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About iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
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Inception date
Aug 1, 2005
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
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
EFV provides large- and midcap exposure to the developed countries in Europe, Australia and the Far Eastnotably excluding US and Canada. EFV targets value stocks in the MSCI EAFE Index based on factors like their book value to price ratios, 12-month forward earnings to price ratios and dividend yields. Selected securities are weighted by market-cap, as a result, the fund comes with a large-cap tilt. Overall, EFV captures the ex-US value space well. The index is reviewed on a semi-annual basis.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks99.48%
Finance38.32%
Consumer Non-Durables7.37%
Health Technology7.14%
Consumer Durables6.96%
Energy Minerals6.02%
Utilities5.82%
Producer Manufacturing5.32%
Communications4.62%
Non-Energy Minerals4.57%
Process Industries2.09%
Transportation1.95%
Retail Trade1.72%
Distribution Services1.67%
Industrial Services1.64%
Electronic Technology1.52%
Commercial Services1.05%
Technology Services0.85%
Consumer Services0.43%
Health Services0.35%
Miscellaneous0.08%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.52%
Cash0.36%
UNIT0.11%
Temporary0.05%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe67.42%
Asia25.05%
Oceania6.39%
Middle East1.00%
North America0.14%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
EFV invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 38.32% stocks, and Consumer Non-Durables, with 7.37% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
EFV top holdings are Roche Holding Ltd Dividend Right Cert. and HSBC Holdings Plc, occupying 2.36% and 2.25% of the portfolio correspondingly.
EFV last dividends amounted to 0.91 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 1.54 USD in dividends, which shows a 68.47% decrease.
EFV assets under management is 22.89 B USD. It's risen 13.93% over the last month.
EFV fund flows account for 2.92 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, EFV pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.87%. The last dividend (Dec 20, 2024) amounted to 0.91 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
EFV shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Aug 1, 2005, and its management style is Passive.
EFV expense ratio is 0.33% meaning you'd have to pay 0.33% of your investment to help manage the fund.
EFV follows the MSCI EAFE Value. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
EFV invests in stocks.
EFV price has risen by 7.90% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 12.99% increase. See more dynamics on EFV price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 7.63% over the last month, showed a 10.41% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 16.91% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 7.63% over the last month, showed a 10.41% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 16.91% in a year.
EFV trades at a premium (0.37%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.