Why iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF moves
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF fell.
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Why today
16,437 news analyzed todayiShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF fell.
The S&P 500 also fell very sharply over the same session, so the fund moved less than the broad market.
The latest close is still near the fund's highest level of the past year, so the drop came after a strong run.
Likely drivers are broad market selling and wider market pressure, since this is a fund and not a company.
Today's move of −2.63% was 6.3 times a normal day's 0.4%. S&P 500 moved −4.41% on the same day.
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF −2.63%S&P 500 −4.41%Much stronger than the market
What the key figures say about iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
The figures connect what iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: $0.93–$1.49.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF paid $1.41 per share in the twelve months through November 5, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, September 15, 2026, iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF traded without the right to the $0.33 dividend. The price went from $100.20 to $99.18; including the dividend, the day's change was −0.7%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: $0.932018: $1.112019: $1.232020: $1.232021: $1.022022: $1.172023: $1.422024: $1.492025: $1.402026 so far: $1.02
What followed similar falls?
Including reinvested dividends, iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF fell 1.3% over the latest five trading days. Since November 4, 2016, falls at least this large were followed by a higher value 21 trading days later in 39 out of 59 non-overlapping periods. The median was +1.6%, against +1.3% for an ordinary 21-day period, which ended higher 70 times in 100.
Such a fall has not said much about the next month.
+1.6% · 39/59
$10,000 in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF bought on November 7, 2016 is worth $27,500 today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,300.
What would $10,000 in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF be worth today? →
What would $10,000 in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF be worth today?
$27,500
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016. The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,300.
The five biggest days of the journey
· −10.1% · the whole market fell 12.0% the same day
· −9.4% · the whole market fell 9.5% the same day
· +8.7% · the whole market rose 9.4% the same day
· +7.0% · the whole market rose 6.2% the same day
· +6.7% · the whole market rose 9.3% the same day
Earlier days
+1.73% market +1.65% The fund rose in line with the S&P 500. Read →
The fund rose in line with the S&P 500.
No company news explains the session, since the fund itself is not a company and no news from that day is listed.
Over the last five trading days it rose clearly, while the S&P 500 fell slightly, so it moved against the market over the week.
Likely drivers are broad market conditions and fund inflows, meaning new money going into the fund, which can push its price up.