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About iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF
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Inception date
Jan 13, 2015
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
IQLT screens its international equity universe based on three measures of fundamental quality: return on equity, debt/equity ratio, and earnings variability. At each semi-annual rebalance, the fund selects securities with the highest combined quality score. Holdings are weighted such that each sector receives the same weight as in the market cap-weighted universe. Within each sector, holdings are weighted by their quality score, scaled by market-cap. A capping scheme of 5% for each individual security is also applied.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Producer Manufacturing
Health Technology
Stocks99.73%
Finance24.65%
Producer Manufacturing10.06%
Health Technology10.03%
Consumer Non-Durables9.21%
Electronic Technology8.67%
Technology Services5.10%
Energy Minerals4.84%
Commercial Services4.69%
Consumer Durables4.31%
Non-Energy Minerals4.04%
Utilities3.32%
Process Industries3.09%
Retail Trade2.99%
Communications1.34%
Consumer Services1.24%
Transportation1.12%
Miscellaneous0.56%
Distribution Services0.33%
Health Services0.14%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.27%
Cash0.24%
Rights & Warrants0.02%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe68.93%
Asia17.72%
North America7.12%
Oceania5.21%
Middle East1.02%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
IQLT invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 24.65% stocks, and Producer Manufacturing, with 10.06% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
IQLT top holdings are ASML Holding NV and Shell Plc, occupying 4.37% and 2.44% of the portfolio correspondingly.
IQLT last dividends amounted to 0.61 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.44 USD in dividends, which shows a 28.02% increase.
IQLT assets under management is 12.00 B USD. It's risen 0.93% over the last month.
IQLT fund flows account for 3.02 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, IQLT pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.41%. The last dividend (Jun 20, 2025) amounted to 0.61 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
IQLT shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Jan 13, 2015, and its management style is Passive.
IQLT expense ratio is 0.30% meaning you'd have to pay 0.30% of your investment to help manage the fund.
IQLT follows the World ex USA Sector Neutral Quality. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
IQLT invests in stocks.
IQLT price has fallen by −0.34% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 6.93% increase. See more dynamics on IQLT price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.28% over the last month, showed a 16.11% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 12.76% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.28% over the last month, showed a 16.11% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 12.76% in a year.
IQLT trades at a premium (0.11%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.