Low Volatility ETFs

20 US-listed ETFs in the Low Volatility category, from 12 issuers, with $36.6B in assets. The largest is iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) at $23.8B. The cheapest with at least $50M in assets is LGLV at 0.12%. The median fund charges 0.25%.

Funds
20
12 issuers
Assets
$36.6B
Median fee
0.25%
0.12% to 0.80%
Median 1-year return
+5.3%
price return
Net flows, May 2026
−$472M
from SEC filings
Best 1-year return
+17.4%
SMLV, $50M+ in assets

Net flows by month

through Jul 2026SEC filings

Net creations across these funds as reported in SEC filings. The most recent months only include funds that have filed for them; funds whose filing covers other share classes are left out.

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Net flows of Low Volatility ETFs by month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026
MonthCreationsRedemptionsNet flowFunds reporting
Jul 2026$623M$386M+$237M6 partial
Jun 2026$514M$648M−$134M11 partial
May 2026$615M$1.1B−$472M20
Apr 2026$869M$1.7B−$832M20
Mar 2026$1.4B$1.3B+$98M20
Feb 2026$1.6B$1.4B+$205M20
Jan 2026$846M$857M−$12M20
Dec 2025$788M$936M−$148M20
Nov 2025$995M$829M+$166M19
Oct 2025$563M$1.2B−$673M19
Sep 2025$504M$734M−$230M19
Aug 2025$810M$1.1B−$309M19
Jul 2025$661M$714M−$53M19
Jun 2025$573M$1.0B−$447M19
May 2025$1.1B$953M+$144M19
Apr 2025$2.2B$2.2B+$13M19
Mar 2025$2.0B$1.3B+$716M19
Feb 2025$813M$870M−$57M19
Jan 2025$679M$719M−$41M19
Dec 2024$497M$821M−$325M19
Nov 2024$2.1B$2.9B−$808M18
Oct 2024$349M$857M−$508M18
Sep 2024$563M$1.3B−$741M18
Aug 2024$1.1B$1.9B−$864M18
Jul 2024$489M$807M−$318M18
Jun 2024$784M$1.1B−$276M18
May 2024$541M$854M−$314M18
Apr 2024$621M$1.3B−$655M18
Mar 2024$483M$2.4B−$1.9B18
Feb 2024$802M$2.9B−$2.1B18
Jan 2024$559M$1.5B−$979M18
Dec 2023$553M$2.1B−$1.6B18
Nov 2023$4.5B$5.4B−$881M18
Oct 2023$1.2B$2.6B−$1.3B18
Sep 2023$690M$525M+$165M18
Aug 2023$1.1B$1.3B−$268M18

All Low Volatility ETFs

# Fund Issuer Fee Assets YTD 1Y Yield 3M flow Score Holdings as of
1 USMViShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF iShares 0.15% $23.8B +6.8% +5.3% 1.40% −$31M 96 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
2 SPLVInvesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF Invesco 0.25% $7.1B +1.0% −1.0% 2.28% −$839M 90 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
3 FDLOFidelity Low Volatility Factor ETF Fidelity 0.15% $1.4B +8.8% +9.8% 1.37% −$30M 75 Apr 30, 2026 SEC
4 LGLVState Street SPDR US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF State Street SPDR 0.12% $1.1B +1.3% +0.2% 2.18% −$349M 83 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
5 XMLVInvesco S&P MidCap Low Volatility ETF Invesco 0.25% $692M +1.7% +0.4% 3.15% −$18M 66 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
6 VFMVVanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETFActive Vanguard 0.13% $454M +10.5% +10.6% 1.60% +$32M 76 May 31, 2026 SEC
7 ONEVState Street SPDR Russell 1000 Low Volatility Focus ETF State Street SPDR 0.20% $272M +6.6% +6.2% 1.97% −$212M 66 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
8 SMMViShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF iShares 0.20% $271M +4.3% +5.0% 1.63% −$7.0M 55 —
9 SELVSEI QiM U.S. Large Cap Low Volatility Active ETFActive SEI 0.15% $259M +7.4% +9.5% 1.69% +$16M 61 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
10 SMLVState Street SPDR US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF State Street SPDR 0.12% $246M +15.5% +17.4% 2.40% −$46M 68 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
11 XSLVInvesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF Invesco 0.25% $234M +5.5% +6.7% 2.50% −$8.8M 62 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
12 LOWVAB US Low Volatility Equity ETFActive AllianceBernstein 0.39% $203M +8.2% +7.1% 0.84% +$8.5M 47 May 31, 2026 SEC
13 SIXLETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity ETFActive Exchange Traded Concepts 0.46% $198M +6.1% +4.5% 2.21% +$539 44 May 31, 2026 SEC
14 VSMVVictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF VictoryShares 0.35% $157M +9.4% +11.6% 1.32% $0 43 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
15 THLVTHOR Equal Weight Low Volatility ETF THOR 0.64% $54M +5.5% +4.2% 1.68% +$2.9M 17 May 31, 2026 SEC
16 HUSVFirst Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Domestic ETFActive First Trust 0.70% $54M +3.0% +0.5% 1.47% −$2.1M 29 Apr 30, 2026 SEC
17 DANADana Limited Volatility ETF Dana 0.35% $10M −1.3% — 2.61% +$2.5M 33 May 31, 2026 SEC
18 ESMViShares Trust iShares ESG Optimized MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF iShares 0.18% $7.9M +9.9% +8.3% 1.37% $0 49 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
19 HSMVFirst Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETFActive First Trust 0.80% $5.3M −0.6% −1.4% 4.59% +$3.7M 22 Apr 30, 2026 SEC
20 QQLVInvesco QQQ Low Volatility ETF Invesco 0.25% $2.7M +1.9% −1.1% 1.99% −$2.0M 36 Oct 8, 2026 issuer

Sorted by assets; click a column to re-sort. 3M flow is each fund's latest three reported months. Returns are price returns and exclude distributions.

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Fund data comes from each fund's SEC filings and issuer disclosures and is shown with the date it is as of. SEC portfolio and flow filings become public about 60 days after the period they cover. Nothing here is investment advice; see Terms.