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iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF

ACWV
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Oct 18, 2011
Expense Ratio
0.20%
Type
Global Equities
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$23,015,466
AUM
$4,558,961,587
Associated Index
MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

WM
Waste Management, Inc.
1.44%
LLY
Lilly(Eli) & Co
1.42%
MRK
Merck & Co Inc
1.41%
WMT
Walmart Inc
1.33%
PEP
PepsiCo Inc
1.30%
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
1.25%
CSCO
Cisco Systems, Inc.
1.23%
MSI
Motorola Solutions Inc
1.22%
GILD
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
1.15%
MCD
McDonald`s Corp
1.05%
Invest with ACWV

What is ACWV?

The iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed and emerging market equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader developed and emerging equity markets.

ETFs related toACWV

ETFs correlated to ACWV include GLOV, USMV, LGLV

ACWV
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
GLOV
Goldman Sachs ETF Trust - Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF
USMV
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
LGLV
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR SSGA US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF
FDLO
Fidelity Covington Trust - Fidelity Low Volatility Factor ETF
NFRA
FlexShares Trust - FlexShares STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Index Fund
FTCS
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Capital Strength ETF
FVD
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund
VIG
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Dividend Appreciation FTF
OUSA
OSI ETF Trust - ALPS O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF
TDVG
T. Rowe Price ExchangeTraded Funds Inc - T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Automated Strategies
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#CV

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Category

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Risk Rating

Moderate

#GLOBE

Follow the Global Trend

Category

Momentum, Lever Up, Go Global, Diversification

Risk Rating

Moderate

Create your own algorithmic trading strategy with ACWV using Composer

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FAQ

ACWV is a Global Equities ETF. The iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed and emerging market equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader developed and emerging equity markets.

ACWV tracks the MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility Index.

No, ACWV is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, ACWV is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on ACWV is 0.0031%. This is the percent change in the value of ACWV over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on ACWV is -0.0008%. This is the percent change in the value of ACWV over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of ACWV for the past year is 0.111%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to ACWV include PBW, IGF, and ARKK.

ETFs correlated to ACWV include GLOV, USMV, and LGLV.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to ACWV include SDOW, DOG, and DXD.

Disclaimers

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