Best Low Volatility ETFs
Which low volatility ETFs does ETF Copilot list today? As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot's Best Low Volatility ETFs list holds five funds, largest first by assets: QUAL, USMV, SPHQ, IQLT and JQUA. Expense ratios across the five run from 0.12% to 0.30% a year, and their ETF Copilot overall scores run from 4.9 to 6.9.
Updated October 28, 2026
What stands out across Low Volatility ETFs
Expense ratios across the 5 low volatility ETFs listed run from 0.12% to 0.30% a year, a median of 0.15%. JQUA is the cheapest of the 5.
Across the 5 funds shown, ETF Copilot's overall scores run from 4.9 to 6.9 out of 10, with a median of 6.4.
Concentration varies widely among the 5 low volatility ETFs listed: the ten largest holdings account for 15% of assets in the least concentrated fund and 45% in the most, a median of 23% across the list.
3 of 5 are more concentrated than the typical fund in their own category, on ETF Copilot's concentration measure.
The typical fund among the 5 low volatility ETFs listed behaves like 88 equally weighted positions once holding weights are taken into account.
As of October 28, 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
| # | Fund | ETF Copilot score | Expense ratio | Assets | Top 10 weight | Largest exposures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) | 6.4/10 | 0.15% | $48.2B | 45% | Tech 42%, Magnificent 7 29% |
| 2 | iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) | 5.7/10 | 0.15% | $24.1B | 15% | Tech 33%, AI 10% |
| 3 | Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF (SPHQ) | 6.7/10 | 0.20% | $18.7B | 43% | Tech 35%, Semiconductors 13% |
| 4 | iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (IQLT) | 4.9/10 | 0.30% | $13.7B | 23% | Tech 12%, Semiconductors 9% |
| 5 | JPMorgan U.S. Quality Factor ETF (JQUA) | 6.9/10 | 0.12% | $9.6B | 19% | Tech 42%, Semiconductors 15% |
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 two Low Volatility ETFs, the most searched first.
- QUAL vs USMV
- QUAL vs SPHQ
- SPHQ vs USMV
- IQLT vs QUAL
- IQLT vs SPHQ
- IQLT vs USMV
- IQLT vs JQUA
- JQUA vs QUAL
- JQUA vs SPHQ
- JQUA vs USMV
- IQLT vs SPLV
- JQUA vs SPLV
- QUAL vs SPLV
- SPHQ vs SPLV
- USMV vs SPLV
- DIHP vs IQLT
- DIHP vs JQUA
- DIHP vs QUAL
- DIHP vs SPHQ
- DIHP vs SPLV
- DIHP vs USMV
- DIHP vs XMHQ
- IQLT vs XMHQ
- JQUA vs XMHQ
- QUAL vs XMHQ
- SPHQ vs XMHQ
- SPLV vs XMHQ
- USMV vs XMHQ
- DIHP vs EFAV
- EFAV vs IQLT
- EFAV vs JQUA
- EFAV vs QUAL
- EFAV vs SPHQ
- EFAV vs SPLV
- EFAV vs USMV
- EFAV vs XMHQ
- ACWV vs DIHP
- ACWV vs EFAV
- ACWV vs IQLT
- ACWV vs JQUA
- ACWV vs QUAL
- ACWV vs SPHQ
- ACWV vs SPLV
- ACWV vs USMV
- ACWV vs XMHQ
Cite this
ETF Copilot, “Best Low Volatility ETFs”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/best/low-volatility-etfs
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