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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 VTV: how they differ

MTUM and VTV hold 32% of their weight in the same names, and VTV returned more over the year.

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MTUM and VTV hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MTUM and VTV both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingMTUMVTV
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.5.57%4.89%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.2.87%3.07%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON3.76%2.30%
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION3.44%2.13%
WALMART INC.2.76%1.87%
CATERPILLAR INC.3.21%1.84%
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.1.69%1.07%
INTEL CORPORATION3.84%1.05%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORAT1.20%0.99%
RTX CORPORATION1.46%0.96%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY1.26%0.95%
MORGAN STANLEY1.32%0.93%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MTUMOnly in VTV
BROADCOM INC. 5.41%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.96%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.65%AbbVie Inc 1.67%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.04%Cisco Systems Inc 1.57%
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.62%UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.42%
ALPHABET INC. 2.95%Bank of America Corp 1.37%
GE VERNOVA INC. 2.54%Home Depot Inc/The 1.32%
ALPHABET INC. 2.39%Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.28%
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 2.36%Merck & Co Inc 1.19%

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 VTV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MTUM
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
VTV
Vanguard Value Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isMSCI USA Momentum FactorUS value
Total return, 1 year+21.8%+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.3 pts+5.4 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50098.2%98.6%
Holdings125308

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.

VTV in plain words

VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MTUM or VTV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +21.8% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MTUM or VTV?
MTUM charges 0.15% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MTUM and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 98% of MTUM and 99% of VTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 32% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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