ETF comparison
ACWVvsUSMV
Both Low Volatility Factor.
iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF · iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
Holdings overlap
125 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ACWV and USMV would leave roughly52.2%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
USMV is 5 bps cheaper than ACWV. On a $100,000 position that's about $50/yr more in fees for ACWV.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with ACWV vs USMV.
Top shared holdings
125 shared in total| # | Holding | In ACWV | In USMV | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 2.13% | 1.80% | 1.80% |
| 2 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 1.41% | 1.43% | 1.41% |
| 3 | DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | 1.22% | 1.55% | 1.22% |
| 4 | MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1.16% | 1.45% | 1.16% |
| 5 | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 1.13% | 1.56% | 1.13% |
| 6 | THE SOUTHERN COMPANY | 1.08% | 1.53% | 1.08% |
| 7 | CENCORA, INC. | 1.06% | 1.28% | 1.06% |
| 8 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 1.03% | 1.41% | 1.03% |
| 9 | WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. | 0.97% | 1.47% | 0.97% |
| 10 | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | 0.92% | 1.26% | 0.92% |
| 11 | MCDONALD'S CORPORATION | 0.91% | 1.24% | 0.91% |
| 12 | Chubb Limited | 0.90% | 1.49% | 0.90% |
Only in ACWV
260 total- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited1.22%
- United Microelectronics Corporation1.08%
- KDDI CORPORATION1.01%
- Novartis AG0.87%
- ORANGE SA0.83%
- SoftBank Corp.0.82%
- BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.73%
- NTT, Inc.0.60%
- KYOCERA CORPORATION0.59%
- Constellation Software Inc.0.57%
Only in USMV
45 total- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED0.77%
- REALTY INCOME CORPORATION0.72%
- SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.0.54%
- ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.0.53%
- ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.0.52%
- BROADCOM INC.0.50%
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.0.49%
- ANALOG DEVICES, INC.0.43%
- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.0.42%
- SYNOPSYS, INC.0.40%
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.