iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (SCZ US)
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Performance
Share price activity
- Last (Price)
- 83.58
- Change
- ▲ 0.08 (0.10)
- Bid / Ask
- 76.43 - 95.52
- Volume
- 211,613
- Turnover
- 10,987,973
- Open
- 83.42
- Day Range
- 83.39 - 83.79
- VWAP
- 83.62
- Prev Close
- 83.50
- Last Trade
- 29/10 4:00pm
Fund profile
Fund size
$12.69B
OCT 2026
Distributions
Semi-Annually
Since inception
18.9 yrs
DEC 2007
- Legal name
- iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
- Issuer
- iShares
- Type
- Exchange-Traded Fund
- Structure
- Open Ended Investment Company
- Management style
- Index fund
- Morningstar category
- Foreign Small/Mid Blend
- Category index
- MSCI ACWI Ex USA SMID NR USD
- Benchmark
- MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD
- ETF net assets
- $12.69B
- Units on issue
- 154.2M
- Management fee
- 0.40% p.a.
- Domicile
- United States
- Base currency
- USD
- Inception
- 10 DEC 2007
- Listed
- 2 FEB 2016
- Index provider
- MSCI Inc.
Objective and strategy
The investment seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index composed of small-capitalization developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index represents the small-capitalization segment of the MSCI EAFE IMI Index.
Asset allocation
US equity 1.11%Non-US equity 97.95%
| Asset class | Net % | Long % | Short % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity | 99.07 | 99.07 | 0.00 |
| Bond | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cash | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.04 |
| Other | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 |
Sector exposure
Cyclical 44.68%Sensitive 41.14%Defensive 14.18%
- Basic Materials
- 9.87%
- Consumer Cyclical
- 12.50%
- Financial Services
- 12.70%
- Real Estate
- 9.62%
- Communication Services
- 4.42%
- Energy
- 3.52%
- Industrials
- 23.37%
- Technology
- 9.83%
- Consumer Defensive
- 5.09%
- Healthcare
- 6.82%
- Utilities
- 2.27%
Region exposure
Developed markets 99.22%Emerging markets 0.71%
- North America
- 1.13%
- Latin America
- 0.05%
- United Kingdom
- 11.73%
- Europe Developed
- 30.93%
- Europe Emerging
- 0.03%
- Africa / Middle East
- 4.18%
- Japan
- 37.48%
- Australasia
- 10.74%
- Asia Developed
- 3.18%
- Asia Emerging
- 0.48%
Country exposure
- Japan
- 37.48%
- United Kingdom
- 11.73%
- Australia
- 10.46%
- Sweden
- 5.03%
- Switzerland
- 4.31%
- Israel
- 4.04%
- Germany
- 4.04%
- France
- 3.50%
- Italy
- 2.52%
- Singapore
- 2.23%
- Norway
- 2.21%
- Denmark
- 1.99%
Style box
- Style
- Mid Blend
Size score
122
Value-growth score
142
Economic moat
Wide 9%Narrow 32%None 59%
Market capitalisation
- Giant
- 0.00%
- Large
- 1.15%
- Mid
- 70.05%
- Small
- 27.62%
- Micro
- 1.19%
Large 1%Mid 70%Small 28%Micro 1%
- Average market cap
- $3.41B
- Number of holdings
- 2,042
- Shares held
- 2,017
Portfolio statistics · 22 OCT 2026
- Price / earnings
- 15.63
- Price / book
- 1.51
- Price / sales
- 0.98
- Price / cash flow
- 8.55
- Dividend yield
- 2.90%
- Assets in top 10
- 2.44%
- Return on equity
- 12.89%
- Net margin
- 14.14%
- Earnings growth (3 yr)
- 9.20%
Top holdings · top 10 = 2.54% of assets
| Holding | % Weight | First bought | Market value | Currency | Units held | Sector | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMI PLC IMI | 0.28 | FEB 2026 | 35.3M | GBP | 852,739 | Industrials | United Kingdom | |
| Rohm Co Ltd 6963 | 0.27 | FEB 2026 | 34.3M | JPY | 1.1M | Technology | Japan | |
| Beazley PLC BEZ | 0.27 | FEB 2026 | 34.1M | GBP | 2.0M | Financial Services | United Kingdom | |
| Weir PLC WEIR | 0.26 | FEB 2026 | 33.1M | GBP | 922,575 | Industrials | United Kingdom | |
| BlueScope Steel Ltd BSL | 0.26 | FEB 2026 | 32.9M | AUD | 1.6M | Basic Materials | Australia | |
| Shizuoka Financial Group Inc 5831 | 0.25 | FEB 2026 | 32.5M | JPY | 1.4M | Financial Services | Japan | |
| Gaztransport et technigaz SA GTT | 0.25 | FEB 2026 | 32.1M | EUR | 131,094 | Energy | France | |
| Mebuki Financial Group Inc 7167 | 0.24 | FEB 2026 | 31.0M | JPY | 2.9M | Financial Services | Japan | |
| thyssenkrupp AG TKA | 0.23 | FEB 2026 | 29.2M | EUR | 1.8M | Industrials | Germany | |
| Accelleron Industries AG Ordinary Shares ACLN | 0.23 | FEB 2026 | 29.2M | CHF | 334,520 | Industrials | Switzerland |
Trailing returns · 30 SEP 2026
Fund (NAV) Market price
1M
-3.0
3M
2.0
6M
9.5
YTD
10.4
1Y
13.2
3Y
18.1
5Y
5.7
10Y
7.9
| Period | Fund (NAV) % | Market price % | Before fees % | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -2.98 | -2.74 | -2.95 | 72 / 93 |
| 3 months | 2.01 | 2.61 | 2.11 | 57 / 92 |
| 6 months | 9.51 | 9.16 | 9.73 | 64 / 90 |
| Year to date | 10.37 | 10.40 | 10.70 | 60 / 89 |
| 1 year | 13.24 | 13.75 | 13.69 | 58 / 87 |
| 3 years p.a. | 18.08 | 18.06 | 18.56 | 66 / 86 |
| 5 years p.a. | 5.73 | 5.72 | 6.15 | 71 / 78 |
| 10 years p.a. | 7.90 | 7.87 | 8.33 | 65 / 54 |
Returns to 30 SEP 2026, periods of 3 years and longer annualised. Rank is the percentile in the Morningstar category at 30 SEP 2026 (1 = best) over the funds ranked.
Calendar year returns
Total Capital
2016
2.4
2017
32.5
2018
-17.8
2019
24.7
2020
12.1
2021
10.0
2022
-21.2
2023
12.9
2024
1.3
2025
32.1
| Year | Total % | Capital % | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.10 | 27.85 | 52 / 87 |
| 2024 | 1.35 | -2.11 | 63 / 99 |
| 2023 | 12.90 | 9.64 | 76 / 103 |
| 2022 | -21.22 | -22.75 | 63 / 96 |
| 2021 | 10.02 | 6.84 | 83 / 93 |
| 2020 | 12.07 | 10.39 | 34 / 105 |
| 2019 | 24.73 | 20.46 | 27 / 115 |
| 2018 | -17.80 | -20.05 | 29 / 110 |
| 2017 | 32.51 | 29.42 | 46 / 106 |
| 2016 | 2.42 | -0.40 | 42 / 112 |
| 2015 | 9.16 | 6.96 | 18 / 85 |
Risk statistics · 30 SEP 2026
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | -3.74 | -2.08 | -3.69 | -1.54 |
| Beta | 0.85 | 1.01 | 1.06 | 1.08 |
| R-squared | 90.12 | 85.04 | 90.89 | 91.52 |
| Standard deviation | 15.86 | 14.57 | 17.29 | 16.93 |
| Sharpe ratio | 0.62 | 0.91 | 0.18 | 0.39 |
| Sortino ratio | 0.92 | 1.48 | 0.26 | 0.56 |
| Tracking error | 5.67 | 5.64 | 5.28 | 5.07 |
| Information ratio | -1.19 | -0.44 | -0.72 | -0.27 |
| Upside capture % | 81.88 | 102.93 | 102.04 | 104.82 |
| Downside capture % | 99.81 | 128.45 | 123.34 | 114.68 |
| Maximum drawdown % | -9.07 | -9.07 | -33.18 | -34.36 |
Measured against MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD with USTREAS T-Bill Auction Ave 3 Mon as the risk-free rate, to 30 SEP 2026. Maximum drawdown is on gross returns at the latest quarter end.
Portfolio risk score
Risk score
73.6
Morningstar Portfolio Risk Score at 30 SEP 2026.
- Tracking volatility
- 3.577
- Est. holding cost %
- -0.062
- Market impact cost %
- 0.006
- Best quarter
- 21.18% · JAN 2021
- Worst quarter
- -27.53% · MAR 2020
Fees and costs
- Management fees and costs
- 0.40% p.a.
- Performance fee
- No
- PDS dated
- 28 NOV 2025
Distributions
- Latest distribution
- 1.1699
- Ex Date
- 15 JUN 2026
- Record Date
- 15 JUN 2026
- Pay Date
- 18 JUN 2026
- NAV at ex date
- 84.55
- Paid this year
- 1.1699
Distributions by year
2024
2.6
2023
2.1
2022
1.8
2021
1.1
2020
2.2
2019
1.0
2018
2.2
2017
1.4
2016
1.5
2015
1.4
| Year | Per unit ($) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.5569 |
| 2023 | 2.1260 |
| 2022 | 1.8297 |
| 2021 | 1.1250 |
| 2020 | 2.1630 |
| 2019 | 1.0410 |
| 2018 | 2.1898 |
| 2017 | 1.4466 |
| 2016 | 1.5360 |
| 2015 | 1.4068 |
Distribution history
| Ex Date | Per unit ($) |
|---|---|
| 15 JUN 2026 | 1.1699 |
| 16 DEC 2025 | 1.4974 |
| 16 JUN 2025 | 1.0595 |
| 17 DEC 2024 | 1.2268 |
| 11 JUN 2024 | 0.8991 |
| 20 DEC 2023 | 0.8304 |
| 7 JUN 2023 | 0.9993 |
| 9 JUN 2022 | 1.1250 |
| 30 DEC 2021 | 0.0641 |
| 13 DEC 2021 | 1.3895 |
| 10 JUN 2021 | 0.7094 |
| 30 DEC 2020 | 0.0230 |
Sustainability rating · 31 AUG 2026
Average
ESG risk score
23.15
Category average 22.31
- Rank in category
- 58th percentile of 850 funds
- Environmental risk
- 5.35
- Social risk
- 6.65
- Governance risk
- 4.61
- Portfolio covered
- 96.9%
ESG risk of holdings
- Negligible
- 3.98%
- Low
- 34.85%
- Medium
- 40.51%
- High
- 16.53%
- Severe
- 4.13%
0.14% of assets are in companies with high or severe controversies.
Carbon · 31 AUG 2026
Carbon risk score
10.76
Category average 10.85
- Carbon risk
- Medium Risk
- Rank in category
- 52nd percentile of 102 funds
- Fossil fuel involvement
- 5.79%
- Category average
- 6.00%
- Low Carbon Designation
- No
- Portfolio covered
- 96.3%
Fund managers
- Jennifer Hsui
- Peter Sietsema
- Matt Waldron
- Steven White
Tenure
- Number of managers
- 4
- Average tenure
- 4.6 years
- Longest tenure
- 13.8 years
- Longest serving
- Jennifer Hsui · since 1 DEC 2012
- Most recent appointment
- Peter Sietsema, Matt Waldron, Steven White · since 1 APR 2025
- Managed since
- 1 DEC 2012
- Other funds managed
- 388
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