BlackRock Bolsters Smart Beta Lineup With Five New ETFs

INTF has a small-cap counterpart in the form of the iShares FactorSelect MSCI Intl Small-Cap ETF (NYSEArca: ISCF). That new ETF follows the MSCI World exUSA SmallCap Diversified Multi-Factor Index. ISCF holds almost 660 stocks and like INTF, its large-cap peer, ISCF is heavy on Japanese and British stocks as those countries combine for almost 52% of the new ETF’s weight. ISCF carries an annual expense ratio of 0.6%. [Embracing International Small-Cap ETFs]

The iShares FactorSelect MSCI Global ETF (NYSEArca: ACWF) benchmarks to the MSCI ACWI Diversified Multi-Factor Index. As a global ETF, the iShares FactorSelect MSCI Global ETF features exposure 19 countries, including developed and emerging markets.

Four of ACWF’s top 12 country weights are emerging markets, but U.S. stocks command nearly 43% of the new ETF’s weight.

iShares FactorSelect MSCI USA ETF Top 10 Holdings

Table Courtesy: iShares