INTF vs ISCF: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares International Equity Factor ETF

INTFANYSE Arca

iShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

ISCFBNYSE Arca

Overlap

9.9%by weight

Expense ratio

INTF −0.08pt a year

INTF0.16%ISCF0.24%

Avg volume · 30D

INTF 6.3×the volume

INTF309KISCF49.4K

10Y return · a year

INTF+9.3%ISCF+9.3%

INTF vs ISCF Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+65.8%INTF+41.4%ISCF

Expense ratio: INTF 0.16%, better; ISCF 0.24%
Fund size: INTF $3.7B; ISCF $711M
1Y total return: INTF +17.0%, better; ISCF +11.6%
Yield (12M): INTF 3.02%; ISCF 3.69%, better
Holdings: INTF 501; ISCF 1206
Avg volume (30D): INTF 309K sh, better; ISCF 49.4K sh
NAV per share: INTF $41.10; ISCF $43.60
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for INTF, ISCF, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	INTF	ISCF
Cost30% weight	A98Higher	A81
Mission25% weight	Not scored	A100
Risk15% weight	B55Higher	C41
Tradability15% weight	A73Higher	B60
Holdings10% weight	B68	A87Higher
Durability5% weight	A86Higher	A75

Rank among International Multifactor funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. INTF and ISCF 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 ISCF 6th of 30 funds in the International Multifactor Category.

Rank 1AINTFiShares International Equity Factor ETFScore 79
Rank 2ADFAIDimensional International Core Equity Market ETFScore 77
Rank 5ARODMHartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETFScore 71
Rank 6BISCFiShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETFScore 69
Rank 7BGLOFiShares Global Equity Factor ETFScore 67

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

INTFAiShares International Equity Factor ETF

ISCFBiShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

In short

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.

ISCF Factor 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

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

ISCF 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

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.

ISCF 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

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.

ISCF 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.

Full INTF profile⁠

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INTF vs ISCF Holdings

How INTF and ISCF differ

Overlap by weight

9.9%

Shared holdings make up 17.7% of ISCF and 11.9% of INTF.

Level by level

Holdings89 in both9.9%
Sector11 Sectors78.2%
Countryby domicile89.5%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in INTF and ISCF, widest gap first
Sector	More in INTFMore in ISCF	INTF	ISCF
Financials	INTF +14.1 points	26.8%	12.7%
Industrials	ISCF +6.4 points	16.9%	23.3%
Real Estate	ISCF +5.6 points	2.3%	7.9%
Materials	ISCF +5.1 points	6.7%	11.8%
Consumer Discretionary	ISCF +4.1 points	9.3%	13.4%
Health Care	INTF +2.9 points	8.7%	5.8%
Consumer Staples	INTF +2.0 points	6.0%	4.0%
Energy	INTF +1.2 points	5.5%	4.3%
Technology	INTF +1.1 points	10.7%	9.6%
Communication	ISCF +0.6 points	3.1%	3.7%
Utilities	INTF +0.4 points	4.0%	3.6%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in INTF and ISCF, widest gap first
Country	More in INTFMore in ISCF	INTF	ISCF
Canada	ISCF +3.6 points	7.8%	11.4%
Switzerland	INTF +3.0 points	8.6%	5.6%
Netherlands	INTF +2.6 points	5.2%	2.6%
Finland	INTF +1.7 points	1.7%	0.0%
Japan	ISCF +1.5 points	26.4%	27.9%
France	INTF +1.4 points	6.9%	5.5%
Australia	ISCF +1.3 points	6.5%	7.8%
Sweden	ISCF +1.1 points	2.1%	3.2%
Other countries (9)	ISCF +1.2 points	34.8%	36.0%

Outside the US: INTF 100% developed, 0% emerging. ISCF 99% developed, 1% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

INTF12.8%
ISCF5.0%

Securities held

INTF482
ISCF1,189

Asset class

INTF: Equity
ISCF: Equity

Holdings

Only in INTF393
In both89
Only in ISCF1,100

Only in INTF

393 securities, 88.1% of INTF by weight

Asml Holding2.30%
Novartis AG2.25%
Roche Ps Par AG1.22%
Royal Bank of Canada1.20%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group1.04%
Hsbc Holdings PLC1.02%
Nestle SA0.99%
Astrazeneca PLC0.96%
Abb Ltd0.92%
Bhp Group Ltd0.91%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group0.86%
Mizuho Financial Group0.83%
Totalenergies0.83%
Sap0.82%
Loblaw Companies Ltd0.81%
Recruit Holdings Ltd0.81%
Shell0.80%
Unicredit0.77%
Abn Amro Bank NV0.69%
Siemens N AG0.69%
Toyota Motor0.68%
Manulife Financial0.66%
Rio Tinto0.64%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia0.64%
Advantest0.63%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria0.63%
Aib Group PLC0.63%
Ubs Group AG0.62%
Suncor Energy Inc0.62%
Bp PLC0.60%
Loreal SA0.56%
Repsol0.56%
Hitachi0.56%
Asics0.54%
Novo Nordisk Class B0.54%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC0.54%
Glaxosmithkline0.51%
Tokio Marine Holdings0.50%
Nordea Bank0.49%
The Sage Group0.48%
Allianz0.48%
Engie SA0.47%
Sony Group0.47%
Siemens Energy N AG0.47%
Tokyo Electron0.47%
Zurich Insurance Group AG0.45%
Tesco PLC0.43%
Sanofi SA0.43%
Vodafone Group PLC0.42%
Bae Systems PLC0.42%

Only in ISCF

1,100 securities, 82.4% of ISCF by weight

Finning International Inc0.50%
Centerra Gold0.48%
Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings In0.48%
Asr Nederland0.46%
Sanki Engineering0.43%
Vat Group AG0.42%
Dpm Metals0.40%
Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure Stapl0.40%
Cuscal Ltd0.38%
Atco Class I0.37%
Man Group PLC0.37%
Be Semiconductor Industries NV0.35%
Kamei Corp0.35%
Russel Metals0.35%
Euronext NV0.35%
Bc Vaud N0.35%
Tokyu Reit0.34%
Kurabo Industries0.32%
Ct Reit Units Trust0.32%
Accelleron N AG0.32%
Deterra Royalties0.31%
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd0.31%
Riken Technos Corp0.31%
Firstgroup PLC0.31%
Helia Group Ltd0.30%
Clas Ohlson0.30%
Open Text0.30%
Gr Engineering Services Ltd0.30%
Fleetpartners Group0.30%
Psp Swiss Property AG0.29%
Nagase Ltd0.29%
Bankinter0.29%
Macmahon Holdings0.28%
Japan Pulp and Paper Ltd0.28%
Galenica AG0.28%
Keller Group PLC0.27%
Yamaguchi Financial Group0.27%
Parkway Life Reit Trust0.27%
Senshu Electric Ltd0.26%
Acerinox0.26%
Paragon Group of Companies0.26%
Acea0.26%
Goodman New Zealand & Goodman Prop0.25%
Yurtec Corp0.24%
Kitz Corp0.24%
Genusplus Group Ltd0.24%
Dts0.23%
Fresenius Medical Care AG0.23%
Coface SA0.23%
Valeura Energy0.23%

Weight gaps

All 89 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in INTF and ISCF, widest gap first
Holding	More in INTFMore in ISCF	INTF	ISCF
Banco De Sabadell	ISCF +0.58 points	0.26%	0.84%
Toho Gas	ISCF +0.29 points	0.11%	0.40%
Swissquote Group Holding SA	ISCF +0.27 points	0.03%	0.30%
Computacenter PLCCCC.L	ISCF +0.25 points	<0.01%	0.26%
Bridgepoint Group PLCBPT.L	ISCF +0.24 points	0.04%	0.28%
British Land ReitBLND.L	ISCF +0.24 points	0.14%	0.38%
Logitech International	ISCF +0.24 points	0.22%	0.46%
Lion Finance Group PLCBGEO.L	ISCF +0.24 points	0.09%	0.33%
Qiagen	ISCF +0.23 points	0.09%	0.32%
Nkt	ISCF +0.22 points	0.11%	0.33%
Vz Holding AG	INTF +0.22 points	0.23%	<0.01%
Rexel SA	ISCF +0.21 points	0.08%	0.29%
Renault SA	ISCF +0.20 points	0.04%	0.24%
Inchcape PLCINCH.L	ISCF +0.20 points	0.05%	0.25%
Gaztransport & Technigaz SA	ISCF +0.20 points	0.06%	0.26%
Acciona	ISCF +0.17 points	0.15%	0.32%
SCOUT24 N	ISCF +0.17 points	0.04%	0.21%
Delonghi	INTF +0.17 points	0.24%	0.07%
Iss A’s	ISCF +0.16 points	0.35%	0.51%
Gecina SA	ISCF +0.16 points	0.07%	0.23%
Land Securities Group Reit PLCLAND.L	ISCF +0.16 points	0.16%	0.32%
Saipem	INTF +0.15 points	0.29%	0.14%
Takara Holdings	ISCF +0.15 points	0.06%	0.21%
Nrw Holdings	ISCF +0.14 points	0.15%	0.29%
Agl Energy Ltd	INTF +0.14 points	0.19%	0.05%
Temenos AG	ISCF +0.14 points	0.01%	0.15%
Indra Sistemas SA	ISCF +0.14 points	0.11%	0.25%
Scor	ISCF +0.13 points	0.03%	0.16%
A2A	ISCF +0.13 points	0.20%	0.33%
Pccw Ltd	INTF +0.13 points	0.14%	0.01%
Serco Group PLCSRP.L	INTF +0.12 points	0.18%	0.06%
Edenred	ISCF +0.13 points	0.01%	0.14%
Banca Generali	INTF +0.12 points	0.22%	0.10%
Convatec Group PLCCTEC.L	ISCF +0.11 points	0.06%	0.17%
Pearson PLCPSON.L	ISCF +0.12 points	0.14%	0.26%
Regis Resources	INTF +0.12 points	0.21%	0.09%
Amp Ltd	ISCF +0.10 points	0.01%	0.11%
Sims	ISCF +0.09 points	0.06%	0.15%
Nippon Electric Glass	INTF +0.10 points	0.17%	0.07%
Konecranes	ISCF +0.10 points	0.21%	0.31%
Ventia Services Group Ltd	ISCF +0.09 points	0.11%	0.20%
Babcock International Group PLCBAB.L	ISCF +0.09 points	0.14%	0.23%
Kingfisher PLCKGF.L	INTF +0.09 points	0.22%	0.13%
Downer Edi	ISCF +0.08 points	<0.01%	0.09%
Investec PLCINVP.L	ISCF +0.08 points	0.19%	0.27%
Citizen Watch Ltd	INTF +0.08 points	0.14%	0.06%
Zealand Pharma	ISCF +0.09 points	0.03%	0.12%
Toyoda Gosei	INTF +0.07 points	0.21%	0.14%
Hochschild Mining PLCHOC.L	ISCF +0.07 points	0.04%	0.11%
Drax Group PLCDRX.L	INTF +0.07 points	0.27%	0.20%
Igo	ISCF +0.07 points	0.01%	0.08%
Wpp PLCWPP.L	ISCF +0.07 points	0.02%	0.09%
Al Sydbank	ISCF +0.07 points	0.35%	0.42%
Zegona Communications PLCZEG.L	ISCF +0.07 points	0.11%	0.18%
Suzuken Ltd	ISCF +0.07 points	0.18%	0.25%
Zeon Japan Corp	INTF +0.07 points	0.10%	0.03%
Carrefour SA	ISCF +0.07 points	0.08%	0.15%
PLUS500PLUS.L	INTF +0.06 points	0.23%	0.17%
Pandora	INTF +0.05 points	0.24%	0.19%
Unicaja Banco SA	ISCF +0.05 points	0.02%	0.07%
Burberry Group PLCBRBY.L	ISCF +0.06 points	0.10%	0.16%
Sbm Offshore	ISCF +0.06 points	0.03%	0.09%
Dai Dan Ltd	INTF +0.05 points	0.17%	0.12%
Dexerials Corp	ISCF +0.05 points	0.07%	0.12%
Bam Groep Koninklijke NV	ISCF +0.05 points	0.26%	0.31%
Kokuyo Ltd	ISCF +0.05 points	0.10%	0.15%
Daido Steel	ISCF +0.05 points	0.01%	0.06%
Klepierre Reit SA	ISCF +0.05 points	0.30%	0.35%
Adecco Group AG	ISCF +0.04 points	0.12%	0.16%
Comfortdelgro Corporation	ISCF +0.04 points	0.05%	0.09%
Lion	ISCF +0.04 points	0.01%	0.05%
Fdj United	ISCF +0.03 points	0.14%	0.17%
AUTO1 Group	ISCF +0.03 points	0.02%	0.05%
Akzo Nobel NV	ISCF +0.03 points	0.20%	0.23%
Aberdeen Group PLCABDN.L	ISCF +0.04 points	0.26%	0.30%
Ig Group Holdings PLCIGG.L	ISCF +0.03 points	0.13%	0.16%
Valeo	ISCF +0.03 points	0.07%	0.10%
Technip Energies	ISCF +0.03 points	0.04%	0.07%
Whitehaven Coal	INTF +0.03 points	0.11%	0.08%
Bilfinger	INTF +0.02 points	0.11%	0.09%
Penta-Ocean Construction Ltd	ISCF +0.03 points	0.03%	0.06%
Nordex	INTF +0.02 points	0.25%	0.23%
Gea Group AG	ISCF +0.02 points	0.24%	0.26%
Hiab Corporation Class B	INTF +0.02 points	0.15%	0.13%
Alps Alpine	INTF +0.02 points	0.08%	0.06%
Tui N AG	INTF +0.01 points	0.18%	0.17%
Flatexdegiro N	INTF +0.01 points	0.19%	0.18%
Anritsu Corp	Same weight	0.12%	0.12%
Uacj	Same weight	0.08%	0.08%

All 483 INTF holdings⁠All 1,188 ISCF 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.

INTF vs ISCF Cost

Overpaying ISCF vs INTF

$1,617

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

INTF 0.16%
$3,342
ISCF 0.24%
$4,959

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

INTF 0.16%
ISCF 0.24%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	INTF	ISCF	Overpaying
10	$292	$437	$145
20	$1,141	$1,699	$558
30	$3,342	$4,959	$1,617

Expense ratio

0.16%INTF, cheaper
0.24%ISCF

INTF0.16%ISCF0.24%

0.15%0.80%

Middle half of International Multifactor funds
Median 0.34%

INTF 2nd cheapest of 30 funds

ISCF 6th cheapest of 30 funds

INTF vs ISCF Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): INTF 3.02%; ISCF 3.69%, better
Payout (12M): INTF $1.24; ISCF $1.61
Last payment: INTF $0.72; ISCF $0.82
Ex-dividend: INTF Jun 15, 2026; ISCF Jun 15, 2026
Paid on: INTF Jun 18, 2026; ISCF Jun 18, 2026
Frequency: INTF Twice a year; ISCF Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

INTFTwice a year · 20 paymentsAll INTF payments⁠

ISCFTwice a year · 21 paymentsAll ISCF payments⁠

INTF vs ISCF Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

INTF
ISCF

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: INTF 11.2%, betterISCF 13.0%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: INTF 1.45, betterISCF 1.17
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: INTF −27.6%, betterISCF −28.9%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: INTF 0.74ISCF 0.94; Market = 1

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