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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +21.8% and VXF returned +14.1%, so MTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MTUM or VXF?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 98% of MTUM and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% 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 VXF: how they differ

MTUM and VXF hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and MTUM returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MTUM and VXF hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MTUM and VXF both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	MTUM	VXF
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION	0.51%	0.93%
FTAI Aviation Ltd.	0.12%	0.33%
ROCKET LAB CORPORATION	0.12%	0.61%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd	0.12%	0.52%
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION	0.10%	0.33%
HEICO CORPORATION	0.09%	0.22%
AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.	0.08%	0.27%
HEICO CORPORATION	0.08%	0.18%
Astera Labs, Inc	0.07%	0.76%
REVOLUTION MEDICINES, INC.	0.07%	0.44%
INSMED INCORPORATED	0.07%	0.27%
ROYALTY PHARMA PLC	0.06%	0.26%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MTUM	Only in VXF
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.57%	Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19%
BROADCOM INC. 5.41%	Snowflake Inc 1.03%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.65%	Cloudflare Inc 0.92%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.04%	Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59%
INTEL CORPORATION 3.84%	Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.76%	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.47%
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.62%	ROBLOX Corp 0.43%
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 3.44%	Twilio Inc 0.37%

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 VXF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF	VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI USA Momentum Factor	Extended Market
Total return, 1 year	+21.8%	+14.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.3 pts	−3.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	98.2%	0.0%
Holdings	125	3365

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.

VXF in plain words

VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% 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, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MTUM or VXF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +21.8% and VXF returned +14.1%, so MTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MTUM or VXF?: MTUM charges 0.15% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MTUM and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 98% of MTUM and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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