EFV

The iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (EFV) is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of developed-market companies outside the United States and Canada with value-oriented characteristics. The ETF is managed by BlackRock through its iShares division and trades under the ticker EFV on the Cboe BZX Exchange.

Classified as an international developed markets ex-U.S. equity ETF with a value focus, the fund seeks to reflect, before fees and expenses, the performance of the MSCI EAFE Value Index.

The ETF follows a passive management strategy, maintaining a portfolio structured to replicate the composition and weighting of its benchmark index. 

The benchmark selects companies from developed markets in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East that exhibit value characteristics based on metrics associated with valuation, earnings, and corporate fundamentals.

Diversification and sector exposure

EFV provides exposure primarily associated with:

• Financials.
• Industrials.
• Energy.
• Consumer staples.
• Healthcare.
• International developed markets ex-U.S. equities.
• International large-cap and mid-cap companies.
• Value-oriented equities.

The ETF’s performance is particularly sensitive to economic conditions in Europe and developed Asian markets, alongside changes in international central-bank monetary policies.

Currency fluctuations, commodity-price movements, global inflation trends, and differences in regional economic growth may also directly affect the fund’s behavior. The ETF may additionally reflect rotations between growth and value equities across international markets.

Structure and costs

EFV shares trade on the secondary market on the Cboe BZX Exchange during regular trading hours. Share creation and redemption occur through authorized participants, a mechanism intended to help align the ETF’s market price with its net asset value (NAV).

The fund charges a management fee as outlined in its prospectus and does not apply a performance fee. EFV may distribute income derived from dividends paid by companies held in the portfolio.

Because the ETF maintains international exposure without currency hedging, its performance may be affected by both foreign equity-market fluctuations and changes in foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar.

History and evolution of the ETF

The iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF was launched in 2005 during a period marked by the expansion of international factor- and style-based ETFs within the U.S. market.

Since inception, the fund has reflected movements associated with international developed-market value equities, including changes in global economic cycles, currency fluctuations, and shifts in international monetary policies.

In recent years, EFV has reflected rotations between growth and value segments across international markets, changes in global interest rates, fluctuations in energy prices, and economic developments across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

Additional Information

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (United States) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), with assets under management totaling $30.39 Billions.

Over the past 12 months, iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF recorded a return of 29.27%, with its price trading between $61.67 and $79.94 during the same period.

The ETF is traded under the ticker EFV.