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About iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
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Inception date
Oct 18, 2011
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
ACWV uses global stock co-movements to identify the least volatile portfolio but sets limits to keep the basket from straying too far from the market. Consistent with its low-volatility mandate, ACWV tilts toward stable sectors like utilities, telecom and consumer non-cyclicals, while underweighting technology. Index selection begins with the MSCI All Country World Index, securities are optimized to produce the lowest absolute volatility for a given set of constraints. The index is weighted using a multi-factor risk model and will generally have a lower cap and low idiosyncratic risk bias. The index is rebalanced semi-annually starting each May.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Technology Services
Communications
Health Technology
Stocks99.76%
Finance17.58%
Technology Services12.68%
Communications12.51%
Health Technology10.01%
Consumer Non-Durables8.22%
Electronic Technology7.85%
Utilities6.15%
Retail Trade5.34%
Distribution Services3.10%
Industrial Services3.03%
Consumer Services2.89%
Transportation2.10%
Health Services1.92%
Energy Minerals1.84%
Process Industries1.13%
Commercial Services1.12%
Non-Energy Minerals0.82%
Consumer Durables0.71%
Producer Manufacturing0.60%
Miscellaneous0.15%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.24%
Cash0.24%
Miscellaneous0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
North America60.14%
Asia29.03%
Europe7.81%
Middle East2.60%
Latin America0.32%
Oceania0.11%
Africa0.00%
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Dividends
Dividend payout history