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APUE vs MTUM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APUE returned +15.9% to MTUM's +10.2%; 25% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $2.5bn on Aug 31, 2026 for ActivePassive U.S. Equity ETF, and $17.0bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF.

At a glance
+15.9%
APUE total return, 1 year
+10.2%
MTUM total return, 1 year
0.31%
APUE expense ratio
0.15%
MTUM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MTUM costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.7 points.

APUE vs MTUM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAPUEMTUM
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.9%+10.2%
Drawdown
Below its high20.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMSCI USA Momentum SR Variant Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.31%0.15%
Net assets, APUE as of Aug 31, 2026 and MTUM as of Nov 4, 2026$2.5bn$17.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common25%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund37.3%33.9%

Method

What they share

25%

By the books each fund has filed, APUE and MTUM hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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25% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first APUE MTUM
Alphabet Inc 2.77% 2.46%
Alphabet Inc 2.19% 1.95%
Micron Technology Inc 1.50% 4.95%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.06% 5.63%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 0.95% 3.14%
Johnson & Johnson 0.94% 3.67%
Cisco Systems Inc 0.57% 3.62%
Merck & Co Inc 0.54% 1.99%
Lam Research Corp 0.54% 1.95%
Applied Materials Inc 0.52% 2.63%
Chevron Corp 0.51% 1.75%
Caterpillar Inc 0.50% 1.81%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in APUE
NVIDIA Corp 6.99%
Apple Inc 6.41%
Microsoft Corp 5.22%
Dimensional US Small Cap ETF 4.57%
Amazon.com Inc 3.47%
Broadcom Inc 2.42%
Meta Platforms Inc 1.73%
Tesla Inc 1.43%
Only in MTUM
REVOLUTION MEDICINES 0.34%
ROYALTY PHARMA PLC CLASS A 0.25%
ILLUMINA INC 0.22%
ATI 0.20%
OKTA CLASS A 0.20%
TWILIO CLASS A 0.20%
CASEYS GENERAL STORES INC 0.19%
ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD 0.19%
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Side by side

APUE ActivePassive U.S. Equity ETF MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor
Total return, 1 year +15.9% +10.2%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.9% (VTI) +14.5% (MLRG)
Gap to its benchmark +1.0 pts vs VTI −4.3 pts vs MLRG
Expense ratio 0.31% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 87.5% 93.2%
Holdings 449 126
Net assets, APUE as of Aug 31, 2026 and MTUM as of Nov 4, 2026 $2.5bn $17.0bn

APUE and MTUM on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
APUE

APUE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +15.9% with distributions reinvested, against +14.9% for its benchmark, the CRSP US Total Market Total Return Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.31% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 449 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%.

MTUM

MTUM tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +10.2% with distributions reinvested, against +14.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 126 positions, with the top ten at 33.9%. It sat 20.8% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, APUE or MTUM?
In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, APUE returned +15.9% and MTUM +10.2%.
Which is cheaper, APUE or MTUM?
MTUM is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do APUE and MTUM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 88% of APUE and 93% of MTUM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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