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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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MOAT vs MTUM: how they differ

MOAT and MTUM hold 9% of their weight in the same names, and MTUM returned more over the year.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MOAT and MTUM hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MOAT and MTUM both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingMOATMTUM
NVIDIA Corp2.45%4.65%
Broadcom Inc2.43%5.41%
Applied Materials Inc2.34%2.36%
Amphenol Corp1.50%1.55%
Northrop Grumman Corp1.15%0.33%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MOATOnly in MTUM
Masco Corp 2.96%MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.57%
Kenvue Inc 2.59%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.04%
Airbnb Inc 2.56%INTEL CORPORATION 3.84%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 2.51%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.76%
Brown-Forman Corp 2.49%LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.62%
Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.45%EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 3.44%
Datadog Inc 2.44%CATERPILLAR INC. 3.21%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.43%ALPHABET INC. 2.95%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

MOAT and MTUM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MOAT
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
MTUM
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanEckiShares
What it isMorningstar Wide MoatMSCI USA Momentum Factor
Total return, 1 year+11.3%+21.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−6.2 pts+4.3 pts
Expense ratio0.46%0.15%
Already in the S&P 50091.6%98.2%
Holdings55125

MOAT in plain words

MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. 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, MOAT or MTUM?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and MTUM returned +21.8%, so MTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MOAT or MTUM?
MOAT charges 0.46% a year and MTUM charges 0.15%, so MTUM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MOAT and MTUM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of MOAT and 98% of MTUM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 9% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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