PBUS vs USMV: Differences, Returns & Fees
PBUS and USMV hold 38% of their weight in the same names, and PBUS returned +16.9% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $10.8bn for Invesco MSCI USA ETF and $23.8bn for iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF.
PBUS costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.4 points; USMV is 2.2 times larger.
| PBUS | USMV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.15% |
| Net assets | $10.8bn | $23.8bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.9% | +7.5% |
| What it tracks | MSCI USA Index | MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) Index |
| Holdings in common | 38% | |
| Holdings dated | Oct 10, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 38.2% | 15.1% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PBUS and USMV hold 38% 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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38% in common
On the same fields
PBUS and USMV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About PBUS
PBUS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 10, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 516 positions, with the top ten at 38.2%.
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, PBUS or USMV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PBUS returned +16.9% and USMV +7.5%.
- Which is cheaper, PBUS or USMV?
- PBUS is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 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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