USMViShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
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 · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,116+1.2%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Factor
Low volatility
Index tracked
MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 15.7% of fund✓ well 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+ yearsVolatility (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