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About iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility ETF
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Inception date
Oct 11, 2016
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
ISIN
AU00000WVOL6
The fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the MSCI World Minimum Volatility (AUD) Index, before fees and expenses.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Technology Services
Electronic Technology
Stocks93.49%
Finance12.29%
Technology Services11.92%
Electronic Technology10.49%
Health Technology9.82%
Utilities7.45%
Consumer Non-Durables7.37%
Communications6.34%
Non-Energy Minerals6.32%
Retail Trade4.07%
Energy Minerals2.89%
Consumer Services2.43%
Distribution Services2.33%
Industrial Services2.23%
Process Industries1.77%
Health Services1.70%
Producer Manufacturing1.70%
Transportation1.10%
Consumer Durables0.62%
Commercial Services0.57%
Miscellaneous0.09%
Bonds, Cash & Other6.51%
Corporate5.46%
Securitized0.59%
Cash0.31%
Temporary0.15%
Miscellaneous0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
North America69.73%
Europe15.93%
Asia13.78%
Middle East0.26%
Latin America0.17%
Oceania0.14%
Africa0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
WVOL invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 12.29% stocks, and Technology Services, with 11.92% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
WVOL top holdings are Johnson & Johnson and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B, occupying 1.21% and 1.04% of the portfolio correspondingly.
WVOL last dividends amounted to 1.04 AUD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.35 AUD in dividends, which shows a 66.24% increase.
WVOL assets under management is 78.23 M AUD. It's fallen 2.81% over the last month.
WVOL fund flows account for −22.43 M AUD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, WVOL pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.14%. The last dividend (Jul 11, 2025) amounted to 1.04 AUD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
WVOL shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Oct 11, 2016, and its management style is Passive.
WVOL expense ratio is 0.30% meaning you'd have to pay 0.30% of your investment to help manage the fund.
WVOL follows the MSCI World Minimum Volatility (AUD) Index - AUD. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
WVOL invests in stocks.
WVOL price has risen by 0.73% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 9.82% increase. See more dynamics on WVOL price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.20% over the last month, showed a 2.24% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 13.80% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.20% over the last month, showed a 2.24% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 13.80% in a year.
WVOL trades at a premium (0.18%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.