USMV vs. VDC ETF Comparison

Comparison of iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF (USMV) to Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF - DNQ (VDC)

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

VDC

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF - DNQ

VDC Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the consumer staples sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$220.23

Average Daily Volume

90,375

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	USMV	VDC
30 Days	1.70%	1.77%
60 Days	2.42%	0.76%
90 Days	4.02%	2.42%
12 Months	25.63%	21.96%

17 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in USMV	Weight in VDC	Overlap
CHD	B	0.4%	0.9%	0.4%
CL	D	0.41%	2.51%	0.41%
CPB	D	0.33%	0.38%	0.33%
GIS	D	0.66%	1.35%	0.66%
HRL	D	0.21%	0.38%	0.21%
HSY	F	0.3%	0.95%	0.3%
K	A	0.8%	0.82%	0.8%
KDP	D	0.59%	1.27%	0.59%
KHC	F	0.38%	1.1%	0.38%
KMB	D	0.21%	1.59%	0.21%
KO	D	0.1%	8.35%	0.1%
KR	B	0.61%	1.37%	0.61%
MDLZ	F	0.44%	3.14%	0.44%
PEP	F	1.01%	4.29%	1.01%
PG	A	1.23%	12.41%	1.23%
TSN	B	0.71%	0.64%	0.64%
WMT	A	1.78%	11.43%	1.78%

USMV Overweight 153 Positions Relative to VDC

Symbol	Grade	Weight
TMUS	B	1.95%
MSI	B	1.81%
PGR	A	1.67%
IBM	C	1.66%
WCN	A	1.56%
RSG	A	1.55%
BRK.A	B	1.55%
DUK	C	1.49%
CSCO	B	1.47%
CB	C	1.47%
APH	A	1.44%
WM	A	1.44%
NOC	D	1.43%
TXN	C	1.39%
VZ	C	1.35%
SO	D	1.35%
MCK	B	1.35%
MSFT	F	1.34%
UNH	C	1.34%
ORCL	B	1.31%
ROP	B	1.3%
ACN	C	1.29%
AJG	B	1.27%
MCD	D	1.25%
LLY	F	1.25%
AVGO	D	1.19%
JNJ	D	1.18%
TRV	B	1.15%
ED	D	1.13%
MMC	B	1.11%
ABBV	D	1.04%
MRK	F	1.01%
GDDY	A	1.0%
AAPL	C	0.99%
AZO	C	0.98%
GILD	C	0.94%
V	A	0.9%
EA	A	0.89%
FCNCA	A	0.88%
CBOE	B	0.85%
LMT	D	0.82%
WEC	A	0.78%
CTSH	B	0.76%
NOW	A	0.75%
T	A	0.74%
MA	C	0.7%
VRTX	F	0.69%
FI	A	0.69%
ORLY	B	0.68%
ACGL	D	0.68%
COR	B	0.67%
NVDA	C	0.67%
VRSN	F	0.64%
AMGN	D	0.59%
FICO	B	0.59%
REGN	F	0.59%
TDY	B	0.57%
BDX	F	0.56%
KEYS	A	0.55%
FANG	D	0.55%
FFIV	B	0.55%
MPC	D	0.54%
INCY	C	0.53%
AON	A	0.53%
CME	A	0.53%
PTC	A	0.52%
ELV	F	0.52%
YUM	B	0.5%
BMY	B	0.49%
XEL	A	0.46%
NEM	D	0.46%
UBER	D	0.45%
JNPR	F	0.45%
TJX	A	0.45%
XOM	B	0.45%
WDAY	B	0.43%
EG	C	0.43%
ERIE	D	0.42%
VRSK	A	0.42%
HUM	C	0.4%
BAH	F	0.39%
CMCSA	B	0.39%
AEP	D	0.39%
AKAM	D	0.39%
WTW	B	0.38%
CTVA	C	0.38%
ROL	B	0.36%
IT	C	0.35%
AFG	A	0.35%
GEN	B	0.35%
CDW	F	0.35%
CVX	A	0.34%
MKL	A	0.34%
GRMN	B	0.33%
AIZ	A	0.32%
NBIX	C	0.32%
WMB	A	0.31%
WRB	A	0.31%
GLW	B	0.31%
FWONK	B	0.31%
HD	A	0.3%
ANET	C	0.29%
ICE	C	0.28%
L	A	0.28%
HON	B	0.25%
AEE	A	0.24%
HUBS	A	0.24%
ADI	D	0.23%
D	C	0.23%
AZPN	A	0.23%
ALNY	D	0.22%
NTAP	C	0.22%
BMRN	D	0.22%
CI	F	0.21%
TW	A	0.2%
DTE	C	0.2%
PKG	A	0.2%
PFE	D	0.2%
DPZ	C	0.19%
CRWD	B	0.19%
CMS	C	0.19%
CDNS	B	0.18%
MELI	D	0.18%
MOH	F	0.18%
SNPS	B	0.18%
EOG	A	0.17%
HOLX	D	0.16%
LIN	D	0.16%
STX	D	0.16%
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%
DGX	A	0.11%
LNT	A	0.1%
RTX	C	0.09%
ADP	B	0.09%
ABT	B	0.09%
OTIS	C	0.07%
TEL	B	0.07%
ATO	A	0.06%
PSX	C	0.06%
FSLR	F	0.06%
KNX	B	0.06%
VLO	C	0.05%
BR	A	0.05%
CRM	B	0.05%
GD	F	0.05%
ULTA	F	0.04%
CVS	D	0.04%

USMV Underweight 82 Positions Relative to VDC

Symbol	Grade	Weight
COST	B	-12.32%
PM	B	-5.07%
MO	A	-3.21%
TGT	F	-2.4%
KVUE	A	-1.56%
MNST	C	-1.39%
STZ	D	-1.35%
SYY	B	-1.33%
ADM	D	-0.99%
MKC	D	-0.75%
CLX	B	-0.64%
DG	F	-0.63%
EL	F	-0.58%
CASY	A	-0.58%
USFD	A	-0.57%
SFM	A	-0.55%
CAG	D	-0.54%
PFGC	B	-0.52%
SJM	D	-0.49%
DLTR	F	-0.49%
BG	F	-0.48%
BJ	A	-0.46%
LW	C	-0.45%
TAP	C	-0.42%
BRBR	A	-0.39%
INGR	B	-0.38%
FRPT	B	-0.3%
WBA	F	-0.28%
ACI	C	-0.28%
DAR	C	-0.28%
COKE	C	-0.28%
POST	C	-0.27%
ELF	C	-0.26%
CALM	A	-0.23%
FLO	D	-0.22%
WDFC	B	-0.21%
LANC	C	-0.19%
PPC	C	-0.18%
CELH	F	-0.18%
SAM	C	-0.18%
SMPL	B	-0.18%
JJSF	B	-0.17%
SPB	C	-0.17%
COTY	F	-0.16%
ENR	B	-0.16%
IPAR	B	-0.16%
UNFI	A	-0.16%
FDP	B	-0.15%
PSMT	C	-0.15%
THS	D	-0.14%
EPC	D	-0.13%
VITL	D	-0.13%
ANDE	D	-0.13%
CENTA	C	-0.13%
CHEF	A	-0.13%
REYN	D	-0.13%
UTZ	D	-0.12%
UVV	B	-0.12%
TPB	B	-0.11%
WMK	C	-0.11%
FIZZ	C	-0.11%
SPTN	D	-0.1%
GO	C	-0.1%
IMKTA	C	-0.1%
KLG	C	-0.1%
HAIN	C	-0.1%
JBSS	D	-0.09%
BGS	F	-0.09%
NAPA	B	-0.08%
HLF	C	-0.08%
AVO	C	-0.07%
MGPI	F	-0.07%
TR	B	-0.06%
USNA	C	-0.06%
CVGW	D	-0.06%
CENT	C	-0.05%
BYND	F	-0.05%
SENEA	B	-0.04%
NUS	D	-0.04%
MED	F	-0.03%
OLPX	D	-0.03%
SKIN	D	-0.02%