This ETF is one of several products available to investors looking to achieve targeted exposure to a specific “factor,” which in the case of USMV is low volatility. The underlying index consists of stocks that have historically exhibited relatively low volatility, a unique methodology that makes USMV potentially useful in a number of different ways. This fund can be used as an alternative to broad-based domestic equity funds, though the shallow nature of the underlying portfolio may be a concern. Perhaps a better use would be as a way to dial down the overall risk of an equity portfolio, essentially allowing investors to scale back their downside loss potential while still maintaining some up side.
USMV is appealing in the sense that it allows investors to achieve cheap, easy exposure to a strategy that would be difficult and time consuming to implement under the “do it yourself” methodology the expense ratio is extremely low given the methodology employed, and the strategy offered can be a simple but effective way to fine tune the overall risk of a portfolio.
We might be hesitant to achieve all of a portfolio’s domestic equity exposure through this one ticker—there are only about 125 components in total—but acknowledge that USMV can be a very useful complementary holding.
This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to its peers.
| USMV | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Holdings | 185 | 402 | 431 |
| % of Assets in Top 10 | 15.37% | 36.44% | 28.84% |
| % of Assets in Top 15 | 22.26% | 44.03% | 36.80% |
| % of Assets in Top 50 | 57.41% | 71.72% | 66.55% |
| USMV | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large (>12.9B) | 96.59% | 90.36% | 69.93% |
| Mid (>2.7B) | 3.41% | 6.30% | 15.85% |
| Small (>600M) | 0.00% | 0.81% | 4.48% |
| Micro (<600M) | 0.00% | 0.09% | 0.71% |
This section compares the P/E ratio of this ETF to its peers.
This section compares the dividend yield of this ETF to its peers.
| USMV | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $ 0.21 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.17 |
| Dividend Date | 2021-06-10 | N/A | N/A |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $ 1.10 | $ 0.86 | $ 0.67 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 1.46% | 1.16% | 1.12% |
View charts featuring ETF fund flow data.
5 Day Net Flows: -105.91 M 1 Month Net Flows: -251.95 M 3 Month Net Flows: -708.41 M 6 Month Net Flows: -3.25 B 1 Year Net Flows: -11.33 B 3 Year Net Flows: 2.95 B 5 Year Net Flows: 2.27 B 10 Year Net Flows: 14.72 BThe adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for USMV on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Large Cap Growth Equities with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETFdb Pro. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to its peers.
| Max ST Capital Gains Rate | 39.60% |
| Max LT Capital Gains Rate | 20.00% |
| Tax On Distributions | Qualified dividends |
| Distributes K1 | No |
This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peers.
| USMV |
ETF Database
Category Average |
Factset Segment
Average |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month Return | -1.43% | -0.14% | -0.18% |
| 3 Month Return | 4.02% | 3.94% | 2.48% |
| YTD Return | 12.77% | 16.56% | 14.96% |
| 1 Year Return | 24.02% | 35.85% | 31.72% |
| 3 Year Return | 39.89% | 42.94% | 31.00% |
| 5 Year Return | 81.70% | 64.66% | 43.92% |
The following charts reflect the geographic spread of USMV's underlying holdings.
| Asset | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Share/Common/Ordinary | 99.71% |
| Open-ended Fund | 0.21% |
| CASH | 0.03% |
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Technology Services | 19.28% |
| Health Technology | 17.47% |
| Finance | 12.21% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 8.26% |
| Utilities | 7.03% |
| Retail Trade | 6.94% |
| Electronic Technology | 5.96% |
| Consumer Services | 4.81% |
| Industrial Services | 4.49% |
| Communications | 3.66% |
| Consumer Durables | 2.21% |
| Transportation | 2.08% |
| Health Services | 1.5% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 1.45% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 1.06% |
| Commercial Services | 0.79% |
| Process Industries | 0.51% |
| Miscellaneous | 0.21% |
| CASH | 0.03% |
| Market Cap | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Large | 96.59% |
| Mid | 3.41% |
| Small | 0.0% |
| Micro | 0.0% |
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| North, Central and South America | 99.92% |
| Other | 0.03% |
| Region | Percentage |
|---|
| Country | Percentage |
|---|---|
| United States | 93.41% |
| Ireland | 4.1% |
| Canada | 1.33% |
| Switzerland | 0.48% |
| United Kingdom | 0.39% |
| Other | 0.24% |
| Asset | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Share/Common/Ordinary | 99.71% |
| Open-ended Fund | 0.21% |
| CASH | 0.03% |
This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.
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