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iShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

ETF
ISCF
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$33.0 +0.32 +0.98%
primary theme
International Mid-Cap Blend Equity
ISCF (ETF)

iShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$33.0 +0.32 +0.98%
primary theme
International Mid-Cap Blend Equity
ISCF (ETF)

iShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$33.0 +0.32 +0.98%
primary theme
International Mid-Cap Blend Equity

Name

As of 03/27/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$33.00

$550 M

4.43%

$1.46

0.23%

Vitals

YTD Return

2.7%

1 yr return

14.3%

3 Yr Avg Return

1.2%

5 Yr Avg Return

6.3%

Net Assets

$550 M

Holdings in Top 10

7.8%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$32.7
$27.69
$33.00

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.23%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 47.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

N/A

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Exchange Traded Fund


Name

As of 03/27/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$33.00

$550 M

4.43%

$1.46

0.23%

ISCF - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 2.7%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 1.2%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 6.3%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
  • Net Income Ratio 2.31%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 4.4%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency SemiAnnual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    iShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF
  • Fund Family Name
    BlackRock-advised Funds
  • Inception Date
    Apr 28, 2015
  • Shares Outstanding
    7300000
  • Share Class
    N/A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Greg Savage

Fund Description

The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the STOXX International Small-Cap Equity Factor Index (the Underlying Index), which is a rules- based equity index provided by STOXX Ltd. (the Index Provider or STOXX). The Underlying Index is composed of small-capitalization equity securities from the STOXX International Developed Markets Small Cap Index (the Parent Index) that are selected and weighted using an optimization process designed to maximize exposure to four target factors: momentum, quality, value, and low volatility. The Underlying Index seeks to control exposure to, among other things, industries and countries, limit turnover and maintain a level of risk similar to that of the Parent Index. The Parent Index is a free float market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the performance of small-capitalization companies from
developed market countries excluding the U.S. Small-capitalization companies represent approximately the bottom 15% of the investable market capitalization of each developed market country included in the Parent Index, as determined by STOXX.
The momentum score is calculated from the following signals: price momentum, earnings momentum and earnings announcement drift (i.e., the difference between a stock’s performance on and immediately following an earnings announcement date).
The quality score is calculated from the following signals: gross profitability, share dilution, accruals, changes in net operating assets, carbon emissions intensity and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets. Carbon emissions intensity is based on the issuer’s Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions (i.e., direct emissions from sources that an issuer owns or controls and indirect emissions from the issuer’s purchase of energy) relative to peers in its Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) Supersector, as reported by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). The GHG targets signal is based on the robustness of an issuer’s GHG reduction targets, including whether they are part of the Science Based Targets initiative SBTi) framework; this is assessed by ISS based on its own ESG ratings data and SBTi data.
The value score is calculated from the following signals: current book value-to-price ratio, dividend yield (i.e., 12-month trailing dividend divided by total market
capitalization), earnings yield (i.e., 12-month net income divided by total market capitalization), cash flow yield i.e., 12-month cash flow divided by total market capitalization) and time series normalized cash flow yield over the previous 36 months.
The low volatility score is based on prior 12-month volatility, as calculated by the Index Provider.
The maximum weight of a single security is 10%, and the sum of security weights that are individually greater than 4.5% must be less than 22.5% of the Underlying Index. The Index Provider also applies other constraints, such as country and sector exposures relative to the Parent Index, among others. The Underlying Index is reviewed and rebalanced quarterly.
As of July 31, 2023, the Underlying Index consisted of approximately 1,055 constituents from companies in the following countries or regions: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom (the U.K.).
As of July 31, 2023, a significant portion of the Underlying Index is represented by securities of companies in the consumer discretionary and industrials industries or sectors. The components of the Underlying Index are likely to change over time.
BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to beat the index it tracks and does not seek temporary defensive positions
when markets decline or appear overvalued.
Indexing may eliminate the chance that the Fund will substantially outperform the Underlying Index but also may reduce some of the risks of active management, such as poor security selection. Indexing seeks to achieve lower costs and better after-tax performance by aiming to keep portfolio turnover low in comparison to actively managed investment companies.
BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the Fund. Representative sampling is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to that of an applicable underlying index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of an applicable underlying index. The Fund may or may not hold all of the securities in the Underlying Index.
The Fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its Underlying Index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its Underlying Index (i.e., depositary receipts representing securities of the Underlying Index) and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents, including shares of money market funds advised by BFA or its affiliates, as well as in securities not included in the Underlying Index, but
which BFA believes will help the Fund track the Underlying Index. Cash and cash equivalent investments associated with a derivative position will be treated as part of that position for the purposes of calculating the percentage of investments included in the Underlying Index. The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the Underlying Index before fees and expenses of the Fund.
The Fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the Fund's total assets (including the value of any collateral received).
The Underlying Index and Parent Index are sponsored by STOXX, which isindependent of the Fund and BFA. The Index Provider determines the composition and relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying Indexand Parent Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying Indexand Parent Index.
Industry Concentration Policy. The Fund will concentrate its investments i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is concentrated. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities) and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.
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ISCF - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period ISCF Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 2.7% -3.1% 7.7% 36.90%
1 Yr 14.3% 1.8% 24.4% 48.81%
3 Yr 1.2%* -6.9% 6.2% 30.38%
5 Yr 6.3%* 2.2% 9.8% 34.21%
10 Yr N/A* 2.3% 6.7% 83.33%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period ISCF Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 7.1% 1.1% 25.3% 97.62%
2022 -17.2% -35.4% -13.9% 10.98%
2021 9.0% -5.3% 14.4% 30.38%
2020 5.0% 3.1% 21.2% 91.14%
2019 22.5% 13.1% 25.4% 29.17%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period ISCF Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 2.7% -3.1% 7.7% 36.90%
1 Yr 14.3% 1.8% 24.4% 48.81%
3 Yr 1.2%* -6.9% 6.2% 30.38%
5 Yr 6.3%* 2.2% 9.8% 34.21%
10 Yr N/A* 2.3% 6.7% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period ISCF Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 11.5% 2.5% 25.8% 92.86%
2022 -15.0% -35.4% -10.9% 8.54%
2021 13.3% 7.7% 18.9% 35.44%
2020 7.6% 3.5% 21.7% 84.81%
2019 26.3% 16.9% 32.7% 23.61%

ISCF - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

ISCF Category Low Category High ISCF % Rank
Net Assets 550 M 6.5 M 10.3 B 45.24%
Number of Holdings 1012 2 4647 19.05%
Net Assets in Top 10 40.7 M 1.08 M 10 B 72.62%
Weighting of Top 10 7.80% 0.2% 100.0% 88.10%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares 2.96%
  2. Logitech International SA 0.68%
  3. Tokyu REIT Inc 0.59%
  4. Bank of Ireland Group PLC 0.55%
  5. VAT Group AG 0.55%
  6. BE Semiconductor Industries NV 0.55%
  7. Galenica AG 0.52%
  8. Banco de Sabadell SA 0.47%
  9. Rheinmetall AG 0.47%
  10. Swissquote Group Holding SA 0.45%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High ISCF % Rank
Stocks
98.68% 0.98% 99.40% 21.43%
Cash
2.98% 0.00% 99.02% 42.86%
Preferred Stocks
0.76% 0.00% 2.90% 8.33%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 44.58%
Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 0.35% 50.00%
Other
-0.03% -0.08% 52.74% 91.67%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High ISCF % Rank
Industrials
22.32% 12.46% 32.63% 45.78%
Consumer Cyclical
13.74% 9.23% 27.42% 33.73%
Technology
10.71% 0.00% 22.43% 84.34%
Energy
10.35% 0.00% 12.34% 7.23%
Basic Materials
9.61% 0.00% 13.14% 32.53%
Financial Services
9.44% 2.16% 21.69% 87.95%
Healthcare
7.82% 0.00% 18.67% 20.48%
Real Estate
7.42% 0.00% 12.22% 60.24%
Consumer Defense
4.22% 2.29% 13.66% 79.52%
Utilities
2.29% 0.00% 4.57% 36.14%
Communication Services
2.08% 1.47% 14.57% 87.95%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High ISCF % Rank
Non US
97.80% 0.00% 99.37% 16.67%
US
0.88% 0.00% 99.04% 72.62%

ISCF - Expenses

Operational Fees

ISCF Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.23% 0.08% 2.84% 94.05%
Management Fee 0.23% 0.05% 1.03% 7.14%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.03% 0.25% N/A

Sales Fees

ISCF Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 0.00% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 0.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

ISCF Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 2.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

ISCF Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 47.00% 1.00% 185.00% 47.44%

ISCF - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

ISCF Category Low Category High ISCF % Rank
Dividend Yield 4.43% 0.00% 3.83% 1.19%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

ISCF Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency SemiAnnual Annual Quarterly Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

ISCF Category Low Category High ISCF % Rank
Net Income Ratio 2.31% 0.03% 2.41% 3.61%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

ISCF Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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ISCF - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Greg Savage


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Apr 28, 2015

7.1

7.1%

Greg Savage, Managing Director; has been associated with BlackRock Fund Advisors since 2009. Mr. Savage has been a senior portfolio manager for BFA and BTC since 2009. Prior to his employment with BFA and BTC, Mr. Savage was a senior portfolio manager from 2006 to 2009 for BGFA and BGI and a portfolio manager from 2001 to 2006 for BGFA and BGI.

Jennifer Hsui


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Apr 28, 2015

7.1

7.1%

Jennifer Hsui, Managing Director & Portfolio Manager at BlackRock Investment Management LLC has been employed by BlackRock Fund Advisors as a senior portfolio manager since 2007. Prior to that, Ms. Hsui was a portfolio manager from 2006 to 2007 for BGFA. She was a research analyst for RBC Capital Markets from 2003 to 2006.

Amy Whitelaw


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Nov 29, 2018

3.5

3.5%

Amy Whitelaw is Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2013 and was Director of the firm from 2009 to 2012. Ms. Whitelaw's service with the firm dates back to 1998, including her years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. Ms. Whitelaw served as Principal of BGI from 2000 to 2009. Previously Ms. Whitelaw worked in the Transition Services group as a transition manager and strategist, and was also an international equity trader on BGI’s trading desk.

Paul Whitehead


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 01, 2022

0.41

0.4%

Paul Whitehead is responsible for supporting the day-to-day management of the MML Blend Fund’s portfolio, including setting the Fund’s overall investment strategy and overseeing the management of the Fund. Mr. Whitehead is a Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc., Co-Head of Index Equity, and Co-Head of BlackRock’s ETF and Index Investments business. Mr. Whitehead also oversees the management of BlackRock’s Institutional and iShares funds. Mr. Whitehead was previously the Global Head of Equity Trading and the Global Head of Transition Management within BlackRock’s Global Trading Group. Mr. Whitehead’s service with the firm dates back to 1996, including his years with Barclays Global Investors, which merged with BlackRock in 2009. Prior to his current role, Mr. Whitehead was Head of Americas Equity Trading. Previously, he managed the trading team responsible for all Institutional Index funds, Exchange Traded funds, and Transition Management mandates. Mr. Whitehead represents BlackRock on the board of Luminex, a buy-side owned Alternative Trading System launched in 2015.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 21.76 7.58 18.43