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IBIT vs USMV: how they differ

IBIT and USMV hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and USMV returned more over the year.

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBIT and USMV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IBIT and USMV both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIBITUSMV
USD CASH0.00%-0.25%
Only in each
Only in IBITOnly in USMV
BITCOIN 100.00%MICROSOFT 1.57%
NVIDIA 1.57%
AMPHENOL CORP CLASS A 1.53%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.52%
CHUBB 1.50%
WELLTOWER 1.49%
MERCK & CO INC 1.48%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.47%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

IBIT and USMV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IBIT
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF
USMV
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
Where it sitsCore fundCore fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isHolds bitcoinTracks the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor
Total return, 1 year−31.1%+6.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+16.6%+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500−47.6 pts−10.0 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.15%
Holdings2178
Net assets$63.7bn$23.5bn

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

USMV in plain words

USMV tracks the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 178 positions, with the top ten at 15.1%. It sat 3.2% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or USMV?
In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and USMV returned +6.6%, so USMV returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or USMV?
IBIT charges 0.25% a year and USMV charges 0.15%, so USMV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IBIT against USMV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 21, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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