iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF
USMV CBOE - exBATS
The iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader U.S. equity market
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- Fund size
- 35.8B as of Feb 2020
- Expense ratio
- 0.15% per year
- Dividend yield
- 1.10% Quarterly
- Volatility · 1Y
- 8.7% Low Risk
- Beta
- 0.46 vs the market
- 52-week range
- 90.54101.64
How USMV has paid off
Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.
Return by period
Price · to Oct 13Total return vs price return
Price onlyOver 1 year, USMV returned +9.0% with dividends reinvested — dividends added +1.2 pts to the price move.
How bumpy is the ride?
Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.
Volatility
Annualized · 1YA typical year sees the price swing about ±9% around its trend.
Drawdown from peak
How far below its previous high the price has been Deepest fall −6.5% on Mar 27, 2026 — 28 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 2% of the time.
Market sensitivity
BetaA beta of 0.46 means USMV has moved less than the market.
Trend & momentum
Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.
Price vs moving averages
Uptrend- 12-day average99.63 +1.0%
- 26-day average99.37 +1.3%
- 50-day average99.07 +1.6%
- 200-day average96.40 +4.4%
The price is above 4 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.
Relative strength (RSI)
NeutralRSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.
Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.
Inside the fund
US Equity · LargeCap LowVolatility — tracking the MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index.
- Assets under management35.8BUSD
- Expense ratio0.15%per year
- Holdings213
- Risk score2.4Low
Launched October 2011. Listed options available. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.
What it pays you
Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.
About 11 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.
- Per share
- 1.11
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Last paid
- Sep 15, 2026
Last 12 months
1.11 USD / shareWhere USMV shows up
Curated themes and indices that hold USMV. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.
About iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF
The iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader U.S. equity market
- Featured in 2 curated themes
- 213 holdings
- Ticker
- USMV
- Exchange
- CBOE - exBATS
- ISIN
- US46429B6974
- CUSIP
- 46429B697
- Currency
- U.S. Dollar (USD)
- Country
- USA
- Sector
- US Equity
- Industry
- LargeCap LowVolatility
- Benchmark
- MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index
All key statistics
Details
Shareas of Oct 13, 2026
Dataas of Feb 28, 2020
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.