iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV)

BATS: EFAV · Real-Time Price · USD
87.76
+0.68 (0.78%)
Jun 26, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
0.78%
Assets $5.27B
Expense Ratio 0.20%
PE Ratio 17.99
Shares Out 58.00M
Dividend (ttm) $2.86
Dividend Yield 3.26%
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 15, 2026
Payout Ratio 58.57%
1-Year Return +6.30%
Volume 451,583
Open 87.40
Previous Close 87.08
Day's Range 87.30 - 87.87
52-Week Low 81.66
52-Week High 95.13
Beta 0.48
Holdings 278
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

14.07% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Iberdrola, S.A. IBE 1.63%
SECOM CO., LTD. 9735 1.51%
Novartis AG NOVN 1.49%
Zurich Insurance Group AG ZURN 1.38%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd D05 1.37%
Swisscom AG SCMN 1.37%
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited 4502 1.37%
Shell plc SHEL 1.35%
TotalEnergies SE TTE 1.31%
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited 2388 1.30%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jun 15, 2026 $1.68414 Jun 18, 2026
Dec 16, 2025 $1.17338 Dec 19, 2025
Jun 16, 2025 $1.58648 Jun 20, 2025
Dec 17, 2024 $0.86372 Dec 20, 2024
Jun 11, 2024 $1.42517 Jun 17, 2024
Dec 20, 2023 $0.82139 Dec 27, 2023
Full Dividend History

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