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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +21.8% and VBR returned +16.3%, so MTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MTUM or VBR?

MTUM charges 0.15% a year and VBR charges 0.05%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do MTUM and VBR overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 98% of MTUM and 30% of VBR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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MTUM vs VBR: how they differ

MTUM and VBR hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and MTUM returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MTUM and VBR hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MTUM and VBR both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	MTUM	VBR
NRG ENERGY, INC.	0.26%	0.66%
NISOURCE INC.	0.15%	0.24%
ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION	0.10%	0.21%
TAPESTRY, INC.	0.10%	0.64%
ECHOSTAR CORPORATION	0.09%	0.15%
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.	0.08%	0.45%
JABIL INC.	0.08%	0.87%
EMCOR GROUP, INC.	0.08%	0.40%
FLEX LTD.	0.07%	0.32%
STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.	0.06%	0.34%
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION	0.06%	0.62%
Evergy, Inc.	0.05%	0.41%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MTUM	Only in VBR
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.57%	Williams-Sonoma Inc 0.59%
BROADCOM INC. 5.41%	Moderna Inc 0.54%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.65%	Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.52%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.04%	F5 Inc 0.50%
INTEL CORPORATION 3.84%	US Foods Holding Corp 0.48%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.76%	JB Hunt Transport Services Inc 0.47%
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.62%	Expand Energy Corp 0.47%
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 3.44%	Omnicom Group Inc 0.45%

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.

MTUM and VBR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF	VBR Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI USA Momentum Factor	Small-Cap Value
Total return, 1 year	+21.8%	+16.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.3 pts	−1.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	98.2%	30.5%
Holdings	125	840

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.

VBR in plain words

VBR is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 30% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 840 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MTUM or VBR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +21.8% and VBR returned +16.3%, so MTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MTUM or VBR?: MTUM charges 0.15% a year and VBR charges 0.05%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MTUM and VBR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 98% of MTUM and 30% of VBR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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