iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (NYSE:LRGF): How Do Five Factors Shape the Portfolio?

Sonal Goyal

09 November 2026 09:43 PM AEDT

iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (NYSE:LRGF): How Do Five Factors Shape the Portfolio?

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Key Highlights

The fund holds 302 U.S. stocks selected using five factors: value, quality, momentum, low Volatility and size.
Apple, NVIDIA and Microsoft are the largest holdings, with combined weights of about 19%.
The expense ratio is 0.08%, and net Assets stood at about US$3.56 billion.
The fund pays distributions quarterly, with a 30-day SEC Yield of 0.91%.

The iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (NYSE:LRGF) tracks a STOXX index of U.S. stocks selected using five Investment factors. The fund closed at $74.97 on 6 November 2026, with a net asset value of $74.96. It is designed as a core U.S. equity holding that combines multiple factors rather than relying on a single style.

Fund detail	Data (as stated on the fund page)
Exchange	NYSE Arca
Closing price (6 Nov 2026)	$74.97
Net asset value (6 Nov 2026)	$74.96
Net assets (6 Nov 2026)	$3,557.0 million
Expense ratio	0.08%
Number of holdings	302
Benchmark index	STOXX U.S. Equity Factor Index
Fund inception	28 April 2015
Distribution frequency	Quarterly
30-day SEC yield (30 Sep 2026)	0.91%

Factor-based selection

The index screens for value, quality, momentum, low volatility and size. Those factors shape which companies enter the portfolio and how much weight each receives, which is why the largest names are large technology companies that also score well on the selected factors.

Apple holds 7.30% of market value, NVIDIA 6.56% and Microsoft 5.63%. Alphabet Class C, Amazon, Broadcom, Meta Platforms, JPMorgan Chase, Visa and Eli Lilly complete the top ten.

Costs and trading

The expense ratio is 0.08%. The fund had 47.5 million shares outstanding on 6 November 2026, with a 30-day median bid-ask spread of 0.03%. The price-to-earnings ratio stood at 26.92 as of 5 November 2026.

Distributions and index

The fund pays distributions quarterly. Its 30-day SEC yield as of 30 September 2026 was 0.91%. It tracks the STOXX U.S. Equity Factor Index, and the fund was launched on 28 April 2015.

Final Word

LRGF combines five investment factors into one U.S. equity fund, with a low expense ratio and a large number of holdings. Its factor exposures will shift as the index is reviewed over time.

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