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iShares Edge MSCI Australia Minimum Volatility ETF

About this ETF

The Fund seeksto achieve its objective by tracking the performance of the MSCI Australia IMI Select Minimum Volatility Index.

IssueriShares
Management fee (MER)0.30% p.a.
Inception date14 Oct 2016
BenchmarkMSCI Aus IMI Sel Minimum Vol NR AUD

Scout Score

52/100
Ranked #18 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
Diversification60
Tracking63
Liquidity38
Fund Strength23
Performance67
Income32

Strengths

No standout strengths relative to category peers.

Weaknesses

  • Small fund — $32M in assets, smaller than 77% of Australian Shares funds, which can mean wider spreads.
  • Below-average yield — 3.02%, lower than 68% of Australian Shares peers.

Performance (as of 6 Jan 2026)

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

1 Month+1.80%
3 Months+0.81%
YTD+6.10%
1 Year+5.24%
3 Years (p.a.)+13.61%
5 Years (p.a.)+8.06%

Price history

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

-16%+0%+17%+34%+51%2021-112023-022024-052025-072026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 3 Jan 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

Australia flagAustralia
99.94%

Sector breakdown (as at 3 Jan 2026)

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

Financials
30.36%
Materials
19.66%
Industrials
10.43%
Communication Services
7.15%
Consumer Discretionary
6.86%
Consumer Staples
6.31%
Real Estate
5.28%
Energy
5.21%
Utilities
4.25%
Health Care
3.67%
Information Technology
0.54%

Top holdings (as of 3 Jan 2026)

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

  1. 1.BHP Group Ltd logoBHP Group Ltd5.40%
  2. 2.Telstra Group logoTelstra Group5.17%
  3. 3.ANZ Group Holdings Ltd logoANZ Group Holdings Ltd4.31%
  4. 4.Transurban Group Stapled Units3.65%
  5. 5.Westpac Banking Corporation logoWestpac Banking Corporation3.59%
  6. 6.Wesfarmers logoWesfarmers3.47%
  7. 7.Macquarie Group Ltd Def3.12%
  8. 8.Coles Group Ltd logoColes Group Ltd2.76%
  9. 9.QBE Insurance Group logoQBE Insurance Group2.69%
  10. 10.Medibank Private2.69%
  11. 11.Woolworths Group logoWoolworths Group2.66%
  12. 12.Washington H Soul Pattinson & Comp2.59%
  13. 13.National Australia Bank logoNational Australia Bank2.58%
  14. 14.Commonwealth Bank of Australia logoCommonwealth Bank of Australia2.48%
  15. 15.Rio Tinto logoRio Tinto2.44%
  16. 16.Apa Group Units2.40%
  17. 17.Orica logoOrica2.00%
  18. 18.Woodside Energy Group Ltd logoWoodside Energy Group Ltd1.95%
  19. 19.Suncorp Group logoSuncorp Group1.88%
  20. 20.Insurance Australia Group logoInsurance Australia Group1.70%