LOWV vs SFTY: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF

LOWVBNYSE Arca

Horizon Managed Risk ETF

SFTYCCboe

Overlap

30.1%by weight

Expense ratio

LOWV −0.38pt a year

LOWV0.39%SFTY0.77%

Avg volume · 30D

SFTY 21.8×the volume

LOWV7.72KSFTY169K

LOWV vs SFTY Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

+8.9%LOWV+11.8%SFTY

Expense ratio: LOWV 0.39%, better; SFTY 0.77%
Fund size: LOWV $207M; SFTY $800M
1Y total return: LOWV +8.9%; SFTY +11.8%, better
Yield (12M): LOWV 0.84%; SFTY No data
Holdings: LOWV 73; SFTY 168
Avg volume (30D): LOWV 7.72K sh; SFTY 169K sh, better
NAV per share: LOWV $84.51; SFTY $31.38
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for LOWV, SFTY, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	LOWV	SFTY
Cost30% weight	B66Higher	D25
Mission25% weight	A80	Not scored
Risk15% weight	C45	C47Higher
Tradability15% weight	A71Higher	B62
Holdings10% weight	B55Higher	C41
Durability5% weight	B62Higher	B57

Rank among US Active Low Volatility funds

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Same Category. LOWV and SFTY are both graded against the same 10 US Active Low Volatility funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Active Low Volatility⁠

Category · 10 funds

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LOWV ranks 4th and SFTY 7th of 10 funds in the US Active Low Volatility Category.

Rank 1ASELVSEI QiM US Large Cap Low Volatility Active ETFScore 77
Rank 2ACGCVCapital Group Conservative Equity ETFScore 71
Rank 3ATOAKTwin Oak Short Horizon Absolute Return ETFScore 70
Rank 4BLOWVAB US Low Volatility Equity ETFScore 61
Rank 5BSIXLETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity ETFScore 55
Rank 6CHUSVFirst Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Domestic ETFScore 54
Rank 7CSFTYHorizon Managed Risk ETFScore 40
Rank 8DSAWGAAM Sawgrass US Large Cap Quality Growth ETFScore 35

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

LOWVBAB US Low Volatility Equity ETF

SFTYCHorizon Managed Risk ETF

In short

LOWV A stock picker's answer to low volatility. AB runs about 70 US large caps through its own quality, profitability and value screen instead of tracking a published low-vol index, at 0.39% a year.

SFTY No data

Stated mandate

LOWV The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through an actively managed portfolio primarily invested in U.S. large-cap equities, with an emphasis on lower volatility than the broader equity market.

SFTY No data

Why people hold it

LOWV Actively managed, not rules-mirrored: AB selects names on quality, profitability and value, aiming for lower volatility than the broad US market rather than copying a low-vol index.alliancebernstein.com
0.39% sits below the going rate for active low-vol equity ETFs, so less of the defensive premium goes to the manager.
The portfolio does what the label says: US large caps, roughly 70 names, S&P 500 as the yardstick. Among the closer mandate-to-holdings matches in its defensive peer group.
Concentration with intent. About 70 stocks means each pick carries weight, and income arrives on a quarterly schedule.

SFTY No data

Worth knowing

LOWV Thinly traded for the category. Limit orders and a glance at the spread matter more here than in a mega-fund.
Launched in 2023, so the record is short. Low-vol strategies earn their keep across full drawdowns, and this one hasn't seen many.
Competitive on fee, not the floor: peers SELV (0.15%) and CGCV (0.33%) charge less for a similar defensive brief.

SFTY No data

Full LOWV profile⁠

Full SFTY profile⁠

LOWV vs SFTY Holdings

How LOWV and SFTY differ

Overlap by weight

30.1%

Shared holdings make up 51.6% of LOWV and 32.7% of SFTY.

Level by level

Holdings32 in both30.1%
Countryby domicile89.3%
Sector11 Sectors91.6%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in LOWV and SFTY, widest gap first
Sector	More in LOWVMore in SFTY	LOWV	SFTY
Financials	LOWV +3.1 points	15.0%	11.9%
Technology	SFTY +2.6 points	36.6%	39.2%
Health Care	LOWV +2.2 points	12.2%	10.0%
Communication	SFTY +2.2 points	7.5%	9.7%
Utilities	LOWV +1.9 points	3.5%	1.6%
Materials	SFTY +1.9 points	0.0%	1.9%
Industrials	SFTY +1.2 points	5.6%	6.8%
Consumer Discretionary	LOWV +0.7 points	8.5%	7.8%
Energy	SFTY +0.5 points	3.5%	4.0%
Consumer Staples	LOWV +0.3 points	5.9%	5.6%
Real Estate	Same weight	1.6%	1.6%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in LOWV and SFTY, widest gap first
Country	More in LOWVMore in SFTY	LOWV	SFTY
United States	SFTY +9.5 points	89.3%	98.8%
United Kingdom	LOWV +5.4 points	5.4%	0.0%
Taiwan	LOWV +2.0 points	2.0%	0.0%
Canada	LOWV +1.3 points	1.3%	0.0%
Netherlands	LOWV +1.2 points	1.2%	0.0%
Switzerland	SFTY +1.0 points	0.0%	1.0%
Ireland	LOWV +0.8 points	0.8%	0.0%
China	SFTY +0.2 points	0.0%	0.1%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

LOWV38.9%
SFTY41.3%

Securities held

LOWV71
SFTY168

Asset class

LOWV: Equity
SFTY: Equity

Holdings

Only in LOWV39
In both32
Only in SFTY136

Only in LOWV

39 securities, 48.4% of LOWV by weight

Apple Inc Common Stock USD.000016.64%
Alphabet Inc Class C Common Stock USD.0014.61%
Amazon.com Inc Common Stock USD.013.33%
Taiwan Semiconductor Sp Adr Adr1.86%
Bank of America Corp Common Stock USD.011.78%
Shell PLC Adr Adr1.73%
Bae Systems PLC Spon Adr Adr1.52%
American Electric Power Common Stock USD6.51.49%
Colgate Palmolive Co Common Stock USD1.01.44%
Analog Devices Inc Common Stock USD.1671.44%
Cboe Global Markets Inc Common Stock1.25%
Automatic Data Processing Common Stock USD.11.24%
Alliancebernstein Govt Stif Ssc Fund 64BA Agis 5871.16%
Asml Holding NV Ny Reg Shs Ny Reg Shrs EUR.091.15%
Ameren Corporation Common Stock USD.011.15%
Trane Technologies PLC Common Stock USD1.01.14%
Compass Group PLC Spon Adr Adr1.02%
Yum Brands Inc Common Stock0.98%
Digital Realty Trust Inc Reit USD.010.91%
Willis Towers Watson PLC Common Stock USD.0003046350.88%
Waste Connections Inc Common Stock0.84%
Spotify Technology SA Common Stock EUR.0006250.83%
Eaton Corp PLC Common Stock USD.010.83%
Rtx Corp Common Stock USD1.00.79%
Experian PLC Spons Adr Adr0.78%
Dynatrace Inc Common Stock USD.0010.70%
Copt Defense Properties Reit USD.010.67%
Relx PLC Spon Adr Adr0.63%
Us Foods Holding Corp Common Stock USD.010.63%
Intercontinental Hotels Adr Adr0.56%
Everest Group Ltd Common Stock USD.010.55%
Reinsurance Group of America Common Stock USD.010.54%
Autodesk Inc Common Stock USD.010.54%
Medtronic PLC Common Stock USD.10.53%
M & T Bank Corp Common Stock USD.50.52%
Autozone Inc Common Stock USD.010.51%
Stantec Inc Common Stock0.46%
Ulta Beauty Inc Common Stock0.44%
Hanover Insurance Group Inc/ Common Stock USD.010.30%

Only in SFTY

136 securities, 67.3% of SFTY by weight

Apple Inc7.01%
Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF6.44%
Alphabet Inc4.38%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc2.76%
Micron Technology Inc2.20%
Amazon.com Inc1.78%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc1.58%
Johnson & Johnson1.56%
Walmart Inc1.14%
Chevron Corp1.06%
Costco Wholesale Corp1.00%
Home Depot Inc/The0.73%
Palantir Technologies Inc0.70%
RTX Corp0.65%
McDonald's Corp0.65%
Applied Materials Inc0.63%
Airbnb Inc0.62%
General Motors Co0.61%
Lam Research Corp0.59%
Ross Stores Inc0.59%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/20310.54%
Garmin Ltd0.54%
GE Vernova Inc0.51%
Linde PLC0.50%
PepsiCo Inc0.49%
Bank of America Corp0.48%
Arista Networks Inc0.47%
Ge Aerospace0.47%
Booking Holdings Inc0.46%
Chubb Ltd0.46%
ConocoPhillips0.44%
Charles Schwab Corp/The0.43%
Lockheed Martin Corp0.42%
Analog Devices Inc0.42%
American Express Co0.41%
Newmont Corp0.40%
Tesla Inc0.39%
Citigroup Inc0.38%
Caterpillar Inc0.37%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The0.36%
American Electric Power Co Inc0.36%
General Dynamics Corp0.36%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc0.36%
Travelers Cos Inc/The0.36%
Amphenol Corp0.35%
Morgan Stanley0.34%
Intel Corp0.34%
Duke Energy Corp0.33%
Sandisk Corp0.33%
Consolidated Edison Inc0.33%

Weight gaps

All 32 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in LOWV and SFTY, widest gap first
Holding	More in LOWVMore in SFTY	LOWV	SFTY
Visa Inc Class A Shares Common Stock USD.0001V	LOWV +1.90 points	2.55%	0.65%
Mckesson Corp Common Stock USD.01MCK	LOWV +1.81 points	2.12%	0.31%
Gilead Sciences Inc Common Stock USD.001GILD	LOWV +1.75 points	2.30%	0.55%
AbbVie Inc Common Stock USD.01ABBV	LOWV +1.60 points	1.99%	0.39%
Cisco Systems Inc Common Stock USD.001CSCO	LOWV +1.53 points	2.19%	0.66%
Merck & Co. Inc. Common Stock USD.5MRK	LOWV +1.44 points	2.35%	0.91%
Motorola Solutions Inc Common Stock USD.01MSI	LOWV +1.39 points	1.55%	0.16%
Meta Platforms Inc Class A Common Stock USD.000006META	SFTY +1.13 points	0.62%	1.75%
Mastercard Inc A Common Stock USD.0001MA	LOWV +1.04 points	2.26%	1.22%
JPMorgan Chase & Co Common Stock USD1.0JPM	LOWV +0.99 points	1.72%	0.73%
Philip Morris International Common StockPM	LOWV +0.91 points	1.65%	0.74%
Keysight Technologies In Common Stock USD.01KEYS	LOWV +0.84 points	0.96%	0.12%
S+p Global Inc Common Stock USD1.0SPGI	LOWV +0.80 points	1.10%	0.30%
Broadcom Inc Common StockAVGO	LOWV +0.72 points	3.20%	2.48%
UnitedHealth Group Inc Common Stock USD.01UNH	LOWV +0.55 points	0.95%	0.40%
NVIDIA Corp Common Stock USD.001NVDA	SFTY +0.55 points	5.72%	6.27%
Servicenow Inc Common Stock USD.001NOW	LOWV +0.54 points	0.64%	0.10%
Monster Beverage Corp Common Stock USD.005MNST	LOWV +0.52 points	0.86%	0.34%
Nextera Energy Inc Common Stock USD.01NEE	LOWV +0.46 points	0.81%	0.35%
Microsoft Corp Common Stock USD.00000625MSFT	LOWV +0.42 points	5.94%	5.52%
Marsh & Mclennan Cos Common StockMRSH	LOWV +0.43 points	0.75%	0.32%
Eli Lilly & Co Common StockLLY	SFTY +0.41 points	2.04%	2.45%
Progressive Corp Common Stock USD1.0PGR	LOWV +0.39 points	0.77%	0.38%
Kla Corp Common Stock USD.001KLAC	LOWV +0.39 points	0.75%	0.36%
L3HARRIS Technologies Inc Common Stock USD1.0LHX	LOWV +0.35 points	0.52%	0.17%
Netflix Inc Common Stock USD.001NFLX	LOWV +0.33 points	0.53%	0.20%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc Common Stock USD1.0TMO	LOWV +0.28 points	0.50%	0.22%
Procter & Gamble Co/The Common StockPG	SFTY +0.22 points	0.60%	0.82%
Coca Cola Co/The Common Stock USD.25KO	SFTY +0.21 points	0.69%	0.90%
O Reilly Automotive Inc Common Stock USD.01ORLY	LOWV +0.17 points	0.65%	0.48%
Exxonmobil Holdings Corp Common StockXOM	SFTY +0.07 points	1.65%	1.72%
Tjx Companies Inc Common Stock USD1.0TJX	SFTY +0.04 points	0.66%	0.70%

All 69 LOWV holdings⁠All 168 SFTY holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

LOWV vs SFTY Cost

Overpaying SFTY vs LOWV

$6,931

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

LOWV 0.39%
$7,898
SFTY 0.77%
$14,829

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

LOWV 0.39%
SFTY 0.77%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	LOWV	SFTY	Overpaying
10	$705	$1,371	$666
20	$2,725	$5,205	$2,480
30	$7,898	$14,829	$6,931

Expense ratio

0.39%LOWV, cheaper
0.77%SFTY

LOWV0.39%SFTY0.77%

0.15%1.35%

Middle half of US Active Low Volatility funds
Median 0.47%

LOWV 4th cheapest of 10 funds

SFTY 8th cheapest of 10 funds

LOWV vs SFTY Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026

Yield (12M): LOWV 0.84%; SFTY No data
Payout (12M): LOWV $0.71; SFTY No data
Last payment: LOWV $0.18; SFTY $0.05
Ex-dividend: LOWV Sep 18, 2026; SFTY Dec 24, 2025
Paid on: LOWV Sep 21, 2026; SFTY Dec 26, 2025
Frequency: LOWV Quarterly; SFTY Irregular

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

LOWVQuarterly · 14 paymentsAll LOWV payments⁠

SFTYIrregular · 1 paymentAll SFTY payments⁠

LOWV vs SFTY Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: LOWV 9.9%SFTY 10.7%since Jul 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: LOWV 1.24SFTY 1.17since Jul 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: LOWV −13.9%since Mar 2023SFTY −8.6%since Jun 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: LOWV 0.73SFTY 0.90; Market = 1

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