iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV)Foreign Large Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
93.80 USD
-0.21
(-0.223%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 93.80 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:51 a.m. EDT
The iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF presents a compelling case for long-term accumulation despite a lack of aggressive short-term catalysts. Fundamentally, the asset demonstrates robust health with a +27.53% cumulative gain over the last nine years and a clean recent trajectory, avoiding any multi-year structural decline. The business quality is supported by a 3.08% dividend yield that shows resilience, having grown significantly from $0.497 in mid-2022 to $1.684 in mid-2026, indicating strong cash generation rather than NAV erosion. While the short-term outlook remains neutral due to muted momentum and a flat statistical forecast, the combination of solid long-term growth, a fortress-like balance sheet implied by the steady compounding, and a yield that outpaces inflation makes this a solid core holding for international exposure. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.045585 |
| MSTL | 0.050494 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.052110 |
| AutoETS | 0.052110 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 60% |
| H-stat | 6.83 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.193 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.95 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 17.97 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:51 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is sparse and non-directional. Call volume is negligible across expirations, while put activity is similarly flat, concentrated in deep out-of-the-money strikes. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term protection (0.63) compared to calls (0.30), suggesting a slight defensive bias, but the lack of significant open interest or volume indicates no clear consensus on immediate upside or downside moves.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.91% | 3.28% | 3.22% | 2.99% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 1.684 | 1.907999 |
| 2025-12-16 | 1.173 | 1.371769 |
| 2025-06-16 | 1.586 | 1.906938 |
| 2024-12-17 | 0.864 | 1.205021 |
| 2024-06-11 | 1.425 | 2.049180 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.821 | 1.218824 |
| 2023-06-07 | 1.311 | 1.964045 |
| 2022-12-13 | 0.497 | 0.770901 |
| 2022-06-09 | 1.109 | 1.723923 |
| 2021-12-13 | 0.634 | 0.837959 |
| 2021-06-10 | 1.265 | 1.656626 |
| 2020-06-15 | 0.977 | 1.472716 |
| 2019-12-16 | 1.734 | 2.333468 |
| 2019-06-17 | 1.386 | 1.940905 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.771 | 1.152294 |
| 2018-06-19 | 1.453 | 2.037868 |
| 2017-12-19 | 0.394 | 0.543149 |
| 2017-06-20 | 1.397 | 2.004017 |
| 2016-12-21 | 1.411 | 2.324547 |
| 2016-06-22 | 1.003 | 1.508044 |
| 2015-12-21 | 0.670 | 1.045079 |
| 2015-06-25 | 0.944 | 1.413174 |
| 2014-12-17 | 0.828 | 1.347876 |
| 2014-06-25 | 1.372 | 2.110444 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.774 | 1.288711 |
| 2013-06-27 | 0.786 | 1.379189 |
| 2012-12-18 | 0.500 | 0.909753 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.579 | 1.180187 |
| 2011-12-20 | 0.233 | 0.471851 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 95.13 |
| All Time Low | 47.5 |
| Ask | 94.1 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 362,050 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 508,893 |
| Average Volume | 508,893 |
| Average Volume10Days | 362,050 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.53 |
| Bid | 88.68 |
| Bid Size | 500 |
| Category | Foreign Large Blend |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 94.45 |
| Day Low | 93.675 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.08 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 5.219294 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 91.296 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.5040054 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.02742733 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 11.0322 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 95.13 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.3299942 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.013980808 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 83.37 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 10.43 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.12510495 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 83.37 - 95.13 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,319,117,400,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0672941 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fullday Change | -0.209999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.22338 |
| Fullday Price | 93.8 |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,318,896,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | 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. |
| Long Name | iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_141887576 |
| Nav Price | 94.0537 |
| Net Assets | 5,435,796,500.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.2 |
| Open | 94.42 |
| Phone | 415-670-2000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 93.8 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,951,100 |
| Previous Close | 94.01 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.209999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.22338 |
| Regular Market Day High | 94.45 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 93.675 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 93.675 - 94.45 |
| Regular Market Open | 94.42 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 94.01 |
| Regular Market Price | 93.8 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 676,700 |
| Short Name | iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Facto |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | EFAV |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1599068 |
| Total Assets | 5,435,796,480 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 17.971779 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 3.27864 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 3.27864 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 90.0529 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.7471008 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.041609995 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 676,700 |
| Yield | 0.0308 |
| Ytd Return | 9.7231 |