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IYE vs USMV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYE returned +58.8% to USMV's +10.8%; 4% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.8bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares U.S. Energy ETF, and $24.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF.

IYE on its own →USMV on its own →
At a glance
+58.8%
IYE total return, 1 year
+10.8%
USMV total return, 1 year
0.37%
IYE expense ratio
0.15%
USMV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

USMV costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 48.0 points; USMV is 13.4 times larger.

IYE vs USMV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIYEUSMV
Return
Total return, 1 year+58.8%+10.8%
Benchmark
What it tracksRussell 1000 Energy RIC 22MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.37%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$1.8bn$24.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund71.5%14.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

4%

By the books each fund has filed, IYE and USMV hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IYE USMV
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.48% 1.54%
CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.74% 0.66%
CHEVRON 16.24% 0.64%
WILLIAMS 3.37% 0.44%
FIRST SOLAR 0.71% 0.30%
EXPAND ENERGY 0.83% 0.24%
CHENIERE ENERGY 2.49% 0.21%
EOG RESOURCES 3.28% 0.19%
MARATHON PETROLEUM 4.68% 0.13%
PHILLIPS 66 3.97% 0.12%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IYE
VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.07%
SLB 3.04%
KINDER MORGAN 2.59%
TARGA RESOURCES 2.52%
ONEOK 2.38%
DEVON ENERGY 2.30%
BAKER HUGHES CLASS A 2.29%
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP 1.81%
Only in USMV
MICROSOFT 1.61%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.50%
CHUBB 1.50%
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC 1.48%
AMPHENOL CORP CLASS A 1.47%
NVIDIA 1.47%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.44%
MCKESSON CORP 1.43%
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Side by side

IYE iShares U.S. Energy 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 of U.S. Energy Tracks the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor
Total return, 1 year +58.8% +10.8%
Expense ratio 0.37% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 67.1% 93.0%
Holdings 41 176
Net assets, IYE as of Oct 28, 2026 and USMV as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.8bn $24.1bn

IYE and USMV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
IYE

IYE tracks an index of U.S. Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +58.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 67% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 41 positions, with the top ten at 71.5%.

USMV

USMV tracks the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 176 positions, with the top ten at 14.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYE or USMV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +58.8% and USMV +10.8%.
Which is cheaper, IYE or USMV?
USMV is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IYE and USMV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 67% of IYE and 93% of USMV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IYE on its own →USMV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IYE dividend history →IYE holdings →USMV dividend history →USMV holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IYE and USMV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IYE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IYE ↗
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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