Which returned more over the last year, IEF or MTUM?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and MTUM returned +21.8%, so MTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEF or MTUM?

IEF charges 0.15% a year and MTUM charges 0.15%, so IEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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IEF vs MTUM: how they differ

IEF and MTUM hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and MTUM returned more over the year.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and MTUM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IEF	Only in MTUM
United States of America 9.71%	MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.57%
United States of America 8.94%	BROADCOM INC. 5.41%
United States of America 8.91%	NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.65%
United States of America 8.89%	ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.04%
United States of America 8.87%	INTEL CORPORATION 3.84%
United States of America 8.79%	JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.76%
United States of America 8.69%	LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.62%
United States of America 8.46%	EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 3.44%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

IEF and MTUM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	7-10 Year Treasury Bond	MSCI USA Momentum Factor
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+21.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	+4.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Holdings	15	125

IEF in plain words

IEF is a bond fund tracking the 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.3% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

MTUM in plain words

MTUM is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Momentum Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 125 positions, with the top ten at 40.5%. It sat 11.1% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or MTUM?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and MTUM returned +21.8%, so MTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEF or MTUM?: IEF charges 0.15% a year and MTUM charges 0.15%, so IEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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