ETF comparison

EEMVvsEFAV

Both Low Volatility Factor.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF · iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
0.0%

0 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EEMV and EFAV would leave roughly0.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EEMV only 99.0%Shared 0.0%EFAV only 98.9%
In EEMV only
314 positions
Shared
0 positions
In EFAV only
244 positions

Side by side

EEMV

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF

iShares · Low Volatility Factor

80composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.25%
Net assets
$3.66B
TTM yield
2.16%
Top-10 conc.
20.0%
EFAV

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

iShares · Low Volatility Factor

84composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.20%
Net assets
$5.51B
TTM yield
3.06%
Top-10 conc.
15.1%

Sub-score comparison

75
Cost
80
84
Tax efficiency
82
81
Liquidity
89
86
Concentration
93
Tracking quality
EEMVsub-scoreEFAV

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

EFAV is 5 bps cheaper than EEMV. On a $100,000 position that's about $50/yr more in fees for EEMV.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with EEMV vs EFAV.

Top shared holdings

0 shared in total

No shared holdings between these funds.

Only in EEMV

314 total
  • SK hynix Inc.3.46%
  • SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD3.18%
  • DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.2.60%
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.1.99%
  • United Microelectronics Corporation1.69%
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited1.66%
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.1.51%
  • BANK OF CHINA LIMITED1.35%
  • CHROMA ATE INC.1.31%
  • Saudi Telecom Company SJSC1.24%

Only in EFAV

244 total
  • ENI S.P.A.1.68%
  • TOTALENERGIES SE1.67%
  • EQUINOR ASA1.59%
  • SHELL PLC1.57%
  • Iberdrola, S.A.1.51%
  • DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD1.47%
  • ORANGE SA1.43%
  • Swisscom AG1.41%
  • Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited1.40%
  • Novartis AG1.36%

Open EEMV or EFAV at a brokerage

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

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