iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
ACWV
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in mil. unless spec.- Sector
- Financial Services
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- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 400 Howard Street San Francisco CA United States of America 94105
- IPO Date
- Oct 20, 2011
- CIK
- 0000930667
- Website
- ishares.com
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- iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility (USD) Index, which consists of developed and emerging market equities exhibiting lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader global equity markets. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities included in the underlying index or substantially similar instruments, such as large- and mid-cap stocks optimized for minimum volatility using a multi-factor risk model with low cap and idiosyncratic risk bias; it employs full replication to mirror index performance, undergoes semi-annual rebalancing typically starting each May, and maintains an expense ratio of 0.20%. ACWV targets institutional and retail investors seeking global equity exposure with reduced volatility, operating across developed markets in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific as well as emerging markets worldwide. Launched on October 18, 2011 and issued by BlackRock, Inc., whose iShares business unit serves as the fund sponsor, ACWV is headquartered at BlackRock Fund Advisors, 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, California. The fund is part of BlackRock's extensive iShares ETF lineup, managed under the umbrella of the world's largest asset manager founded in 1988. In recent developments, ACWV continues to adhere to its semi-annual index rebalancing schedule, with the MSCI ACWI Investable Market Index undergoing significant adjustments in November 2025 that added 199 securities and removed 224, increasing total market cap by approximately $620 billion to near $101 trillion and influencing minimum volatility factor strategies through shifts toward U.S. and China weightings. No major structural changes such as name alterations, new product launches, acquisitions, or strategic alliances specific to ACWV have been announced in the last 1-2 years, reflecting the fund's stable passive strategy amid periodic institutional ownership adjustments by investors like CFM Wealth Partners. Quarterly reviews by MSCI in February, May, August, and November ensure ongoing alignment with market capitalization, liquidity, and free-float changes.