Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
USMV vs VT: how they differ
USMV and VT hold 23% of their weight in the same names, and VT returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, USMV and VT hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | USMV | VT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 1.64% | 4.22% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 1.56% | 2.73% |
| APPLE INC. | 0.82% | 3.53% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 1.42% | 0.69% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 0.66% | 0.68% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | 1.60% | 0.59% |
| WALMART INC. | 0.88% | 0.52% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 0.53% | 0.52% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 0.50% | 1.74% |
| VISA INC. | 0.94% | 0.50% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 1.44% | 0.50% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 0.45% | 1.61% |
| Only in USMV | Only in VT |
|---|---|
| ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY 0.08% | Alphabet Inc 2.04% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% | |
| Tesla Inc 0.97% | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.72% | |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.64% | |
| ASML Holding NV 0.51% | |
| SK hynix Inc 0.44% | |
| Intel Corp 0.38% |
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 iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF | VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI USA Min Vol Factor | Total World Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.6% | +18.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −10.9 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.8% | 55.2% |
| Holdings | 170 | 10042 |
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%.
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, USMV or VT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USMV returned +6.6% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, USMV or VT?
- USMV charges 0.15% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do USMV and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of USMV and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 23% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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