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EFAVISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

$96.18+0.22% vs prior close
849652-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Oct 23, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the index. The index measures the performance of international equity securities that in the aggregate have lower volatility relative to the MSCI EAFE Index.

EFAV price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateEFAV close
Sep 28, 2026$92.52
Sep 29, 2026$91.51
Sep 30, 2026$91.12
Oct 1, 2026$90.50
Oct 2, 2026$90.96
Oct 5, 2026$91.00
Oct 6, 2026$91.03
Oct 7, 2026$90.70
Oct 8, 2026$91.29
Oct 9, 2026$91.64
Oct 12, 2026$91.66
Oct 13, 2026$92.44
Oct 14, 2026$92.47
Oct 15, 2026$93.96
Oct 16, 2026$94.52
Oct 19, 2026$94.03
Oct 20, 2026$95.28
Oct 21, 2026$95.31
Oct 22, 2026$96.16
Oct 23, 2026$95.97
Oct 26, 2026$96.18

Daily net flows, 1M

Net outflow over the range: −$27M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 23Sep 25Sep 29Oct 1Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 13Oct 15+$79MOct 19Oct 21$0Oct 23Sep 23Sep 28Oct 1Oct 6Oct 9Oct 14+$79MOct 19$0Oct 23Sep 23Oct 1Oct 9+$79MOct 19$0Oct 23
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 23$52.7M
Sep 24−$53.1M
Sep 25−$37.9M
Sep 28$37.5M
Sep 29$0
Sep 30$0
Oct 1$0
Oct 2−$27.3M
Oct 5$0
Oct 6−$13M
Oct 7$13M
Oct 8−$21M
Oct 9$2.6M
Oct 12$18.7M
Oct 13$0
Oct 14$0
Oct 15−$78.2M
Oct 16$79M
Oct 19$16.1M
Oct 20−$61.8M
Oct 21$45.6M
Oct 22$0
Oct 23$0
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$11M of net inflows over the past month, about 0.2% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +11.5% so far this year. At 0.22% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$5.5Bassets under management
0.22%expense ratio · $22 per $10,000 a year
+$11Mnet flow, trailing month
575Kavg daily volume, 30 days
272holdings · US-domiciled
2011listed October 18, 2011 · beta 0.36
The book at a glance
SIGAIAORA+0.0%BP.-1.5%SHEL-1.2%BA.-0.0%TSCO-2.7%DTEEQNR-1.5%TTE+1.1%HLN-0.7%GSK+0.7%ALLTLS+7.2%TRN+0.9%SAP+0.2%IAG+0.5%AD-0.4%PST-0.2%AZN+0.3%HEIA+3.3%ARGX-0.5%BN-0.1%ESLT+5.8%WES+0.1%ROP+0.8%RACE-0.1%ADMASML+1.2%G-0.9%CHKP+0.4%CCEPWDSNG.-0.5%ABI+0.2%ELE-1.0%SRG+1.9%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1SIGSIGNET JEWELERS0.16%$115.00-1.9%
2AIAISHARES ASIA 50 ETF0.21%$128.90+0.9%
3ORAORMAT TECHNOLOGIES0.86%$87.13+0.0%
4BP.BP0.73%$50.53-1.5%
5SHELSHELL1.69%$106.91-1.2%
6BA.BOEING0.42%$188.31-0.0%
7TSCOTRACTOR SUPPLY0.49%$32.53-2.7%
8DTEDTE ENERGY0.44%$131.74-0.1%
9EQNREQUINOR ASA1.65%$48.10-1.5%
10TTETOTALENERGIES SE1.42%$93.76+1.1%
11HLNHALEON0.69%$10.20-0.7%
12GSKGSK0.46%$51.10+0.7%
13ALLALLSTATE0.16%$255.95+1.1%
14TELTE CONNECTIVITY0.05%$213.86+2.8%
15TLSTELOS0.50%$5.22+7.2%

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Sector weights

  • Financials19.73%
  • Industrials13.98%
  • Consumer Staples11.75%
  • Health Care11.01%
  • Energy9.35%
  • Utilities8.52%
  • Communication8.5%
  • Information Technology6.11%
  • Consumer Discretionary5.97%
  • Real Estate2.6%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Financials19.73%
Industrials13.98%
Consumer Staples11.75%
Health Care11.01%
Energy9.35%
Utilities8.52%
Communication8.5%
Information Technology6.11%
Consumer Discretionary5.97%
Real Estate2.6%

Country weights

  • Japan28.91%
  • Switzerland10.76%
  • United Kingdom9.89%
  • France5.57%
  • Australia5.44%
  • Hong Kong5.22%
  • Singapore5.07%
  • Spain4.15%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Japan28.91%
Switzerland10.76%
United Kingdom9.89%
France5.57%
Australia5.44%
Hong Kong5.22%
Singapore5.07%
Spain4.15%
Performance
1 week+0.9%
1 month+3.6%
3 months+5.7%
6 months+5.3%
YTD+11.5%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$16M
1 month+$11M
3 months−$46M
YTD−$219M
1 year−$346M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
−$84.6MOct−$101.7MNov$0Dec−$53.4MJan+$131.4MFeb−$189.3MMar+$27.3MApr−$18.2MMay−$23.3MJul+$50.6KAug−$66.7MSep−$26.4MOctOctNovDecJanFeb−$189.3MMarAprMayJulAugSep−$26.4MOctOctDecFeb−$189.3MAprJul−$26.4MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct−$84.6M
Nov−$101.7M
Dec$0
Jan−$53.4M
Feb$131.4M
Mar−$189.3M
Apr$27.3M
May−$18.2M
Jul−$23.3M
Aug$50.6K
Sep−$66.7M
Oct−$26.4M
The risk read
11%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
11%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
at peaklatest close versus that peak

The top holding is 1.7% of the book; the top ten carry 15%. Spread across 249+ names, it behaves like roughly 126 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
2puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
389Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
ASML ASML HOLDING NV$22M$13M
BA. BOEING$18M$17M
MRK MERCK & CO$4M$5M
CHKP CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES$2M$4M
TSEM TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR$4M$2M

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The case against EFAV

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EFAV on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-19bp on fee · 7× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-19bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-18bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-18bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-18bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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