SPLV vs USMV overlap - what they share and where they differ

SPLV and USMV share 31.2% of their weight across 47 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

SPLV and USMV

31.2%

47 shared positions

SPLV

Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 100 positions · May 31, 2026

Top 10: 12.5%·Holdings of SPLV

USMV

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 170 positions · Apr 30, 2026

Top 10: 15.6%·Holdings of USMV

Reported positions cover SPLV 100%, USMV 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

USMV vs SPLV side by side

SPLVInvesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF

100

stock positions reported to the SEC

51.8% of its weight is in 53 names USMV does not hold

USMViShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

170

stock positions reported to the SEC

64.4% of its weight is in 123 names SPLV does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

SPLV
USMV
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Technology
0.0%
27.1%
Utilities
26.9%
12.0%
Financial Services
17.2%
13.3%
Real Estate
15.9%
0.0%
Healthcare
7.6%
10.8%
Consumer Cyclical
0.0%
9.5%

The widest gap is Technology: USMV has 27.1 points more of it.

The figures side by side

SPLVUSMV
Filing dateMay 31, 2026Apr 30, 2026
Stock positions reported100170
Weight of the ten largest12.5%15.6%
Largest positionFE 1.3%CSCO 1.8%
Held alone53 positions, 51.8%123 positions, 64.4%
Covered by stock positions100%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn SPLVIn USMVCounted
BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway Inc.1.28%1.41%1.28%
DUKDuke Energy Corp.1.25%1.55%1.25%
KOCoca-Cola Co. (The)1.18%1.19%1.18%
MCDMcDonald's Corp.1.16%1.24%1.16%
SOSouthern Co. (The)1.16%1.53%1.16%
JNJJohnson & Johnson1.15%1.43%1.15%
RSGRepublic Services, Inc.1.09%1.26%1.09%
EDConsolidated Edison, Inc.1.08%1.34%1.08%
PGProcter & Gamble Co. (The)1.07%1.10%1.07%
CBChubb Ltd.1.06%1.49%1.06%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in SPLV

FEFirstEnergy Corp.1.34%
CNPCenterPoint Energy, Inc.1.23%
EVRGEvergy, Inc.1.22%
PNWPinnacle West Capital Corp.1.19%
REGRegency Centers Corp.1.18%
VICIVICI Properties Inc.1.18%
LINLinde PLC1.17%
TJX COS., INC. (THE)1.13%
AFLAflac Inc.1.10%
FRTFederal Realty Investment Trust1.09%

Only in USMV

CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS, INC.1.80%
NVDANVIDIA CORPORATION1.63%
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION1.60%
MSFTMICROSOFT CORPORATION1.56%
APHAMPHENOL CORPORATION1.50%
VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.1.49%
VRTXVERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED1.36%
MCKMCKESSON CORPORATION1.30%
CORCENCORA, INC.1.28%
WCNWASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.1.28%

Questions people ask

Is SPLV the same as USMV?

31.2% of their weight sits in the same 47 holdings. SPLV also reports FE, CNP, EVRG, which the other does not. USMV also reports CSCO, NVDA, EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between SPLV and USMV measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 100% of SPLV and 100% of USMV, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, USMV or SPLV?

SPLV reports 100 stock positions and USMV reports 170. 51.8% of SPLV's weight sits in names USMV does not hold, and 64.4% of USMV's weight in names SPLV does not hold. The ten largest positions are 12.5% of SPLV and 15.6% of USMV.

How do SPLV and USMV differ by sector?

The widest gap is Technology: USMV has 27.1 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

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