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 | USMV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 9, 2026 | $1.9bn | $23.8bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.3% | +8.8% |
| What it tracks | MSCI USA Equal Weighted Index | MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) Index |
| Holdings in common | 31% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 2.8% | 15.1% |
| Below its high | 4.2%, high on Aug 13, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.
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
On the same fields
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.
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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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