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iShares Edge MSCI Australia Multifactor ETF

About this ETF

The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by tracking the performance of the MSCI Australia IMI Diversified Multiple-Factor Index.We believe that an optimisation investment strategy is the most appropriate investment strategy to track the performance of the Index as it takes into account liquidity and transaction cost impact and overall risk relative to the Index.

IssueriShares
Management fee (MER)0.30% p.a.
Inception date14 Oct 2016
BenchmarkMSCI AU IMI Div Mult-Factor (AUD) NR LCL

Scout Score

49/100
Ranked #25 of 42 in Australian Shares

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.

Cost54
Diversification50
Tracking68
Liquidity12
Fund Strength33
Performance70
Income27

Strengths

  • Strong long-term return — +9.5% p.a. (blended), beats 70% of rated Australian Shares peers.

Weaknesses

  • Lower liquidity — 0.15% bid/ask spread, wider than 88% of Australian Shares peers.
  • Below-average yield — 2.85%, lower than 73% of Australian Shares peers.
  • Small fund — $148M in assets, smaller than 67% of Australian Shares funds, which can mean wider spreads.

Performance (as of 6 Jan 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month-0.30%
3 Months+1.25%
YTD+1.79%
1 Year+0.49%
3 Years (p.a.)+15.47%
5 Years (p.a.)+8.77%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

-19%+1%+21%+41%+61%2021-112023-022024-052025-072026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 3 Jan 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

Australia flagAustralia
99.97%
United States flagUnited States
0.01%

Sector breakdown (as at 3 Jan 2026)

How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.

Financials
30.73%
Materials
27.35%
Industrials
10.11%
Health Care
6.16%
Consumer Staples
5.53%
Consumer Discretionary
4.98%
Information Technology
4.79%
Real Estate
4.17%
Communication Services
3.52%
Energy
1.39%
Utilities
1.07%

Top holdings (as of 3 Jan 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.

  1. 1.BHP Group Ltd logoBHP Group Ltd9.34%
  2. 2.Commonwealth Bank of Australia logoCommonwealth Bank of Australia8.75%
  3. 3.Rio Tinto logoRio Tinto3.84%
  4. 4.National Australia Bank logoNational Australia Bank2.82%
  5. 5.Westpac Banking Corporation logoWestpac Banking Corporation2.72%
  6. 6.QBE Insurance Group logoQBE Insurance Group2.65%
  7. 7.ANZ Group Holdings Ltd logoANZ Group Holdings Ltd2.55%
  8. 8.Telstra Group logoTelstra Group2.53%
  9. 9.Fortescue Ltd logoFortescue Ltd2.33%
  10. 10.Coles Group Ltd logoColes Group Ltd2.07%
  11. 11.Suncorp Group logoSuncorp Group1.91%
  12. 12.Insurance Australia Group logoInsurance Australia Group1.85%
  13. 13.Evolution Mining logoEvolution Mining1.75%
  14. 14.Ramsay Health Care logoRamsay Health Care1.65%
  15. 15.Bluescope Steel logoBluescope Steel1.62%
  16. 16.Medibank Private1.59%
  17. 17.Wesfarmers logoWesfarmers1.56%
  18. 18.Macquarie Group Ltd Def1.56%
  19. 19.JB Hi-Fi Ltd logoJB Hi-Fi Ltd1.39%
  20. 20.Technology One logoTechnology One1.36%