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USMV
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF

Price: $65.43
Change: $0.14 (0.0%)
Category: Large Cap Growth Equities
Last Updated:

Vitals

Investment Themes

Trading Data

Open - Volume -
Day Lo - Day Hi -
  • Open
  • Volume
  • Day Lo
  • Day Hi
  • 52 Week Lo $45.02
  • 52 Week Hi $68.67
  • AUM $33,804.7 M
  • Shares 533.4 M

Analyst Report

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.

Historical Trading Data

  • 1 Month Avg. Volume 3,305,239
  • 3 Month Avg. Volume 3,639,685

Alternative ETFs in the Large Cap Growth Equities Category

Type Symbol Expense Ratio Assets Avg. Daily Vol YTD Return
Cheapest BKLC 0.00% $86.2 M 14,682
Largest (AUM) SPY 0.09% $290.7 B 67 M 9.45%
Most Liquid (Volume) SPY 0.09% $290.7 B 67 M 9.45%
Top YTD Performer ARKW 0.76% $2.4 B 720,082 105.43%

Top 15 Holdings

Concentration Analysis

This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

195
Number of Holdings
15.41%
% Assets in Top 10
22.20%
% Assets in Top 15
56.40%
% Assets in Top 50
 
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Number of Holdings
195
Rank
92 of 238
Low
SPYC (2)
High
ITOT (3559)
% Assets in Top 10
15.41%
Rank
22 of 238
Low
GSEW (2.42%)
High
FV (100.00%)
% Assets in Top 15
22.20%
Rank
209 of 238
Low
GSEW (3.56%)
High
FV (100.00%)
% Assets in Top 50
56.40%
Rank
172 of 238
Low
GSEW (11.24%)
High
PWB (100.01%)

 
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Sector Breakdown

Asset Percentage
Common equity 99.7%
ETF Cash Component 0.3%
Sector Percentage
Technology 21.97%
Healthcare 15.9%
Consumer, Non-Cyclical 12.02%
Financials 10.51%
Utilities 7.99%
Consumer, Cyclical 7.22%
Industrials 6.94%
Communications 6.58%
Real Estate 4.84%
Basic Materials 2.45%
Other 2.42%
Energy 0.87%
ETF Cash Component 0.3%
Market Cap Percentage
Large cap 81.09%
Mid cap 18.37%
ETF Cash Component 0.3%
Small cap 0.24%
Region Percentage
North America 93.64%
Europe 6.06%
ETF Cash Component 0.3%
Region Percentage
United States 92.37%
Developed Markets (ex-US) 7.33%
ETF Cash Component 0.3%
Country Percentage
United States 92.37%
United Kingdom 2.75%
Germany 1.6%
Ireland 1.37%
Canada 1.27%
Switzerland 0.34%
ETF Cash Component 0.3%
 
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Asset Percentage
Common equity 99.7%
ETF Cash Component 0.3%
 
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USMV Valuation

This section shows how the P/E multiple of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

P/E Ratio
23.0
Rank
84 of 216
Low
ALTL (10.86)
High
MILN (215.0)

USMV Dividend

This section shows how the dividend yield of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

Dividend
$0.31
Dividend Date
2020-09-23
Annual Dividend Rate
$1.31

$0.31
Dividend
2020-09-23
Dividend Date
$1.31
Annual Dividend Rate
Annual Dividend Yield
2.00%
Rank
19 of 203
Low
ENTR (0.05%)
High
QYLD (11.07%)

USMV Fund Flows

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5 Day Net Flows: -98.4 M 1 Month Net Flows: -399.27 M 3 Month Net Flows: -1.78 B 6 Month Net Flows: -2.36 B 1 Year Net Flows: -1.95 B 3 Year Net Flows: 15.06 B 5 Year Net Flows: 20.1 B 10 Year Net Flows: 25.67 B

Realtime Rating

The 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.

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Metric Metric Realtime Rating A+ Metric Rated ETF
Liquidity A n/a
Expenses A n/a
Performance
Volatility
Dividend
Concentration

A+ Overall Rated ETF:

USMV Expenses & Fees

This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to peers in the same ETFdb.com Category.

Expenses Ratio Analysis

ETF Average
0.535%
ETF Wtd. Average
0.19%
Category Average
0.39%
Expense Ratio
0.15%
Rank
56 of 233
Low
BBUS (0.02%)
High
AESR (1.42%)
ESG Themes and Scores
6.36/10
ESG Score
62.85%
Global Percentile
45.6%
Peer Percentile
Environmental
Social
Governance
  • Environmental Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Environmental Impact (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Environment Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      10.39%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Carbon Intensity
    • Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales)
      356.94
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Fossil Fuel Reserves
    • Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • High Impact Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Water Stress
    • Water Stress High Risk Business Segment (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress High Risk Geography (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Moderate (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure High (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Low (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Energy Efficiency
    • Revenue Exposure to Energy Efficiency (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Alternative Energy
    • Revenue Exposure to Alternative Energy (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Green Building
    • Revenue Exposure to Green Building (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Pollution Prevention
    • Revenue Exposure to Pollution Prevention (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Water Sustainability
    • Revenue Exposure to Water Sustainability (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
  • Social Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Social Impact (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      10.39%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • SRI Exclusion Criteria (%)
      9.06%
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Affordable Real Estate
    • Revenue Exposure to Affordable Real Estate (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Education
    • Revenue Exposure to Education (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Major Disease Treatment
    • Revenue Exposure to Major Disease Treatment (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Healthy Nutrition
    • Revenue Exposure to Nutrition (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Global Sanitation
    • Revenue Exposure to Sanitation (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    SME Finance
    • Revenue Exposure to SME Finance (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Human Rights Violations
    • Human Rights Norms Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Human Rights Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Human Rights Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Labor Rights Violations
    • Labor Norms Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Labor Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Labor Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Customer Controversies
    • Severe Customer Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    UN Principles Violations
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Catholic Values
    • Catholic Values Fail (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Sharia Compliant Investing
    • Islamic Non-Compliant (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Adult Entertainment
    • Adult Entertainment Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Alcohol
    • Alcohol Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Gambling
    • Gambling Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Nuclear Power
    • Nuclear Power Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Tobacco
    • Tobacco Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Weapons Involvement
    • Weapons Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Controversies Weapons Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Firearms
    • Civilian Firearms Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Retailer (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Producer (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Predatory Lending
    • Direct Predatory Lending Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    GMO Involvement
    • Genetic Engineering Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
  • Responsible Governance Score
    • Severe Governance Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Flag
    • Board Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Independence
    • Lack of Independent Board Majority (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (0-25%) (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (25-50%) (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (50-75%) (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (75-100%) (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Board Diversity
    • No Female Directors (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Three OR More Female Directors (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    • Females Represent 30% of Directors (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Entrenched Board
    • Entrenched Board (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Overboarding
    • Overboarding (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Shareholder Rights
    • Negative Director Votes (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Ownership AND Control Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • One Share One Vote (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Annual Director Elections (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Does Not Use Majority Voting (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Significant Votes Against Pay Practices (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Fund Ownership
    • Controlling Shareholder (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Controlling Shareholder Concerns (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Cross Shareholdings (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Poison Pill
    • Poison Pill (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Executive Compensation
    • Pay Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Pay Performance Link (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Lack of Internal Pay Equity (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Executive Pay Non-Disclosure (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Accounting Flags
    • Accounting Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score

USMV Performance

This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peer group ETFdb.com Category.

-0.44%
1 Week Return
2.96%
4 Week Return
4.58%
13 Week Return
9.90%
26 Week Return
1.36%
Year to Date Return
4.46%
1 Year Return
36.28%
3 Year Return
76.15%
5 Year Return
 
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1 Week Return
-0.44%
Rank
223 of 233
Low
HERO (-1.48%)
High
PSET (4.33%)
4 Week Return
2.96%
Rank
220 of 232
Low
CCOR (-0.23%)
High
SMOG (16.74%)
13 Week Return
4.58%
Rank
212 of 223
Low
FTLB (-2.33%)
High
SMOG (32.67%)
26 Week Return
9.90%
Rank
212 of 216
Low
CCOR (-4.26%)
High
ARKW (91.07%)
Year to Date Return
1.36%
Rank
189 of 205
Low
FTHI (-10.19%)
High
ARKW (105.43%)
1 Year Return
4.46%
Rank
189 of 194
Low
FTLB (-8.41%)
High
ARKW (134.70%)
3 Year Return
36.28%
Rank
99 of 144
Low
FTLB (-4.05%)
High
ARKW (217.42%)
5 Year Return
76.15%
Rank
72 of 104
Low
FTLB (17.48%)
High
ARKW (507.28%)

 
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USMV Price and Volume Chart

USMV Technicals

Volatility Analysis

This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

 
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5 Day Volatility
203.23%
Rank
108 of 233
Low
CACG (8.33%)
High
SPGP (317.17%)
20 Day Volatility
14.43%
Rank
216 of 231
Low
QYLD (8.89%)
High
RWGV (28.56%)
50 Day Volatility
14.42%
Rank
223 of 229
Low
FTLB (10.12%)
High
FNGS (35.86%)
200 Day Volatility
15.88%
Rank
211 of 216
Low
FTLB (9.58%)
High
PLC (47.48%)
Beta
0.73
Rank
216 of 221
Low
CCOR (-0.11)
High
PLC (3.73)
Standard Deviation
3.89%
Rank
111 of 193
Low
CCOR (0.58%)
High
ONEQ (47.26%)

 
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Technicals

  • 20 Day MA $64.21
  • 60 Day MA $63.97
  • MACD 15 Period 0.68
  • MACD 100 Period 2.59
  • Williams % Range 10 Day 41.11
  • Williams % Range 20 Day 22.08
  • RSI 10 Day 58
  • RSI 20 Day 57
  • RSI 30 Day 56
  • Ultimate Oscillator 54

Bollinger Brands

  • Lower Bollinger (10 Day) $64.01
  • Upper Bollinger (10 Day) $66.55
  • Lower Bollinger (20 Day) $61.72
  • Upper Bollinger (20 Day) $66.70
  • Lower Bollinger (30 Day) $61.97
  • Upper Bollinger (30 Day) $66.24

Support & Resistance

  • Support Level 1 $65.27
  • Support Level 2 $65.10
  • Resistance Level 1 $65.72
  • Resistance Level 2 $66.00

Stochastic

  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (1 Day) 40.18
  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (5 Day) 49.61
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (1 Day) 49.43
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (5 Day) 62.78

Fact Sheet

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