DUKB - USMV: Minimum Volatility Stocks Offer The Same Risk As The S&P 500 In Today's Environment

In highly volatile times like today, many investors are looking to maintain an equity allocation while reducing risk. Typically, this involves selecting stocks that have minimum volatility.

One popular ETF that is widely believed to be a "lower risk S&P 500" is the iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF (USMV). USMV generally selects stocks with low volatility in order to create a less-volatile portfolio. However, it may come as a surprise that USMV actually performed essentially the same as the "more volatile" S&P 500 during the recent crash:

Data by YCharts

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