C000171205 Performance — iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE Index Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2020-12-28

C000171205 returned −8.90% over one year to Oct 2020. Over one year the fund trailed its Japan Equity category average: $100 grew to $91, against $101 for the category. Volatility over the past 12 months was 14.87% a year. In the 12 months to Oct 2020 the fund took in a net $16.4M, and assets reached $154.47M.

C000171205 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE Index Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Japan Equity category average over the same months.

PeriodC000171205Category average
1 year (Nov 2019 – Oct 2020)$91$101
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Oct 2020)$96$106

C000171205 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Oct 2020, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−8.90%

C000171205 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE Index Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2020 (Jan–Oct)−10.48%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+6.72%

C000171205 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020−0.1%−7.1%−9.9%+4.3%+2.5%+1.1%+1.1%+3.4%−1.2%−4.0%——
2019———————+0.5%+1.9%+2.4%+0.3%+1.5%

C000171205 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Nov 2019 – Oct 2020.

  • 1-year volatility (annualised): 14.87%
  • Best month: +4.29% (Apr 2020)
  • Worst month: −9.94% (Mar 2020)

C000171205 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE Index Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $16.4M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $45.1M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.57×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Oct 2020$2.7M$2.3M$387K
Sep 2020$2.0M$1.9M$130K
Aug 2020$2.0M$2.9M−$933K
Jul 2020$3.1M$2.2M$934K
Jun 2020$3.7M$1.5M$2.3M
May 2020$3.5M$1.5M$2.0M
Apr 2020$2.8M$722K$2.1M
Mar 2020$6.9M$7.2M−$377K
Feb 2020$2.0M$1.4M$565K
Jan 2020$11.0M$2.1M$8.9M
Dec 2019$2.9M$3.2M−$303K
Nov 2019$2.4M$1.7M$704K

C000171205 Assets Under Management

Net assets of iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE Index Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2020-10-31$154.47M
2020-07-31$158.82M
2020-04-30$147.86M
2020-01-31$169.27M
2019-10-31$158.92M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.