iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

USMV Fund · Cboe BZX

Market statistics

Annualised volatility 8.7%
Beta vs SPY 0.34
Market correlation 0.508
Rate sensitivity -0.26
Volatility sensitivity -0.50
Traded per day $206.7M

Measured from daily returns over the past year. That is not the same estimator as the beta quoted on most finance sites, which is usually five years of monthly returns, and in a market where single stocks move on their own news the daily figure comes out materially lower. Over this window the average large-cap correlation to the index is far below its long-run level: a low number here is a statement about the last twelve months, not a claim that the security is uncorrelated with the market in general.

Short selling — three different measurements

Shares short 8.8M
Days to cover 4.0
Change vs prior +24.0%
Short share of volume 41.9%
Largest fail balance 743,316
Dates with a fail balance 35

These measure different things and are routinely confused. Shares short is an outstanding position, reported twice monthly (settlement 2026-08-14). Short share of volume counts sell-side transactions flagged short each day, most of which is market-maker hedging closed the same session — the market-wide median is around half. Fail balances are shares that did not settle on time; the SEC states these are cumulative balances whose age cannot be determined, and they are not evidence of naked short selling.

Ownership

Institutions reporting a position 1,349
Reported value $15.41B

Largest reported holdersamong the managers stored here

ManagerReported valueShares
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC $1.32B 14,250,677
LPL Financial LLC $582.5M 6,281,097
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. $415.7M 4,482,760
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC $406.9M 4,370,460
Cetera Investment Advisers $200.5M 2,162,456
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC $176.8M 1,906,795
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO $141.1M 1,521,231
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC $125.8M 1,356,170

On the public record

Moves most like

Ticker1-year correlationVolatility vs USMV
OUSA ALPS O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF 0.843 1.21×
QUS State Street SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF 0.836 1.07×
ACWV iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF 0.834 0.93×
DSTL Distillate U.S. Fundamental Stability & Value ETF 0.831 1.59×
VFMV Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF 0.831 1.02×
FTCS First Trust Capital Strength ETF 0.821 1.24×
FDLO Fidelity Low Volatility Factor ETF 0.816 1.07×
DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF 0.804 1.10×

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Coverage

US securities trading at least $1 million a day with three years of history. Sections appear only where there is something to show: a fund has no income statement, most companies have no activist stake, and only a few dozen listed companies hold material federal contracts.