Which returned more over the last year, SECT or USMV?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SECT returned +13.1% and USMV +14.2%.

Which is cheaper, SECT or USMV?

USMV is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SECT and USMV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of SECT and 93% of USMV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SECT vs USMV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SECT returned +13.1% to USMV's +14.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $2.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Main Sector Rotation ETF, and $24.5bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF.

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At a glance

+13.1%

SECT total return, 1 year

+14.2%

USMV total return, 1 year

0.69%

SECT expense ratio

0.15%

USMV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

USMV costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points.

SECT vs USMV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SECT	USMV
Return
Measure	SECT	USMV
Total return, 1 year	+13.1%	+14.2%
Drawdown
Measure	SECT	USMV
Below its high	3.0%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SECT	USMV
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) Index
Cost and size
Measure	SECT	USMV
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.15%
Net assets, SECT as of Jul 31, 2026 and USMV as of Nov 4, 2026	$2.8bn	$24.5bn
Holdings
Measure	SECT	USMV
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	99.6%	15.1%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SECT and USMV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SECT USMV

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Only in SECT

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 38.39%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 19.67%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 12.44%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 9.03%

INVESCO EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST II 6.08%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 6.02%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 4.01%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 3.91%

Only in USMV

AMPHENOL CORP CLASS A 1.59%

MICROSOFT 1.58%

CHUBB 1.55%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.54%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.53%

WELLTOWER 1.51%

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC 1.50%

MCKESSON CORP 1.48%

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Side by side

SECT Main Sector Rotation ETF USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Main iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor

Total return, 1 year +13.1% +14.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.8% (VOO) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −1.7 pts vs VOO not measured

Expense ratio 0.69% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 93.0%

Holdings 8 176

Net assets, SECT as of Jul 31, 2026 and USMV as of Nov 4, 2026 $2.8bn $24.5bn

SECT and USMV on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

SECT

SECT is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.69% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 99.6%. It sat 3.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

USMV

USMV tracks the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +14.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 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, SECT or USMV?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SECT returned +13.1% and USMV +14.2%.
Which is cheaper, SECT or USMV?: USMV is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SECT and USMV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of SECT and 93% of USMV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

SECT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SECT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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USMV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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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