Symbols

EFAV

·CBOE

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Key Stats

Assets Under Management

5.14BUSD

Fund Flows (1Y)

-1.49BUSD

Dividend Yield

3.21%

Discount/Premium to NAV

0.20%

Shares Outstanding

60.00M

Expense Ratio

0.20%

About iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

Issuer

BlackRock Fund Advisors

Brand

iShares

Home Page

https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239626/ishares-msci-eafe-minimum-volatility-etf

Inception Date

Structure

Open-Ended Fund

Index Tracked

MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility (USD) Index

Management Style

Passive

Dividend Treatment

Distributes

Distribution Tax Treatment

Qualified dividends

Income Tax Type

Capital Gains

Max ST Capital Gains Rate

39.60%

Max LT Capital Gains Rate

20.00%

Primary Advisor

BlackRock Fund Advisors

Distributor

BlackRock Investments LLC

EFAV delivers a popular low-volatility take on international equities. The fund shows low market risk to our benchmark (measured by beta), and its portfolio biases toward defensive sectors are consistent with its low-volatility aims. The underlying index is constructed from the MSCI EAFE Index a rules-based methodology to security eligibility, sector and country exposure. A multi-factor risk model is used to weight securities for low volatility. The portfolio is further refined using an optimizer based on projected riskiness of securities aiming to deliver lowest absolute volatility. Like other EAFE-based products it excludes US and Canada, but in all, EFAV provides a viable vehicle for low-volatility developed international exposure.

Classification

Asset Class

Equity

	1-Month	3-Month	YTD	1-Year	3-Year	5-Year
Price Performance	+1.24%	+1.57%	+21.58%	+21.90%	+35.80%	+19.93%
NAV Total Return	+3.57%	+2.54%	+25.74%	+26.08%	+48.52%	+37.33%

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Holdings Analysis

Sector

Financial Services

20.04%

Industrials

14.71%

Healthcare

12.69%

Consumer Defensive

12.28%

Communication Services

9.97%

Utilities

8.69%

Energy

6.18%

Technology

5.71%

Consumer Cyclical

5.43%

Asset

Region

50.55%

38.89%

5.75%

3.35%

1.46%

Investment Style

Mega

Large

Medium

Multi

Small

Value

Blend

Growth

Large-Cap Blend

Invests in large-cap companies with both growth and value characteristics. These ETFs offer diversified exposure to stable, well-established companies.

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Top 10 Holdings

Symbol

Ratio

NOVARTIS AG

1.55%

ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG

1.51%

DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

1.50%

IBERDROLA SA

1.49%

ORANGE SA

1.43%

SWISSCOM AG

1.42%

SAMPO CLASS A

1.38%

KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE NV

1.37%

UNILEVER PLC

1.30%

SHELL PLC

1.29%

Top 10 Weight 14.24%

276 Total Holdings

Dividends

Dividend Payout History

Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Amount
2025-12-16	2025-12-16	2025-12-19	1.173
2025-06-16	2025-06-16	2025-06-20	1.586
2024-12-17	2024-12-17	2024-12-20	0.864
2024-06-11	2024-06-11	2024-06-17	1.425
2023-12-20	2023-12-21	2023-12-27	0.821
2023-06-07	2023-06-08	2023-06-13	1.311
2022-12-13	2022-12-14	2022-12-19	0.497

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