EUSA vs USMV: Differences, Returns & Fees

EUSA and USMV hold 31% of their weight in the same names, and EUSA returned +15.3% over the year. Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF, and $23.8bn on Oct 12, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF.

EUSA costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.5 points; USMV is 12.6 times larger.

EUSA vs USMV: Differences, Returns & Fees
EUSAUSMV
Expense ratio0.09%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 9, 2026$1.9bn$23.8bn
Total return, 1 year+15.3%+8.8%
What it tracksMSCI USA Equal Weighted IndexMSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) Index
Holdings in common31%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund2.8%15.1%
Below its high4.2%, high on Aug 13, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+15.3%
EUSA total return, 1 year
+8.8%
USMV total return, 1 year
0.09%
EUSA expense ratio
0.15%
USMV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EUSA and USMV hold 31% 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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31% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EUSA USMV
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.28% 0.36%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 0.26% 0.86%
FORTINET 0.26% 0.95%
PTC 0.26% 0.68%
SYNOPSYS 0.26% 0.40%
CLOUDFLARE CLASS A 0.25% 0.62%
F5 0.25% 0.66%
ARISTA NETWORKS 0.24% 0.62%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY 0.24% 0.54%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 0.24% 1.16%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS 0.24% 0.78%
ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A 0.23% 0.83%
Only in EUSA
OKTA CLASS A 0.33%
STRATEGY INC CLASS A 0.30%
EVERPURE INC CLASS A 0.28%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 0.28%
ILLUMINA INC 0.28%
BLOOM ENERGY CLASS A 0.27%
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 0.27%
LUMENTUM HOLDINGS 0.27%
Only in USMV
DOW JONES US REAL ESTATE DEC 26 0.00%

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On the same fields

EUSA
iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF
USMV
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor
Total return, 1 year +15.3% +8.8%
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 84.2% 93.0%
Holdings 517 176
Net assets, EUSA as of Oct 9, 2026 and USMV as of Oct 12, 2026 $1.9bn $23.8bn

EUSA and USMV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About EUSA

EUSA tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 12, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 517 positions, with the top ten at 2.8%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 12, 2026.

About USMV

USMV tracks the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor. Over the year to Oct 12, 2026 it returned +8.8% 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, EUSA or USMV?
In the year to Oct 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EUSA returned +15.3% and USMV +8.8%.
Which is cheaper, EUSA or USMV?
EUSA is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EUSA and USMV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 84% of EUSA and 93% of USMV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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