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by Leanna Dare Published 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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What's the price of usmv stock?

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF's stock was trading at $80.90 at the start of the year. Since then, USMV stock has decreased by 11.6% and is now trading at $71.48. View the best growth stocks for 2022 here. What other stocks do shareholders of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF own?

What is the usmv ETF?

- Nassim Taleb The iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF ( BATS: USMV) is a product that covers 170 odd US equities that have innately lower volatility characteristics than the broader market.

What is the iShares MSCI USA Min Vol factor ETF (usmv)?

The iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF ( BATS: USMV) is a product that covers 170 odd US equities that have innately lower volatility characteristics than the broader market. These stocks may not give you heady returns during upswings, but the cushion effect during downswings can be very useful in one’s quest to build wealth over time.

What is the usmv index fund?

USMV offers a minimum-volatility portfolio of US stocks at low total cost. The fund's index uses an optimization algorithm to build a "minimum variance" portfolio—one that considers correlation between stocks—rather than simply holding a basket of low-vol stocks like archrival SPLV.

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Is USMV a good investment?

USMV is a low volatility fund that often times outperforms during drawdowns, but then significantly underperforms in recoveries. USMV holders are advised to keep on keeping on and not to be too discouraged at the large underperformance.

Does USMV pay a dividend?

USMV Dividend Information USMV has a dividend yield of 1.44% and paid $1.03 per share in the past year. The dividend is paid every three months and the last ex-dividend date was Jun 9, 2022.

How often does USMV rebalance?

Securities are weighted by market capitalization with a 1.5% cap rebalanced semi-annually.

Is USMV a good ETF?

IShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, USMV is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market.

Which ETF has the highest dividend?

Top 100 Highest Dividend Yield ETFsSymbolNameDividend YieldGTOInvesco Total Return Bond ETF7.96%JEPIJPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF7.95%IAUFiShares Gold Strategy ETF7.85%SDIVGlobal X SuperDividend ETF7.76%92 more rows

What is a minimum volatility ETF?

Minimum volatility ETFs (commonly referred to as "min vol" ETFs) attempt to reduce exposure to stock market volatility. Min vol ETFs do not ensure against losses. These funds have lagged the market during the pandemic's recovery.

What is IEFA ETF?

IEFA Fund Description IEFA tracks a market-cap-weighted index of developed-market stocks in Europe, Australasia and the Far East, and excludes North America. It covers about 98% of investable markets.

How has iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF's stock price been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF's stock was trading at $59.53 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, USMV stock has increased by 29.0% and is now trading at $76.82. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19.

What other stocks do shareholders of iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF investors own include Walt Disney (DIS), AT&T (T), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Chevron (cvx), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (jpm), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Costco Wholesale (COST), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Procter & Gamble (PG) and Home Depot (HD).

What is iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF's stock symbol?

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF trades on the BATS under the ticker symbol "USMV."

Who are iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF's major shareholders?

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Raymond James & Associates (0.00%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.00%), Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. (0.00%), Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.

Which institutional investors are selling iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF stock?

USMV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gateway Advisory LLC, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., Capital One Financial Corp, Parallel Advisors LLC, Legacy Financial Advisors Inc., Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co., Miracle Mile Advisors LLC, and Fifth Third Bancorp.

Which institutional investors are buying iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF stock?

USMV stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., CWM LLC, Saltoro Capital LP, Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC, AE Wealth Management LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV, and Qube Research & Technologies Ltd.

How do I buy shares of iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF?

Shares of USMV can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here.

Will USMV outperform in future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

A shrewd low-volatility strategy

IShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Factor ETF USMV is a solid low-volatility stock fund whose prudent constraints improve diversification and limit active risk. It should offer a smoother ride and more attractive risk/reward profile than the Russell 1000 Index in the long run, meriting a Morningstar Analyst Rating of Silver.

Building resilience into ETF portfolios

Stocks with strong fundamentals could benefit from prevailing economic trends. Investors can add resilience to their portfolios with quality ETFs.

Portfolio Characteristics

This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. For standardized performance, please see the Performance section above.

Sustainability Characteristics

Sustainability Characteristics provide investors with specific non-traditional metrics. Alongside other metrics and information, these enable investors to evaluate funds on certain environmental, social and governance characteristics.

Business Involvement

Business Involvement metrics can help investors gain a more comprehensive view of specific activities in which a fund may be exposed through its investments.

How to Buy iShares ETFs

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Benchmark for USMV

The MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) Index is composed of U.S. equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader U.S. equity market.

Fund Summary for USMV

The iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) Index, composed of U.S. equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader U.S. equity market.

Signals & Forecast

Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development.

Support, Risk & Stop-loss

There is no support from accumulated volume below today's level and given the right condition the ETF may perform very badly in the next couple of days.

Is iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF ETF A Buy?

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA holds several negative signals and is within a falling trend, so we believe it will still perform weakly in the next couple of days or weeks. We therefore hold a negative evaluation of this ETF.

Insiders are very negative

In the last 1 trades there were . The last trade was done 19 046 days ago by who bough 0 shares.

Golden Star Signal

This unique signal uses moving averages and adds special requirements that convert the very good Golden Cross into a Golden Star. This signal is rare and, in most cases, gives substantial returns. From 10 000+ stocks usually only a few will trigger a Golden Star Signal per day!

Top Fintech Company

featured in The Global Fintech Index 2020 as the top Fintech company of the country.

About iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

The investment seeks the investment results of the MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) Index. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index.

Rankings

U.S. News evaluated 237 Large Blend ETFs and 71 make our Best Fit list. Our list highlights the best passively managed funds for long-term investors. Rankings are assigned based on comparisons with Best Fit funds in this category.

Geographic Breakdown

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