

All 654 GLOF holdings⁠All 483 INTF holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

GLOF vs INTF Cost

Overpaying GLOF vs INTF

$813

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

GLOF 0.20%
$4,155
INTF 0.16%
$3,342

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

GLOF 0.20%
INTF 0.16%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	GLOF	INTF	Overpaying
10	$365	$292	$73
20	$1,421	$1,141	$280
30	$4,155	$3,342	$813

Expense ratio

0.20%GLOF
0.16%INTF, cheaper

INTF0.16%GLOF0.20%

0.15%0.80%

Middle half of International Multifactor funds
Median 0.34%

INTF 2nd cheapest of 30 funds

GLOF 5th cheapest of 30 funds

GLOF vs INTF Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): GLOF 1.57%; INTF 3.02%, better
Payout (12M): GLOF $0.93; INTF $1.24
Last payment: GLOF $0.45; INTF $0.72
Ex-dividend: GLOF Jun 15, 2026; INTF Jun 15, 2026
Paid on: GLOF Jun 18, 2026; INTF Jun 18, 2026
Frequency: GLOF Twice a year; INTF Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

GLOFTwice a year · 20 paymentsAll GLOF payments⁠

INTFTwice a year · 20 paymentsAll INTF payments⁠

GLOF vs INTF Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

GLOF
INTF

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: GLOF 11.4%INTF 11.2%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: GLOF 1.55, betterINTF 1.45
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: GLOF −25.1%, betterINTF −27.6%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: GLOF 0.91INTF 0.74; Market = 1

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