iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV)

BATS: EFAV · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
72.43
+0.77 (1.07%)
Jul 26, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
1.07%
Assets $6.53B
Expense Ratio 0.22%
PE Ratio 17.38
Shares Out 91.10M
Dividend (ttm) $2.25
Dividend Yield 3.10%
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 11, 2024
Payout Ratio 53.30%
1-Year Return +5.03%
Volume 178,573
Open 72.08
Previous Close 71.66
Day's Range 72.08 - 72.50
52-Week Low 62.99
52-Week High 72.50
Beta 0.50
Holdings 263
Inception Date Oct 18, 2011

About EFAV

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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

14.27% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
SWISSCOM AG SCMN.SW 1.60%
NOVARTIS AG NOVN.SW 1.54%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG ZURN.SW 1.50%
INDUSTRIA DE DISENO TEXTIL INDITEX ITX.MC 1.46%
UNILEVER PLC ULVR.L 1.42%
KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE NV AD.AS 1.40%
NESTLE SA NESN.SW 1.36%
BAE SYSTEMS PLC BA.L 1.35%
SANOFI SA SAN.PA 1.33%
ORANGE SA ORA.PA 1.31%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jun 11, 2024 $1.42517 Jun 17, 2024
Dec 20, 2023 $0.82139 Dec 27, 2023
Jun 7, 2023 $1.31127 Jun 13, 2023
Dec 13, 2022 $0.49694 Dec 19, 2022
Jun 9, 2022 $1.10926 Jun 15, 2022
Dec 13, 2021 $0.63411 Dec 17, 2021
Full Dividend History

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