iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF(EFAV · ETF)

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EFAV $94.78
Snapshot
$94.78
52-Week Range
$83.36 – $95.34
YTD
+9.37%
IV Rank (30D)
0
Straddle Price
$3.02
Info

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) ETF

Exchange
BATS
Inception
2011-10-18
Has Options
Yes
ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-09-03
Holdings
295
AUM
$5.5B
Provider
iShares (BlackRock)
Inception
2011-10-18
Exchange
BATS
Data As Of
2026-09-03
Expense Ratio
Dividend Yield
3.01%
Distribution
Semi-Annual
Recent distributions
Ex-Date Pay Date Amount Type
2026-06-15 2026-06-18 $1.6841 CD
2025-12-16 2025-12-19 $1.1734 CD
2025-06-16 2025-06-20 $1.5865 CD
2024-12-17 2024-12-20 $0.8637 CD
2024-06-11 2024-06-17 $1.4252 CD
2023-12-20 2023-12-27 $0.8214 CD
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 50 of 295 holdings
Symbol Name Weight % Asset Class Country
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL 1.53% Equity (Foreign) JP
D05 DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 1.51% Equity (Foreign) SG
EQNR EQUINOR 1.47% Equity (Foreign) NO
SHEL SHELL PLC 1.46% Equity (Foreign) GB
SECOM 1.46% Equity (Foreign) JP
IBE IBERDROLA 1.44% Equity (Foreign) ES
NOVN NOVARTIS AG 1.43% Equity (Foreign) CH
ENI ENI 1.42% Equity (Foreign) IT
TTE TOTALENERGIES 1.39% Equity (Foreign) FR
O39 OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING LTD 1.36% Equity (Foreign) SG
ZURN ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 1.31% Equity (Foreign) CH
SCMN SWISSCOM AG 1.25% Equity (Foreign) CH
SAMPO SAMPO CLASS A 1.20% Equity (Foreign) FI
ULVR UNILEVER PLC 1.16% Equity (Foreign) GB
SOFTBANK 1.11% Equity (Foreign) JP
KDDI 1.09% Equity (Foreign) JP
JAPAN TOBACCO 1.05% Equity (Foreign) JP
NTT 1.02% Equity (Foreign) JP
CLP HOLDINGS 0.99% Equity (Foreign) HK
POLI BANK HAPOALIM BM 0.99% Equity (Foreign) IL
ORA ORANGE SA 0.98% Equity (Foreign) FR
BOC HONG KONG HOLDINGS LTD 0.98% Equity (Foreign) HK
NESN NESTLE SA 0.97% Equity (Foreign) CH
OBIC LTD 0.92% Equity (Foreign) JP
SPSN SWISS PRIME SITE AG 0.92% Equity (Foreign) CH
POWER ASSETS HOLDINGS 0.87% Equity (Foreign) HK
S68 SINGAPORE EXCHANGE 0.84% Equity (Foreign) SG
PST POSTE ITALIANE 0.84% Equity (Foreign) IT
EAST JAPAN RAILWAY 0.82% Equity (Foreign) JP
BRIDGESTONE 0.78% Equity (Foreign) JP
AI LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 0.73% Equity (Foreign) FR
BN DANONE SA 0.73% Equity (Foreign) FR
KPN KONINKLIJKE KPN NV 0.73% Equity (Foreign) NL
TCL TRANSURBAN GROUP STAPLED UNITS 0.72% Equity (Foreign) AU
KAO 0.71% Equity (Foreign) JP
AD KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE 0.71% Equity (Foreign) NL
U11 UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LTD 0.69% Equity (Foreign) SG
LUMI BANK LEUMI LE ISRAEL 0.69% Equity (Foreign) IL
HBAN HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.69% Equity (Foreign) CH
SHIONOGI 0.67% Equity (Foreign) JP
SAN SANOFI SA 0.67% Equity (Foreign) FR
ITX INDUSTRIA DE DISENO TEXTIL SA 0.66% Equity (Foreign) ES
SAP SAP 0.66% Equity (Foreign) DE
ITOCHU 0.66% Equity (Foreign) JP
CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY 0.66% Equity (Foreign) JP
HLN HALEON PLC 0.66% Equity (Foreign) GB
TRYG TRYG 0.65% Equity (Foreign) DK
BP. BP PLC 0.63% Equity (Foreign) GB
MPL MEDIBANK PRIVATE 0.60% Equity (Foreign) AU
DB1 DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG 0.60% Equity (Foreign) DE
Geographic Breakdown
Non-Equity Breakdown
iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF · NPORT-P period 2026-07-31 (filed 2026-03-25)
Net assets: $5.30B · 260 total positions · equity 97.28% · non-equity 2.53%
Non-equity holdings — 21 positions, 2.53% of NAV
Category Weight Value Positions
Other 2.05% $108.5M 14
Short-term investment 0.46% $24.4M 2
Derivative (equity) 0.02% $1.0M 4
Derivative (interest rate) -0.00% $-18933 1
Chart
Seasonality
MonthAvg ReturnYears of Data
Jan +1.52% 6
Feb +0.68% 6
Mar +0.48% 6
Apr +1.00% 6
May +0.30% 6
Jun -2.55% 6
Jul +3.55% 6
Aug +0.13% 6
Sep -2.16% 6
Oct +0.43% 5
Nov +2.05% 5
Dec +0.12% 5
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $94.01
SMA 50: $92.03
SMA 200: $90.26
Current: $94.78
EMA 12: $94.27
EMA 26: $93.61
MACD: 0.6605 | Signal: -0.0544
BULLISH
ADX (14): 21.84
WEAK TREND
+DI: 31.92
−DI: 21.06

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 60.88
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 78.05
Stoch %D: 66.90
Williams %R: -24.03

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $95.17
BB Lower: $92.85
NEUTRAL
OBV: 33,952,331
Vol SMA 20: 432,838
Vol ROC: 34.23%
ATR: $0.70
True Range: $0.66
HV 20: 7.9%
HV 30: 9.2%
HV 60: 11.7%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-09-09T00:00:00 – 2026-09-04T00:00:00
AI Analysis

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Analysis includes technical indicators, news sentiment, risk assessment, and specific price levels to watch.

News
Options Activity
IV Rank (30D)
0
IV Rank (7D)
84.68
Avg IV
16.5%
Straddle (30D)
$3.02
Straddle (7D)
$2.00
Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d
pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d
pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis
Beta (1Y vs SPY)
0.34
Correlation (SPY)
39.2%
0.15
Ann. Volatility
11.0%
SPY Volatility
12.8%

Low volatility - stock moves less than market

Beta & Alpha Over Time
Constituent Performance

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Constituents
Symbol Name Weight % Price 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month