ESMV vs. USMV ETF Comparison

Comparison of iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (ESMV) to iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF (USMV)

ESMV

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

ESMV Description

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in less volatile stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. The fund invests in stocks of companies that are deemed socially conscious in their business dealings and directly promote environmental responsibility. It seeks to track the performance of the MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Extended ESG Reduced Carbon Target Index, by using representative sampling technique. iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF is domiciled in the United States

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$29.49

Average Daily Volume

4,983

Number of Holdings ^*

150

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

USMV

iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF

USMV Description

The investment seeks the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader U.S. equity market. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index or in depositary receipts representing securities in the underlying index. The underlying index follows a rules-based methodology to determine weights for securities in the index that seeks to minimize total risk of the MSCI USA Index. Components primarily include consumer staples, healthcare and information technology companies. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$93.46

Average Daily Volume

1,630,912

Number of Holdings ^*

170

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	ESMV	USMV
30 Days	2.11%	1.70%
60 Days	2.84%	2.42%
90 Days	4.91%	4.02%
12 Months	24.44%	25.63%

105 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in ESMV	Weight in USMV	Overlap
AAPL	C	0.52%	0.99%	0.52%
ACN	C	1.33%	1.29%	1.29%
ADP	B	1.43%	0.09%	0.09%
AIZ	A	0.19%	0.32%	0.19%
AJG	B	0.25%	1.27%	0.25%
AKAM	D	0.3%	0.39%	0.3%
ALNY	D	0.28%	0.22%	0.22%
AMGN	D	1.2%	0.59%	0.59%
AON	A	0.06%	0.53%	0.06%
AZO	C	0.41%	0.98%	0.41%
AZPN	A	0.17%	0.23%	0.17%
BMY	B	0.28%	0.49%	0.28%
BR	A	0.31%	0.05%	0.05%
CDNS	B	1.11%	0.18%	0.18%
CHD	B	0.41%	0.4%	0.4%
CI	F	0.44%	0.21%	0.21%
CL	D	1.21%	0.41%	0.41%
CMCSA	B	0.09%	0.39%	0.09%
CME	A	0.43%	0.53%	0.43%
CMS	C	0.58%	0.19%	0.19%
COR	B	0.77%	0.67%	0.67%
CPB	D	0.33%	0.33%	0.33%
CRM	B	0.74%	0.05%	0.05%
CSCO	B	1.48%	1.47%	1.47%
CTSH	B	0.3%	0.76%	0.3%
CVX	A	0.34%	0.34%	0.34%
DGX	A	0.7%	0.11%	0.11%
DPZ	C	0.13%	0.19%	0.13%
EA	A	1.31%	0.89%	0.89%
ED	D	1.26%	1.13%	1.13%
ELV	F	0.51%	0.52%	0.51%
FCNCA	A	0.24%	0.88%	0.24%
FFIV	B	0.12%	0.55%	0.12%
FI	A	0.34%	0.69%	0.34%
FICO	B	0.54%	0.59%	0.54%
FSLR	F	0.19%	0.06%	0.06%
GDDY	A	0.19%	1.0%	0.19%
GEN	B	0.38%	0.35%	0.35%
GILD	C	1.29%	0.94%	0.94%
GIS	D	1.22%	0.66%	0.66%
HD	A	1.39%	0.3%	0.3%
HOLX	D	0.51%	0.16%	0.16%
HON	B	0.69%	0.25%	0.25%
HRL	D	0.35%	0.21%	0.21%
HUBS	A	0.77%	0.24%	0.24%
HUM	C	0.31%	0.4%	0.31%
IBM	C	1.66%	1.66%	1.66%
ICE	C	0.39%	0.28%	0.28%
INCY	C	0.26%	0.53%	0.26%
IT	C	0.72%	0.35%	0.35%
JNJ	D	0.97%	1.18%	0.97%
JNPR	F	0.45%	0.45%	0.45%
K	A	0.86%	0.8%	0.8%
KDP	D	0.16%	0.59%	0.16%
KEYS	A	0.83%	0.55%	0.55%
KHC	F	0.34%	0.38%	0.34%
KMB	D	0.55%	0.21%	0.21%
KNX	B	0.07%	0.06%	0.06%
KO	D	0.79%	0.1%	0.1%
KR	B	1.09%	0.61%	0.61%
LIN	D	0.1%	0.16%	0.1%
LLY	F	1.25%	1.25%	1.25%
MA	C	0.97%	0.7%	0.7%
MCD	D	1.02%	1.25%	1.02%
MCK	B	1.38%	1.35%	1.35%
MELI	D	0.44%	0.18%	0.18%
MMC	B	1.4%	1.11%	1.11%
MPC	D	0.1%	0.54%	0.1%
MRK	F	1.01%	1.01%	1.01%
MSFT	F	1.34%	1.34%	1.34%
MSI	B	1.81%	1.81%	1.81%
NEM	D	0.99%	0.46%	0.46%
NOC	D	1.43%	1.43%	1.43%
NOW	A	0.17%	0.75%	0.17%
NTAP	C	0.15%	0.22%	0.15%
NVDA	C	1.69%	0.67%	0.67%
ORCL	B	1.19%	1.31%	1.19%
OTIS	C	0.21%	0.07%	0.07%
PEP	F	1.01%	1.01%	1.01%
PG	A	1.06%	1.23%	1.06%
PGR	A	1.33%	1.67%	1.33%
PSX	C	0.32%	0.06%	0.06%
PTC	A	0.78%	0.52%	0.52%
REGN	F	0.65%	0.59%	0.59%
ROP	B	1.31%	1.3%	1.3%
RSG	A	0.18%	1.55%	0.18%
RTX	C	0.43%	0.09%	0.09%
SNPS	B	0.33%	0.18%	0.18%
STX	D	0.36%	0.16%	0.16%
T	A	0.4%	0.74%	0.4%
TJX	A	0.06%	0.45%	0.06%
TMUS	B	1.65%	1.95%	1.65%
TRV	B	1.64%	1.15%	1.15%
TXN	C	1.39%	1.39%	1.39%
UBER	D	0.42%	0.45%	0.42%
ULTA	F	0.17%	0.04%	0.04%
UNH	C	1.36%	1.34%	1.34%
V	A	1.13%	0.9%	0.9%
VRSN	F	0.32%	0.64%	0.32%
VRTX	F	1.39%	0.69%	0.69%
VZ	C	1.37%	1.35%	1.35%
WDAY	B	0.77%	0.43%	0.43%
WM	A	1.44%	1.44%	1.44%
WTW	B	0.17%	0.38%	0.17%
YUM	B	0.39%	0.5%	0.39%

ESMV Overweight 45 Positions Relative to USMV

Symbol	Grade	Weight
GWW	B	1.68%
PEG	A	1.64%
HES	B	1.3%
FERG	B	1.3%
OKE	A	1.24%
TT	A	1.23%
SPGI	C	1.07%
VLTO	D	1.01%
ADBE	C	0.93%
LOW	D	0.89%
TRGP	B	0.82%
HPE	B	0.75%
CRH	A	0.75%
EQIX	A	0.74%
ZTS	D	0.63%
SRE	A	0.53%
CBRE	B	0.51%
NEE	D	0.5%
CHRW	C	0.49%
DECK	A	0.41%
ODFL	B	0.4%
ES	D	0.4%
CLX	B	0.34%
INTC	D	0.34%
AMCR	D	0.34%
NXPI	D	0.32%
ECL	D	0.32%
CNH	C	0.31%
LKQ	D	0.3%
TSCO	D	0.27%
XYL	D	0.25%
JCI	C	0.24%
ADSK	A	0.23%
AWK	D	0.22%
INTU	C	0.18%
UPS	C	0.15%
TEAM	A	0.14%
JKHY	D	0.13%
MKC	D	0.12%
SOLV	C	0.11%
LDOS	C	0.11%
FAST	B	0.08%
CAH	B	0.08%
HII	D	0.06%
EXC	C	0.05%

ESMV Underweight 65 Positions Relative to USMV

Symbol	Grade	Weight
WMT	A	-1.78%
WCN	A	-1.56%
BRK.A	B	-1.55%
DUK	C	-1.49%
CB	C	-1.47%
APH	A	-1.44%
SO	D	-1.35%
AVGO	D	-1.19%
ABBV	D	-1.04%
CBOE	B	-0.85%
LMT	D	-0.82%
WEC	A	-0.78%
TSN	B	-0.71%
ORLY	B	-0.68%
ACGL	D	-0.68%
TDY	B	-0.57%
BDX	F	-0.56%
FANG	D	-0.55%
XEL	A	-0.46%
XOM	B	-0.45%
MDLZ	F	-0.44%
EG	C	-0.43%
ERIE	D	-0.42%
VRSK	A	-0.42%
BAH	F	-0.39%
AEP	D	-0.39%
CTVA	C	-0.38%
ROL	B	-0.36%
AFG	A	-0.35%
CDW	F	-0.35%
MKL	A	-0.34%
GRMN	B	-0.33%
NBIX	C	-0.32%
WMB	A	-0.31%
WRB	A	-0.31%
GLW	B	-0.31%
FWONK	B	-0.31%
HSY	F	-0.3%
ANET	C	-0.29%
L	A	-0.28%
AEE	A	-0.24%
ADI	D	-0.23%
D	C	-0.23%
BMRN	D	-0.22%
TW	A	-0.2%
DTE	C	-0.2%
PKG	A	-0.2%
PFE	D	-0.2%
CRWD	B	-0.19%
MOH	F	-0.18%
EOG	A	-0.17%
GOOG	C	-0.16%
UTHR	C	-0.14%
AMZN	C	-0.14%
MDT	D	-0.13%
DELL	C	-0.12%
HIG	B	-0.12%
OXY	D	-0.12%
LNT	A	-0.1%
ABT	B	-0.09%
TEL	B	-0.07%
ATO	A	-0.06%
VLO	C	-0.05%
GD	F	-0.05%
CVS	D	-0.04%