USMV vs. ESG ETF Comparison

Comparison of iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF (USMV) to FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund (ESG)
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

$91.10

Average Daily Volume

2,232,096

Number of Holdings *

170

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
ESG

FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund

ESG Description The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the STOXX US ESG Impact Index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$135.63

Average Daily Volume

5,766

Number of Holdings *

258

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period USMV ESG
30 Days 0.70% 3.41%
60 Days 7.72% 11.15%
90 Days 8.91% 3.57%
12 Months 29.23% 31.00%
91 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in USMV Weight in ESG Overlap
AAPL C 0.98% 4.94% 0.98%
ABT C 0.09% 0.67% 0.09%
ACN B 1.28% 1.12% 1.12%
ADP A 0.08% 0.48% 0.08%
AEP C 0.41% 0.23% 0.23%
AJG C 1.24% 0.16% 0.16%
AKAM D 0.45% 0.04% 0.04%
AMZN C 0.12% 4.81% 0.12%
AON A 0.49% 0.26% 0.26%
AVGO B 1.2% 1.97% 1.2%
AZO D 1.0% 0.09% 0.09%
BDX C 0.61% 0.12% 0.12%
BMY A 0.44% 0.36% 0.36%
BR B 0.05% 0.08% 0.05%
BRK.A B 1.52% 3.04% 1.52%
CB A 1.51% 0.28% 0.28%
CDNS D 0.16% 0.12% 0.12%
CI D 0.22% 0.33% 0.22%
CL D 0.45% 0.35% 0.35%
CMS A 0.2% 0.05% 0.05%
CRM B 0.04% 0.44% 0.04%
CRWD D 0.15% 0.21% 0.15%
CSCO A 1.36% 0.9% 0.9%
CTSH B 0.76% 0.1% 0.1%
CTVA A 0.37% 0.07% 0.07%
CVS D 0.05% 0.33% 0.05%
CVX B 0.32% 1.3% 0.32%
D A 0.23% 0.08% 0.08%
DPZ D 0.18% 0.04% 0.04%
DUK C 1.53% 0.22% 0.22%
EA D 0.76% 0.11% 0.11%
ED C 1.23% 0.06% 0.06%
ELV F 0.67% 0.5% 0.5%
FANG D 0.54% 0.05% 0.05%
FFIV B 0.51% 0.02% 0.02%
GEN A 0.33% 0.07% 0.07%
GILD A 0.9% 0.26% 0.26%
GIS C 0.78% 0.21% 0.21%
GLW C 0.3% 0.06% 0.06%
HD A 0.3% 1.03% 0.3%
HIG A 0.12% 0.14% 0.12%
HOLX D 0.17% 0.06% 0.06%
HSY D 0.33% 0.11% 0.11%
HUBS D 0.19% 0.11% 0.11%
IBM A 1.74% 1.02% 1.02%
ICE A 0.29% 0.47% 0.29%
IT A 0.34% 0.16% 0.16%
JNJ D 1.25% 1.97% 1.25%
K B 0.81% 0.1% 0.1%
KDP C 0.7% 0.07% 0.07%
KHC F 0.43% 0.1% 0.1%
KMB D 0.22% 0.24% 0.22%
KO C 0.11% 1.42% 0.11%
KR C 0.59% 0.19% 0.19%
LLY D 1.51% 2.54% 1.51%
LNT B 0.1% 0.06% 0.06%
MA A 0.67% 1.04% 0.67%
MCD A 1.3% 0.37% 0.37%
MCK F 1.1% 0.22% 0.22%
MDLZ D 0.5% 0.41% 0.41%
MDT C 0.14% 0.39% 0.14%
MMC D 1.12% 0.28% 0.28%
MRK F 1.21% 1.22% 1.21%
MSFT D 1.35% 4.79% 1.35%
NEM C 0.58% 0.26% 0.26%
NOW B 0.64% 0.31% 0.31%
NTAP D 0.22% 0.09% 0.09%
ORCL A 1.16% 0.68% 0.68%
OTIS A 0.07% 0.17% 0.07%
PFE D 0.23% 0.41% 0.23%
PG D 1.25% 2.06% 1.25%
RSG D 1.48% 0.07% 0.07%
SNPS F 0.17% 0.19% 0.17%
STX C 0.18% 0.04% 0.04%
TJX D 0.44% 0.67% 0.44%
TRV B 1.04% 0.22% 0.22%
TSN D 0.67% 0.03% 0.03%
TXN C 1.39% 0.62% 0.62%
UBER C 0.48% 0.53% 0.48%
UNH B 1.36% 0.92% 0.92%
V B 0.8% 1.95% 0.8%
VLO F 0.05% 0.11% 0.05%
VRSK D 0.4% 0.13% 0.13%
VRTX D 0.72% 0.4% 0.4%
VZ C 1.46% 0.32% 0.32%
WM B 1.37% 0.13% 0.13%
WMT A 1.67% 1.8% 1.67%
WTW C 0.37% 0.15% 0.15%
XEL C 0.43% 0.06% 0.06%
XOM A 0.46% 2.69% 0.46%
YUM C 0.53% 0.13% 0.13%
USMV Overweight 79 Positions Relative to ESG
Symbol Grade Weight
TMUS A 1.72%
PGR B 1.67%
MSI A 1.67%
NOC B 1.58%
WCN D 1.48%
SO A 1.39%
ROP D 1.3%
APH D 1.29%
ABBV C 1.23%
PEP F 1.11%
LMT A 0.94%
CBOE B 0.87%
REGN D 0.83%
GDDY B 0.82%
ACGL A 0.81%
WEC B 0.76%
T B 0.73%
FCNCA D 0.73%
AMGN D 0.68%
VRSN C 0.67%
ORLY A 0.65%
COR F 0.62%
FI A 0.59%
MPC D 0.57%
KEYS B 0.56%
TDY A 0.54%
ERIE A 0.54%
CME A 0.53%
NVDA B 0.53%
INCY B 0.51%
FICO C 0.5%
JNPR C 0.5%
PTC B 0.48%
BAH C 0.46%
EG A 0.46%
CDW D 0.44%
WDAY D 0.4%
HUM F 0.4%
CMCSA B 0.38%
CPB D 0.37%
ROL C 0.37%
CHD D 0.37%
AFG A 0.34%
MKL B 0.32%
NBIX F 0.31%
FWONK D 0.3%
ANET A 0.29%
AIZ B 0.29%
WRB C 0.29%
L C 0.27%
GRMN D 0.27%
BMRN F 0.25%
ALNY C 0.25%
WMB A 0.24%
ADI B 0.24%
AEE A 0.23%
HRL F 0.22%
MOH F 0.22%
AZPN A 0.22%
HON C 0.22%
DTE B 0.21%
MELI D 0.19%
PKG B 0.18%
TW A 0.18%
LIN C 0.17%
EOG B 0.16%
GOOG B 0.15%
UTHR C 0.14%
OXY D 0.13%
DELL C 0.1%
DGX D 0.1%
RTX A 0.09%
FSLR C 0.08%
TEL D 0.07%
PSX D 0.06%
GD C 0.06%
KNX D 0.06%
ULTA D 0.05%
ATO A 0.05%
USMV Underweight 167 Positions Relative to ESG
Symbol Grade Weight
META A -5.33%
JPM C -2.98%
TSLA C -2.42%
COST C -0.99%
BAC B -0.91%
AMD C -0.87%
GS B -0.78%
ADBE F -0.75%
DIS D -0.72%
SPGI C -0.67%
BLK A -0.66%
UNP F -0.63%
QCOM D -0.62%
C B -0.6%
MU D -0.56%
AMAT C -0.55%
SYK C -0.54%
LOW C -0.53%
INTC D -0.49%
DE C -0.48%
BKNG B -0.46%
AMT D -0.45%
INTU F -0.43%
TT A -0.37%
CTAS C -0.36%
ZTS C -0.36%
USB C -0.35%
CAT A -0.33%
WELL C -0.31%
SLB D -0.31%
TGT C -0.3%
APO A -0.29%
ADSK B -0.29%
NKE D -0.27%
PYPL A -0.27%
PANW B -0.27%
MAR A -0.26%
GM D -0.26%
LRCX D -0.26%
CMG C -0.26%
NXPI F -0.25%
HLT A -0.24%
AFL A -0.24%
BK A -0.22%
FDX F -0.21%
FLUT B -0.21%
ROST D -0.21%
CEG A -0.21%
MS A -0.21%
GEHC C -0.2%
MET A -0.2%
BSX A -0.2%
FCX B -0.19%
TFC D -0.19%
SBUX B -0.19%
CBRE C -0.19%
VICI C -0.18%
KLAC B -0.18%
ECL C -0.18%
HPQ B -0.17%
LULU D -0.16%
DFS A -0.15%
SHW C -0.15%
AWK D -0.15%
PEG A -0.15%
GWW B -0.15%
CMI A -0.15%
IQV F -0.14%
IRM B -0.14%
EIX C -0.14%
MCO D -0.13%
ROK D -0.13%
DD C -0.13%
DOW B -0.13%
NDAQ C -0.13%
EW F -0.13%
TSCO A -0.13%
ITW C -0.13%
SRE C -0.13%
WDC C -0.12%
MSCI B -0.12%
WY C -0.12%
EBAY A -0.11%
FTV C -0.11%
HPE B -0.11%
XYL C -0.11%
PSA C -0.1%
ADM F -0.1%
EL D -0.1%
CLX C -0.1%
WSM C -0.1%
BBY C -0.1%
OMC C -0.1%
DECK B -0.1%
EMR B -0.1%
CAH B -0.09%
LII C -0.09%
BKR B -0.09%
FDS C -0.09%
STZ D -0.08%
CCEP C -0.08%
WAB A -0.08%
AIG C -0.08%
BALL C -0.08%
PFG A -0.08%
DOC C -0.08%
ALL A -0.08%
MKC C -0.07%
PNR C -0.07%
STT A -0.07%
A B -0.07%
LNG A -0.07%
VTR C -0.07%
ETR A -0.07%
FITB C -0.07%
NU D -0.07%
IDXX D -0.07%
SUI D -0.06%
EXPE B -0.06%
MRNA F -0.06%
RPRX D -0.06%
ARE D -0.06%
ESS D -0.06%
ACM A -0.06%
AES C -0.06%
IPG D -0.06%
CCL C -0.06%
ZBRA B -0.06%
DOV C -0.05%
BURL C -0.05%
NDSN C -0.05%
NRG A -0.05%
APTV D -0.05%
BAX D -0.05%
SWK C -0.05%
MRO B -0.05%
DOX B -0.05%
NVT C -0.05%
HBAN B -0.05%
XPO F -0.05%
RF B -0.05%
WST D -0.04%
IEX D -0.04%
DLTR F -0.04%
KEY B -0.04%
NI A -0.04%
ZBH F -0.04%
SNAP D -0.04%
PPL C -0.04%
LVS B -0.04%
OC C -0.03%
DG F -0.03%
LECO D -0.03%
TFX C -0.03%
AVTR D -0.03%
JBL C -0.03%
EXPD D -0.03%
BG F -0.03%
MAS C -0.03%
CAG D -0.03%
OKTA F -0.02%
HST D -0.02%
SJM D -0.02%
DKS D -0.02%
LKQ F -0.02%
RNR A -0.02%
PSTG F -0.02%
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