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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DSI returned +18.7% and USMV +7.5%.

Which is cheaper, DSI or USMV?

USMV is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DSI and 93% of USMV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DSI vs USMV: Differences, Returns & Fees

DSI and USMV hold 30% of their weight in the same names, and DSI returned +18.7% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $5.6bn for iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF and $23.8bn for iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF.

USMV costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.2 points; USMV is 4.3 times larger.

DSI vs USMV: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DSI	USMV
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.15%
Net assets	$5.6bn	$23.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.7%	+7.5%
What it tracks	MSCI KLD 400 Social Index	MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) Index
Holdings in common	30%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	46.2%	15.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+18.7%

DSI total return, 1 year

+7.5%

USMV total return, 1 year

0.25%

DSI expense ratio

0.15%

USMV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DSI and USMV hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

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30% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DSI USMV

MICROSOFT 10.33% 1.66%

NVIDIA 14.42% 1.59%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.28% 1.47%

MASTERCARD CLASS A 1.31% 1.27%

VISA CLASS A 1.75% 1.03%

MERCK & CO INC 0.98% 1.44%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 0.96% 1.07%

COCA-COLA 0.93% 1.26%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.71% 0.86%

ABBVIE 1.34% 0.78%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS 0.93% 0.78%

TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC 0.71% 0.74%

Only in DSI

ALPHABET CLASS A 5.64%

TESLA INC 3.00%

INTEL CORPORATION 1.26%

CATERPILLAR INC 1.01%

MORGAN STANLEY 0.61%

WALT DISNEY 0.51%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 0.48%

EATON PLC 0.46%

Only in USMV

AMPHENOL CORP CLASS A 1.68%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.49%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.46%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.44%

MCKESSON CORP 1.42%

DUKE ENERGY CORP 1.32%

SOUTHERN 1.29%

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC 1.25%

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On the same fields

DSI

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF

USMV

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor

Total return, 1 year +18.7% +7.5%

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 96.9% 93.0%

Holdings 403 176

Net assets $5.6bn $23.8bn

DSI and USMV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About DSI

DSI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 403 positions, with the top ten at 46.2%.

About USMV

USMV tracks the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 176 positions, with the top ten at 15.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DSI or USMV?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DSI returned +18.7% and USMV +7.5%.
Which is cheaper, DSI or USMV?: USMV is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DSI and USMV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DSI and 93% of USMV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DSI and USMV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for DSI ↗USMV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for USMV ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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