- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 400 Howard Street San Francisco CA United States of America 94105
- IPO Date
- Aug 5, 2005
- Business
- iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (EFV) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI EAFE Value Index, which comprises large- and mid-cap developed market equities excluding the U.S. and Canada that exhibit value characteristics such as book value to price, forward earnings to price, and dividend yield. The fund invests at least 90% of its assets in the component securities of the index or depositary receipts representing those securities, with key sector exposures including financials, energy, healthcare, industrials, utilities, materials, consumer discretionary, information technology, telecommunication services, and consumer staples; top holdings feature companies like Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Nestlé S.A., Allianz SE, BHP Group Limited, and Iberdrola S.A. Launched on August 1, 2005, and managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors under iShares, a BlackRock business unit headquartered in New York, the ETF targets institutional and retail investors seeking international value equity exposure across Europe, Australasia, and the Far East regions.
EFV maintains an expense ratio of 0.31-0.33%, semi-annual distributions, and approximately 442 holdings as of late 2025, with assets under management exceeding $26 billion. Geographically, it provides diversified access to developed markets outside North America, including major economies in Europe (e.g., Japan, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Germany), Australia, and other Asia-Pacific countries.
In recent developments, BlackRock, the parent issuer of iShares ETFs including EFV, completed the acquisition of HPS Investment Partners in June 2025 to bolster its private credit capabilities alongside its public fixed income platform, enhancing integrated solutions for clients amid converging public and private markets. The firm also pursued expansion into private asset ETFs following its $3.2 billion acquisition of data provider Preqin, aiming to develop indices for greater transparency in alternatives. These strategic moves by BlackRock support broader enhancements to its ETF ecosystem, including EFV, through improved data, infrastructure, and market evolution strategies within the last year.