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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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FTEC vs USMV: how they differ

FTEC and USMV hold 20% of their weight in the same names, and FTEC returned more over the year.

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF and iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTEC and USMV hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FTEC and USMV both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFTECUSMV
Cisco Systems Inc1.66%1.81%
NVIDIA Corp18.00%1.64%
Microsoft Corp9.54%1.56%
International Business Machines Corp0.99%1.11%
Amphenol Corp0.86%1.51%
Apple Inc14.38%0.82%
Texas Instruments Inc1.20%0.78%
Salesforce Inc0.77%0.88%
Corning Inc0.68%0.68%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc2.60%0.53%
Palo Alto Networks Inc0.69%0.53%
Arista Networks Inc0.89%0.52%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FTECOnly in USMV
Intel Corp 1.99%EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 1.60%
Lam Research Corp 1.49%DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION 1.55%
KLA Corp 1.09%THE SOUTHERN COMPANY 1.53%
Sandisk Corp/DE 0.80%Chubb Limited 1.50%
Western Digital Corp 0.76%VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 1.49%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.76%WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. 1.48%
Accenture PLC 0.53%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.44%
Monolithic Power Systems Inc 0.44%BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.42%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.

FTEC and USMV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FTEC
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF
USMV
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFidelityiShares
What it isMSCI Information TechnologyMSCI USA Min Vol Factor
Total return, 1 year+35.7%+6.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+18.2 pts−10.9 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.15%
Already in the S&P 50086.2%94.8%
Holdings282170

FTEC in plain words

FTEC is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Information Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 58.8%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

USMV in plain words

USMV is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 170 positions, with the top ten at 15.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTEC or USMV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +35.7% and USMV returned +6.6%, so FTEC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FTEC or USMV?
FTEC charges 0.08% a year and USMV charges 0.15%, so FTEC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTEC and USMV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 86% of FTEC and 95% of USMV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 20% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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