Is EFAV a good investment?

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) is a quality and low-volatility ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores EFAV 5.0 out of 10 — highest on Risk (9.5), lowest on Return (2.3). It trades at 17.0 times earnings, against its own median of 15.9. Its ten largest holdings are 15% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is EFAV rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) 5.0 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) 5.0 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 5.0 / 10
Growth: 4.0 / 10
Valuation: 7.1 / 10
Risk: 9.5 / 10
Quality: 4.0 / 10
Return: 2.3 / 10

EFAV is ranked #5 of 10 in ETF Copilot's Defensive list.

What is EFAV's expense ratio? 0.20% a year

As of September 11, 2026, EFAV charges 0.20% a year, yields 3.44% and holds $5.5B in assets across 278 positions.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) — cost, income and size
Measure	EFAV
Expense ratio	0.20%
Dividend yield	3.44%
Assets under management	$5.5B
Holdings	278

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in EFAV's data

Developed-market stocks outside the U.S., screened for smoother price moves.

Swings less than the typical international fund — a calmer ride through market turbulence.

Three-year volatility of 10.8% sits below the category median of 13.7% and the fund's own 12.6% history. Holds 278 names and yields 3.4%.

A smoother-riding complement to the international core of a portfolio.

Why did EFAV move this week? It fell 1.2% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Novartis and Unilever drove it

EFAV fell 1.2% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Novartis (−15.2%), Unilever (−3.8%) and Zurich Insurance (−3.3%); Softbank (+5.7%) pushed the other way.

Is EFAV expensive right now? It trades at 17.0 times earnings, against its own median of 15.9

As of September 11, 2026, EFAV is more expensive than 65% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 74 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside EFAV?

What's inside EFAV: Size (Large 57%, Mid 39%, Small 4%); Geography (International 94%, US 6%); Tech 7.7%; AI 0.7%; Semiconductors 0.5%; Memory 0.1%.

What are EFAV's top holdings? The ten largest are 15% of the fund

Statoil ASA, DBS, Shell, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Iberdrola, Secom, ENI, Totalenergies, Oversea-Chinese Banking and Swisscom are EFAV's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 80% of Single Factor - Quality & Low Volatility ETFs.

Half of EFAV's weight sits in its 53 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 145 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/efav