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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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USMV vs XLI: how they differ

USMV and XLI hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and XLI returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF and State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, USMV and XLI hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions USMV and XLI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingUSMVXLI
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.1.48%1.43%
Northrop Grumman Corporation0.85%1.18%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION0.79%1.79%
REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.1.26%0.74%
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.0.29%2.55%
ROLLINS, INC.0.41%0.21%
GE VERNOVA INC.0.20%5.48%
VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.0.13%0.41%
RTX CORPORATION0.13%4.44%
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION0.07%1.56%
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.0.06%1.55%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in USMVOnly in XLI
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.81%Caterpillar Inc 8.52%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 1.64%General Electric Co 6.77%
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 1.60%Boeing Co/The 2.96%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1.56%Eaton Corp PLC 2.87%
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION 1.55%Union Pacific Corp 2.81%
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY 1.53%Deere & Co 2.77%
AMPHENOL CORPORATION 1.51%Vertiv Holdings Co 2.23%
Chubb Limited 1.50%Parker-Hannifin Corp 2.14%

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 and Jun 30, 2026.

USMV and XLI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
USMV
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
XLI
State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isMSCI USA Min Vol FactorIndustrials
Total return, 1 year+6.6%+14.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−10.9 pts−3.3 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50094.8%100.0%
Holdings17081

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%.

XLI in plain words

XLI is an index equity fund tracking the Industrials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.3% 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 Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 81 positions, with the top ten at 41.4%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, USMV or XLI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USMV returned +6.6% and XLI returned +14.3%, so XLI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, USMV or XLI?
USMV charges 0.15% a year and XLI charges 0.08%, so XLI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do USMV and XLI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of USMV and 100% of XLI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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