- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 400 Howard Street San Francisco CA United States of America 94105
- IPO Date
- May 4, 2015
- Business
- iShares International Equity Factor ETF (INTF) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the investment results of the STOXX International Equity Factor Index, which comprises global developed market large- and mid-capitalization stocks excluding the U.S. with favorable exposure to target style factors including quality, value, momentum, low volatility, and size, subject to optimization constraints to manage risk relative to the parent index. The ETF provides investors with diversified exposure to international equities across diversified sectors such as financials, health care, industrials, consumer staples, and information technology; top holdings include Novartis AG, ASML Holding N.V., SAP SE, Nestlé S.A., and Loblaw Companies Limited, with approximately 484 holdings and a total net asset value exceeding $2 billion as of late 2025. It offers passive management through representative sampling, quarterly rebalancing and reconstitution of the index, and an expense ratio of 0.16%, targeting institutional and retail investors seeking factor-based strategies in non-U.S. developed markets including Europe, Japan, Canada, and Australia.
Launched on April 28, 2015 and domiciled in the United States, INTF is issued by iShares Trust and managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors, a subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., with headquarters in New York. Prior to June 1, 2022, the fund operated as the iShares MSCI International Multifactor ETF and tracked the MSCI World ex USA Diversified Multiple-Factor Index, reflecting a strategic shift to the current STOXX benchmark for enhanced multi-factor optimization incorporating metrics like earnings momentum, gross profitability, book-to-price, cash flow yield, dividend yield, earnings yield, and prior 12-month volatility. No major acquisitions, funding rounds, partnerships, or new product launches specific to INTF have been reported in the last 1-2 years, though the fund has experienced notable inflows and strong performance, with year-to-date total returns exceeding 27% as of late 2025.