MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility Index ETF List
Index Description
The index aims to reflect the performance characteristics of a minimum variance strategy applied to the large and mid cap equity universe across 22 Developed Markets countries (excluding the US and Canada). The index is calculated by optimizing the MSCI EAFE Index, its parent index, for the lowest absolute risk (within a given set of constraints). Historically, the index has shown lower beta and volatility characteristics relative to the MSCI EAFE Index.
ETFs Tracking The MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility Index
ETFs tracking the MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility Index are presented in the following table.
* Assets in thousands of U.S. Dollars. Assets and Average Volume as of 05/25/2012
Other Foreign Large Cap Equities ETFs
ETFdb staff has allocated each ETF in the ETF database, as well as each index, to a single "best-fit" ETFdb Category. Other ETFs in the Foreign Large Cap Equities ETFdb Category are presented in the following table.
* Assets in thousands of U.S. Dollars. Assets and Average Volume as of 05/25/2012Other Foreign Large Cap Equities Indexes
Other indexes tracked by ETFs in the Foreign Large Cap Equities ETFdb Category include:
- Bank of New York Mellon Developed Markets 100 ADR Index
- Dorsey Wright Developed Markets Technical Leaders Index
- Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index
- FTSE Developed ex U.S. Index
- FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Index
- International Dividend Achievers Index
- MSCI Canada Index
- MSCI EAFE Growth Index
- MSCI EAFE Index
- MSCI EAFE Value Index
- MSCI Israel Capped Investable Market Index
- S&P International Dividend Opportunities Index
- WisdomTree DEFA Equity Income Index
- WisdomTree DEFA International Hedged Equity Index
- WisdomTree Dividend Index of Europe, Far East Asia and Australasia
- WisdomTree International Dividend ex-Financials Index
- WisdomTree International LargeCap Dividend Index
- Zacks International Multi-Asset Income Index
- MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Index
- MSCI EAFE ESG Index
- Defined Developed Markets Ex-US Index
- Global Dow Index
- MSCI Canada US Dollar Hedged Index
- MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index
- MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility Index
- Russell-Axioma Developed ex-U.S. Large Cap High Momentum Index
- Russell-Axioma Developed ex-U.S. Large Cap Low Beta Index
- Russell-Axioma Developed ex-U.S. Large Cap Low Volatility Index
- S&P BMI International Developed Low Volatility Index
- Defined Canada Index
- S&P BMI International Developed High Beta Index
- S&P BMI International Developed High Quality Rankings Index
Mutual Funds Tracking MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility Index
ETF Database categorizes mutual funds for the Mutual Fund to ETF Converter tool. There are no mutual funds benchmarked against MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility Index.
