Best Low Volatility ETFs

Low-volatility and defensive ETFs ranked by ETF Copilot for steadier equity exposure, updated daily.

Updated September 11, 2026

What stands out across Low Volatility ETFs

Expense ratios on this page run from 0.15% to 0.30% a year, a median of 0.20%. 2 of the 5 shown charge that lowest figure.

Across the 5 funds shown, ETF Copilot's overall scores run from 4.7 to 5.8 out of 10, with a median of 5.3.

Concentration varies widely here: the ten largest holdings account for 15% of assets in the least concentrated fund and 44% in the most, a median of 43% across the list.

4 of 5 are more concentrated than the typical fund in their own category, on ETF Copilot's concentration measure.

The typical Low Volatility fund on this page behaves like 38 equally weighted positions once holding weights are taken into account.

As of September 11, 2026, the largest fund on ETF Copilot's Best Low Volatility ETFs list by assets is iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL).

What are the Best Low Volatility ETFs? The 5 on this list

Best Low Volatility ETFs, listed largest first by assets. The 0–10 score is a separate composite measure, not the row order.
#	Fund	ETF Copilot score	Expense ratio	Assets	Top 10 weight	Largest exposures
1	iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL)	5.1/10	0.15%	$47.5B	44%	Tech 47%, Magnificent 7 29%
2	iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV)	5.3/10	0.15%	$24.1B	15%	Tech 32%, AI 10%
3	Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF (SPHQ)	4.7/10	0.20%	$18.9B	44%	Tech 39%, Memory 15%
4	iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (IQLT)	5.8/10	0.30%	$14.2B	23%	Tech 14%, Semiconductors 10%
5	Dimensional - US High Profitability ETF (DUHP)	5.7/10	0.20%	$12.6B	43%	Tech 42%, Magnificent 7 24%

ETF Copilot's 0–10 score rates a fund on value, growth, quality and risk against every US equity ETF we track. How the scores are built →

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

Which Low Volatility ETFs are compared head to head?

Every published head-to-head between these funds, the most searched first.

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ETF Copilot, “Best Low Volatility ETFs”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/best/low-volatility-etfs