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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 USHY: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF and iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MTUM and USHY 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 MTUMOnly in USHY
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.57%1261229 BC LTD 0.48%
BROADCOM INC. 5.41%ECHOSTAR CORP 0.42%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.65%QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.29%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.04%SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.28%
INTEL CORPORATION 3.84%CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.27%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.76%WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26%
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.62%ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.26%
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 3.44%HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD 0.26%

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.

MTUM and USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MTUM
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
USHY
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isMSCI USA Momentum FactorBroad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year+21.8%+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.3 pts−14.2 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Holdings1251894

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.

USHY in plain words

USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MTUM or USHY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +21.8% and USHY returned +3.3%, so MTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MTUM or USHY?
MTUM charges 0.15% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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MTUM against USHY, 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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