Which returned more over the last year, USMV or VLUE?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USMV returned +6.6% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, USMV or VLUE?

USMV charges 0.15% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so USMV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do USMV and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 95% of USMV and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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USMV vs VLUE: how they differ

USMV and VLUE hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and VLUE returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, USMV and VLUE hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions USMV and VLUE both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	USMV	VLUE
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.	1.81%	4.97%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.	1.49%	2.66%
MERCK & CO., INC.	1.18%	1.57%
AT&T INC.	0.99%	2.53%
THE KROGER CO.	0.70%	0.69%
ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY	0.75%	0.65%
NEWMONT CORPORATION	1.18%	0.64%
TE CONNECTIVITY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY	0.59%	0.93%
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATI	0.52%	0.52%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.	0.42%	11.63%
FIRST SOLAR, INC.	0.38%	0.47%
REALTY INCOME CORPORATION	0.72%	0.36%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in USMV	Only in VLUE
NVIDIA CORPORATION 1.64%	INTEL CORPORATION 9.29%
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 1.60%	GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 3.16%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1.56%	CITIGROUP INC. 1.94%
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION 1.55%	WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 1.89%
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY 1.53%	BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 1.88%
AMPHENOL CORPORATION 1.51%	FEDEX CORPORATION 1.69%
Chubb Limited 1.50%	COMCAST CORPORATION 1.50%
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. 1.48%	FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1.50%

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.

USMV and VLUE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF	VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI USA Min Vol Factor	MSCI USA Value Factor
Total return, 1 year	+6.6%	+69.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−10.9 pts	+51.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Already in the S&P 500	94.8%	96.9%
Holdings	170	148

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%.

VLUE in plain words

VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, USMV or VLUE?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USMV returned +6.6% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, USMV or VLUE?: USMV charges 0.15% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so USMV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do USMV and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 95% of USMV and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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