USMV

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

iShares · $23.16bn in assets, October 8, 2026

Owns large and mid-sized US stocks that together swing less in price than the broader market, following an MSCI minimum volatility index.

USMV, the iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF ($23.2 billion), sits in StoryVector’s Beta Book: it selects holdings by a factor such as value, size, quality or dividends, not by a story. It carries no market story, so it is not ranked against one. Over the past year it returned +5.1%, against +16.8% for broad US ETFs. Figures to October 2, 2026; past performance, not a recommendation.

USMV · the ETFFRI OCT 2Market price total return
+11.5% a yearTotal return since launch, October 2011
+5.1%Last 12 months
+5.4%Year to date
13.4%Volatility since launch

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It selects holdings by a factor such as value, size, quality or dividends, not by a story.

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We check every ETF against the 22 narratives. This one follows the market, a factor or a manager’s choices rather than a story, so it has no narrative and no Share of Narrative. See the narratives on the board → · See the whole Beta Book →

FRI OCT 2MARKET PRICE TOTAL RETURN

1M3MYTD1Y3Y*5Y*
USMV−2.4%+0.7%+5.4%+5.1%+12.7%+7.6%
The marketbroad US ETFs+0.8%+2.6%+14.6%+16.8%+22.9%+12.9%

1M, 3M, 1Y, 3Y, 5Y: one month to five years. YTD: year to date. * A year, annualised. A dash means the ETF has not traded for the whole period. Since it started trading on October 20, 2011: +11.5% a year.

$10,000 invested October 31, 2016

USMV $26,578The market $42,209
$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000Oct 2016Oct 2018Oct 2020Oct 2022Oct 2024$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000Oct 2016Oct 2020Oct 2024

Year by year

USMVThe market
-20%0%20%40%USMV 2019: +27.7%The market 2019: +31.3%2019USMV 2020: +5.6%The market 2020: +21.4%2020USMV 2021: +20.8%The market 2021: +27.1%2021USMV 2022: -9.4%The market 2022: -19.8%2022USMV 2023: +10.3%The market 2023: +27.9%2023USMV 2024: +15.7%The market 2024: +23.1%2024USMV 2025: +7.7%The market 2025: +16.8%2025USMV YTD: +5.4%The market YTD: +14.6%YTD-20%0%20%40%USMV 2019: +27.7%The market 2019: +31.3%2019USMV 2020: +5.6%The market 2020: +21.4%2020USMV 2021: +20.8%The market 2021: +27.1%2021USMV 2022: -9.4%The market 2022: -19.8%2022USMV 2023: +10.3%The market 2023: +27.9%2023USMV 2024: +15.7%The market 2024: +23.1%2024USMV 2025: +7.7%The market 2025: +16.8%2025USMV YTD: +5.4%The market YTD: +14.6%YTD

Total return in each calendar year; this year is year to date. A year appears only if USMV traded for all of it.

Total return on the market price, with each distribution reinvested on its ex-date. Not the NAV return the issuer publishes; the two differ when the ETF trades above or below the value of its holdings. The market is the asset-weighted return of broad US index ETFs. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Common questions

Why does USMV have no story?

It selects holdings by a factor such as value, size, quality or dividends, not by a story.

How has USMV performed?

USMV returned +5.1% over the past year, against +16.8% for broad US ETFs, to October 2, 2026. Past performance only.

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Narrative figures are from the weekly board. Performance is market price total return as of October 2, 2026. Assets are StoryVector’s weekly figure. Classification and measurement. Not investment advice. How the measurement works →