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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +21.8% and XLC returned −2.0%, so MTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MTUM or XLC?

MTUM charges 0.15% a year and XLC charges 0.08%, so XLC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 98% of MTUM and 100% of XLC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% 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 XLC: how they differ

MTUM and XLC hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and MTUM returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF and State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MTUM and XLC hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MTUM and XLC both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	MTUM	XLC
ALPHABET INC.	2.95%	13.10%
ALPHABET INC.	2.39%	10.44%
WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC.	0.45%	4.67%
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.	0.25%	4.64%
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.	0.18%	5.26%
FOX CORPORATION	0.11%	1.26%
ECHOSTAR CORPORATION	0.09%	1.67%
FOX CORPORATION	0.06%	0.79%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MTUM	Only in XLC
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.57%	Meta Platforms Inc 19.93%
BROADCOM INC. 5.41%	Netflix Inc 4.84%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.65%	Comcast Corp 4.71%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.04%	Walt Disney Co/The 4.49%
INTEL CORPORATION 3.84%	T-Mobile US Inc 4.16%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.76%	Verizon Communications Inc 4.15%
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.62%	AT&T Inc 4.10%
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 3.44%	Live Nation Entertainment Inc 3.50%

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 XLC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF	XLC State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	MSCI USA Momentum Factor	Communication services
Total return, 1 year	+21.8%	−2.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.3 pts	−19.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Already in the S&P 500	98.2%	100.0%
Holdings	125	23

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.

XLC in plain words

XLC is an index equity fund tracking the Communication services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 23 positions, with the top ten at 76.2%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Jan 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MTUM or XLC?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +21.8% and XLC returned −2.0%, so MTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MTUM or XLC?: MTUM charges 0.15% a year and XLC charges 0.08%, so XLC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MTUM and XLC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 98% of MTUM and 100% of XLC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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