iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV)

BATS: EFAV · Real-Time Price · USD
70.26
+0.16 (0.23%)
Dec 20, 2024, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
0.23%
Assets $5.63B
Expense Ratio 0.22%
PE Ratio 16.04
Shares Out 80.00M
Dividend (ttm) $2.29
Dividend Yield 3.26%
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 17, 2024
Payout Ratio 51.36%
1-Year Return +2.21%
Volume 394,917
Open 69.73
Previous Close 70.10
Day's Range 69.64 - 70.57
52-Week Low 67.29
52-Week High 77.47
Beta 0.62
Holdings 293
Inception Date Oct 18, 2011

About EFAV

Fund Home Page

The iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility index. The fund tracks an index of developed-market equities, ex-US and Canada, selected and weighted to create a low volatility portfolio subject to constraints including sector exposure. EFAV was launched on Oct 18, 2011 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Foreign Large Blend
Region EAFE
Stock Exchange BATS
Ticker Symbol EFAV
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility

Top 10 Holdings

14.00% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Zurich Insurance Group AG ZURN 1.56%
Unilever PLC ULVR 1.49%
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. AD 1.46%
Swisscom AG SCMN 1.46%
Novartis AG NOVN 1.42%
Deutsche Telekom AG DTE 1.38%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd D05 1.35%
Sanofi SAN 1.34%
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. 4578 1.29%
BAE Systems plc BA 1.24%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 17, 2024 $0.864 n/a
Jun 11, 2024 $1.425 Jun 17, 2024
Dec 20, 2023 $0.821 Dec 27, 2023
Jun 7, 2023 $1.311 Jun 13, 2023
Dec 13, 2022 $0.497 Dec 19, 2022
Jun 9, 2022 $1.109 Jun 15, 2022
Full Dividend History

News

EFAV: Capturing Japan's Growth, But With Multiple Lackluster Qualities

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12 days ago - Seeking Alpha

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During Refinitiv Lipper's fund-flows week ended September 28, 2022, investors were overall net redeemers of fund assets for the fourth week in five. The 10-two Treasury yield spread remained negative,...

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3 years ago - ETFcom

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For the sixth consecutive month, mutual fund investors were net purchasers of fund assets, injecting $89.9 billion into conventional funds for May.

3 years ago - Seeking Alpha

Investors Sour On Large-Cap Growth Funds And ETFs In January

For the second consecutive month, mutual fund investors were net purchasers of fund assets, injecting $28.0 billion into the conventional funds business for January. Fixed income funds (+$80.0 billion...

4 years ago - Seeking Alpha

iShares Edge MSCI Min. Vol. EAFE ETF: Fasten Your Seatbelt

EFAV is titled towards defensive segments such as healthcare and staples. Japan and Switzerland are EFAV's dominant regions; prospects for both regions look encouraging.

4 years ago - Seeking Alpha

Trim Risk, Keep International Exposure With This ETF

International stocks have made a habit of trailing their U.S. counterparts. For the three years ending Sept.

5 years ago - Benzinga

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5 years ago - Benzinga

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