iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV)

BATS: USMV · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
72.67
-0.24 (-0.33%)
Sep 27, 2023, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
-0.33%
Assets $28.68B
Expense Ratio 0.15%
PE Ratio 22.86
Shares Out n/a
Dividend (ttm) $1.34
Dividend Yield 1.84%
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 26, 2023
Payout Ratio 42.00%
1-Year Return +8.62%
Volume 2,809,103
Open 73.09
Previous Close 72.91
Day's Range 72.26 - 73.15
52-Week Low 64.56
52-Week High 76.13
Beta n/a
Holdings 175
Inception Date Oct 18, 2011

About USMV

Fund Home Page

The iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Minimum Volatility index. The fund tracks an index of US-listed firms selected and weighted to create a low-volatility portfolio subject to various constraints. USMV was launched on Oct 18, 2011 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Large Blend
Region North America
Stock Exchange BATS
Ticker Symbol USMV
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked MSCI USA Minimum Volatility

Top 10 Holdings

16.06% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Eli Lilly and Company LLY 1.87%
International Business Machines Corporation IBM 1.69%
VMware, Inc. VMW 1.69%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.B 1.64%
Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO 1.61%
Roper Technologies, Inc. ROP 1.59%
Oracle Corporation ORCL 1.53%
Republic Services, Inc. RSG 1.51%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 1.47%
Waste Connections, Inc. WCN 1.46%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
2023-09-26 $0.38703 2023-10-02
2023-06-07 $0.28034 2023-06-13
2023-03-23 $0.32049 2023-03-29
2022-12-13 $0.34742 2022-12-19
2022-09-26 $0.33247 2022-09-30
2022-06-09 $0.22174 2022-06-15
Full Dividend History

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