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USMViShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

Grow my money14y track recordRanked #90 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities that have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader U.S. equity market.

By iShares · Launched 2011

Annual Cost

0.15%

#740 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$23.1B

#132 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+3.6%

Track Record

14 years

#934 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,116+1.2%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Low volatility

Index tracked

MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 15.7% of fundwell diversified

EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION
1.8%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
1.8%
MERCK & CO., INC.
1.6%
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
1.6%
Chubb Limited
1.6%
AMPHENOL CORPORATION
1.5%
MCKESSON CORPORATION
1.5%
CENCORA, INC.
1.5%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
1.5%
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
1.4%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.9%
Cash
0.1%

By sector

Technology
33.9%
Healthcare
12.6%
Financial Services
11.7%
Consumer Defensive
9.3%
Utilities
6.9%
Communication
6.2%
Industrials
6.0%
Consumer Cyclical
5.7%
Other
7.6%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
8.6%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-33.1%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.72Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.02Good downside protection

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities that have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader U.S. equity market.
Strategy
Tracks the MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) Index, which measures large- and mid-cap U.S. equities with lower volatility characteristics. The Fund uses a representative sampling indexing strategy, investing at least 80% of its assets in the index components. The Underlying Index is reconstituted quarterly and may change over time, with a focus on sectors like consumer goods, financials, and technology.
Inception date
October 18, 2011
Fund family
iShares

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Data updated on 2026-06-19