iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
Developed international stock index ETF · tracks MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility (USD) Index
As of its 2026 Q2 report, iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF held 263 positions with $5.41B in net assets. Its ten largest holdings made up 15.1% of the fund. The EFAV share class costs 0.2% a year. Over the 12 months to May 2026, EFAV returned 11.6%, with dividends reinvested. In 2026 Q3 it added 27 new positions and exited 18.
The iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (the Fund ) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader developed equity markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
The fund tracks the MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility Index using representative sampling, holding a sample of developed-market equities outside the U.S. and Canada that are selected and weighted to minimize portfolio volatility relative to the broader MSCI EAFE Index. Because the fund does not hold all index constituents, its returns may diverge from the index it seeks to track.
What you own
| Company | Weight | Value | Shares | Reported price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ENI S.P.A. | 1.68% | $91.10M | 3.2M | $28.28 |
TOTALENERGIES SE | 1.67% | $90.10M | 969.1K | $92.97 |
EQUINOR ASA | 1.59% | $85.83M | 2.1M | $40.70 |
SHELL PLC | 1.57% | $85.11M | 1.9M | $45.47 |
Iberdrola, S.A. | 1.51% | $81.46M | 3.5M | $23.44 |
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 1.47% | $79.74M | 1.7M | $46.11 |
ORANGE SA | 1.43% | $77.23M | 3.7M | $20.82 |
Swisscom AG | 1.41% | $76.35M | 90.3K | $845.83 |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited | 1.40% | $75.91M | 2.3M | $33.43 |
Novartis AG | 1.36% | $73.47M | 497.2K | $147.79 |
Reported price is the fund's own reported value divided by its own reported shares at 2026-04-30 — not a live quote, and not what the fund paid.
The 200 largest of 263 holdings, with the share counts as filed, open with a free account.
What the fund is made of
Percentages are of fund net assets. Rounding, liabilities and short positions can make totals differ from 100%.
| Stocks | 97.58% |
| Other | 1.65% |
| Cash & short-term | 0.15% |
| Derivatives | 0.02% |
Derivatives are shown at market value, not notional exposure.
How it has done
EFAV share class · total returns with dividends reinvested
Volatility over the last 12 months: 10.18%. Past returns are a record, not a forecast.
Jun 2026 and Jul 2026 have been filed since the trailing figures were struck, so they are not in the table above or the curve — every figure here shares one cut-off, which is what makes them comparable with other funds.
Fees & fund details
iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF is a developed international equity index ETF that tracks the MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility (USD) Index.
- Asset class
- Equity
- Region
- Developed international
- Management
- Index (passive)
- Fund type
- ETF
- Features
- Master-feeder
- Expense ratio, by class
- 0.20%· EFAV 0.20%
- Portfolio turnover
- 24.00% a year · as of 2025 Q4
Turnover is how much of the portfolio was replaced in a year.
Classified from what the fund holds, not from its name · 2026 Q2. The summary is a paraphrase of the prospectus; the objective is verbatim.
What changed this quarter
Positions that entered or left the fund since its previous filing. Positions that were only resized are not listed.
27 new· the largest 8
18 exited· the largest 8
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