Category

Low Volatility Factor

Stocks selected for lower historical price volatility. Defensive equity tilt — typically holds utilities, consumer staples, and other low-beta sectors at higher weights than market-cap-weighted funds. Lower expected return than the broad market in exchange for shallower drawdowns.

5 funds in the catalog. Scored using methodology v0.5.1.

Top score

USMV 90 / 100

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

Cheapest

USMV 0.15%

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

Largest by AUM

USMV $23.01B

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

All Low Volatility Factor funds

Score Ticker Name AUM
90 USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF $23.01B
84 SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF $7.06B
84 EFAV iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF $5.08B
83 ACWV iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF $3.24B
81 EEMV iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF $3.65B

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Methodology v0.5.1. See /methodology/ for every threshold and weight used to score these funds.