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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 XLY: how they differ

MTUM and XLY hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and MTUM returned more over the year.

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MTUM and XLY hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MTUM and XLY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingMTUMXLY
THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.0.90%3.93%
CARVANA CO.0.62%1.17%
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY0.42%1.73%
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.0.40%1.90%
ROSS STORES, INC.0.31%1.71%
EBAY INC.0.24%1.24%
TAPESTRY, INC.0.10%0.74%
EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.0.06%0.73%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MTUMOnly in XLY
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.57%Amazon.com Inc 22.24%
BROADCOM INC. 5.41%Tesla Inc 19.66%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.65%Home Depot Inc/The 5.83%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.04%McDonald's Corp 4.16%
INTEL CORPORATION 3.84%Booking Holdings Inc 3.44%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.76%Lowe's Cos Inc 3.08%
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.62%Starbucks Corp 2.90%
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 3.44%Marriott International Inc/MD 2.02%

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 XLY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MTUM
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
XLY
State Street(R) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isMSCI USA Momentum FactorConsumer discretionary
Total return, 1 year+21.8%−4.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.3 pts−21.6 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50098.2%100.0%
Holdings12547

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.

XLY in plain words

XLY is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer discretionary. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 47 positions, with the top ten at 69.2%. It sat 8.9% below its high of Jan 12, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MTUM or XLY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +21.8% and XLY returned −4.1%, so MTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MTUM or XLY?
MTUM charges 0.15% a year and XLY charges 0.08%, so XLY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MTUM and XLY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 98% of MTUM and 100% of XLY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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