Is SCZ a good investment?

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (SCZ) is a developed ex-US international ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores SCZ 3.9 out of 10 — highest on Growth (6.6), lowest on Quality (1.5). It trades at 15.3 times earnings, against its own median of 13.0. Its ten largest holdings are 3% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is SCZ rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (SCZ) 3.9 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (SCZ) 3.9 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 3.9 / 10
Growth: 6.6 / 10
Valuation: 4.2 / 10
Risk: 3.8 / 10
Quality: 1.5 / 10
Return: 2.8 / 10

What is SCZ's expense ratio? 0.40% a year

As of September 11, 2026, SCZ charges 0.40% a year, yields 2.79% and holds $13.2B in assets across 2010 positions.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (SCZ) — cost, income and size
Measure	SCZ
Expense ratio	0.40%
Dividend yield	2.79%
Assets under management	$13.2B
Holdings	2010

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 SCZ's data

Developed ex-US small-cap stocks, diversified across countries and sectors.

Priced cheaper than the typical developed-market small-cap fund — you pay less for each dollar of earnings.

EBITDA multiple of 8.7x sits below the category median of 10.2x, among the cheapest in the group. Holdings 2,010.

A broad small-cap allocation outside the U.S., built for diversification.

Why did SCZ move this week? It fell 1.6% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Food & Life and Stockland drove it

SCZ fell 1.6% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Food & Life (−11.1%), Stockland (−8.3%) and Nice-Systems (−10.0%); Lottomatica Group SPA (+12.8%) pushed the other way.

Is SCZ expensive right now? It trades at 15.3 times earnings, against its own median of 13.0

As of September 11, 2026, SCZ is more expensive than 92% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 105 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 SCZ? 11% Tech

What's inside SCZ: Size (Large 1%, Mid 37%, Small 62%); Geography (International 95%, US 5%); Tech 10.6%; Semiconductors 2.1%.

What are SCZ's top holdings? The ten largest are 3% of the fund

Rohm, IMI, Weir, Bluescope Steel, Beazley, Gaztransport & Technigaz, Shizuoka Financial, Accelleron, Thyssenkrupp and Mebuki Financial are SCZ's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 98% of Developed ex-US ETFs.

Half of SCZ's weight sits in its 398 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 1101 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (SCZ) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/scz