SPYX vs USMV: Differences, Returns & Fees
SPYX and USMV hold 35% of their weight in the same names, and SPYX returned +16.4% over the year. Net assets: $2.9bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF, and $23.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF.
USMV costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.9 points; USMV is 8.3 times larger.
| SPYX | USMV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.20% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $2.9bn | $23.7bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.4% | +7.5% |
| What it tracks | S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free Index | MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) Index |
| Holdings in common | 35% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 40.4% | 15.1% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPYX and USMV hold 35% 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 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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35% in common
On the same fields
SPYX and USMV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About SPYX
SPYX tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 488 positions, with the top ten at 40.4%.
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, SPYX or USMV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYX returned +16.4% and USMV +7.5%.
- Which is cheaper, SPYX or USMV?
- USMV is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 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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