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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 XBI: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions MTUM and XBI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingMTUMXBI
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.1.03%0.97%
REVOLUTION MEDICINES, INC.0.07%1.21%
INSMED INCORPORATED0.07%1.08%
UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION0.05%0.93%
BIOGEN INC.0.04%1.03%
NATERA, INC.0.04%1.17%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MTUMOnly in XBI
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.57%Apogee Therapeutics Inc 1.49%
BROADCOM INC. 5.41%Moderna Inc 1.41%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.65%Twist Bioscience Corp 1.41%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.04%Oruka Therapeutics Inc 1.38%
INTEL CORPORATION 3.84%Kymera Therapeutics Inc 1.36%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.76%Viking Therapeutics Inc 1.31%
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.62%Praxis Precision Medicines Inc 1.29%
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 3.44%Erasca Inc 1.27%

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 XBI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MTUM
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
XBI
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isMSCI USA Momentum FactorSPDR S&P Biotech
Total return, 1 year+21.8%+64.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.3 pts+46.5 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.35%
Already in the S&P 50098.2%8.5%
Holdings125150

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.

XBI in plain words

XBI is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Biotech. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +64.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 8% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 150 positions, with the top ten at 13.3%. It sat 9.6% below its high of Feb 8, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MTUM or XBI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +21.8% and XBI returned +64.0%, so XBI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MTUM or XBI?
MTUM charges 0.15% a year and XBI charges 0.35%, so MTUM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MTUM and XBI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 98% of MTUM and 8% of XBI 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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