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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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MTUM vs SGOV: how they differ

MTUM is an equity index fund and SGOV a short-term Treasury fund, and over the year MTUM returned more, +21.8% against +3.8%.

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF and iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF.

MTUM and SGOV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MTUM
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
SGOV
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isMSCI USA Momentum Factor0-3 month T-bills
Total return, 1 year+21.8%+3.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.3 pts−13.7 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.09%
Holdings125not filed

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.

SGOV in plain words

SGOV is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MTUM or SGOV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +21.8% and SGOV returned +3.8%, so MTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MTUM or SGOV?
MTUM charges 0.15% a year and SGOV charges 0.09%, so SGOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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MTUM against SGOV, 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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