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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BOXX vs SPMO: how they differ

BOXX is a short-term Treasury fund and SPMO an equity index fund, and over the year SPMO returned more, +24.5% against +4.0%.

Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF.

BOXX and SPMO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BOXX
Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF
SPMO
Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAlphaInvesco
What it is1-3 Month BoxS&P 500 Momentum
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+24.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−13.5 pts+7.0 pts
Expense ratio0.19%0.13%
Holdingsnot filed99

BOXX in plain words

BOXX is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 1-3 Month Box. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

SPMO in plain words

SPMO is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Momentum. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 52.6%. It sat 8.3% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or SPMO?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and SPMO returned +24.5%, so SPMO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or SPMO?
BOXX charges 0.19% a year and SPMO charges 0.13%, so SPMO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BOXX against SPMO, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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