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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +21.8% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so MTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MTUM or VTIP?

MTUM charges 0.15% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP 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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MTUM vs VTIP: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MTUM and VTIP 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 MTUM	Only in VTIP
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.57%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
BROADCOM INC. 5.41%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.65%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.04%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
INTEL CORPORATION 3.84%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.76%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.62%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 3.44%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.79%

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 VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI USA Momentum Factor	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+21.8%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.3 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	125	25

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.

VTIP in plain words

VTIP is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MTUM or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +21.8% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so MTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MTUM or VTIP?: MTUM charges 0.15% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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