# USMV (iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF)

iShares · Stock ETFs · U.S. large-cap blend · data as of Oct 28, 2026

USMV has 176 holdings by its book of Oct 27, 2026 and returned +10.8% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

Promise check: Not measured. No other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/

USMV tracks the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor and returned +10.8% over the past year.

## Key facts

- USMV, total return, 1 year: +10.8%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- USMV, expense ratio: 0.15%, as of Nov 21, 2025.
- USMV, holdings: 176, as of Oct 27, 2026.
- USMV, below its high: −0.6%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- USMV, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 1.5%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- USMV, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 15, 2026: $0.3282, as of Sep 15, 2026.
- USMV, net assets: $24.1bn (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026).

## USMV over each window to Oct 28, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | +5.1% | +0.9% |
| 3 months | +5.0% | +6.1% |
| 6 months | +10.3% | +9.1% |
| Year to date | +10.4% | +14.1% |
| 1 year | +10.8% | +13.6% |
| 3 years | +53.1% | +95.0% |
| 5 years | +44.0% | +79.8% |
| 10 years | +180.2% | +325.8% |
| Since launch | +437.0% | +725.0% |
| Since launch, annualised | +11.8% | – |

## USMV key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $103.51 on Oct 22, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $91.12 on Mar 27, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $102.91, 95% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 176
- Top ten weight: 14.8%

## USMV trading

- Not scored.
- Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: +0.03%; 95% of days within ±0.07%.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/usmv/trading/

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) Index | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Stocks · U.S. large-cap blend | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 485BPOS XBRL, Nov 21, 2025 |
| Price | $102.91 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Oct 20, 2011 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $24.1bn | the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Its own holdings, as of Oct 27, 2026; its shareholder report compares it with the MSCI USA Index, but its daily returns fit MLRG's at R-squared 0.242 over the year to Oct 28, 2026 (251 days), under the 0.35 it needs to return to it | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Below its high | −0.6% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 176 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 14.8% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings published for | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Holdings as of the close of | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 93.0% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 66.0% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 31.0% | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to Oct 23, 2026

| Window | Dates | Net flow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 week | Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | −$10.2m |
| 1 month | Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | −$332m |
| 3 months | Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | −$655m |
| Year to date | Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | −$747m |
| 1 year | Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026 | −$898m |

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/usmv.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has USMV performed?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USMV returned +10.8% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the number is +53.1%.

### What does USMV cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

### What does USMV hold?

176 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 14.8% of the fund. 93% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

### How far is USMV below its high?

0.6% below its high of Oct 22, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, USMV, stock fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/usmv
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