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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGU returned +17.3% and MTUM +25.8%.

Which is cheaper, ESGU or MTUM?

Neither: ESGU and MTUM both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 97% of ESGU and 93% of MTUM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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ESGU vs MTUM: Differences, Returns & Fees

ESGU and MTUM hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and MTUM returned +25.8% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $18.3bn for iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF and $20.3bn for iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF.

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 8.5 points; MTUM is 1.1 times larger.

ESGU vs MTUM: Differences, Returns & Fees
	ESGU	MTUM
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets	$18.3bn	$20.3bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.3%	+25.8%
What it tracks	MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index	MSCI USA Momentum SR Variant Index
Holdings in common	28%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	37.8%	36.1%
Below its high		7.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+17.3%

ESGU total return, 1 year

+25.8%

MTUM total return, 1 year

0.15%

ESGU expense ratio

0.15%

MTUM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ESGU and MTUM hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

50%

half

28% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding ESGU MTUM

ALPHABET CLASS C 3.50% 2.12%

ALPHABET CLASS A 1.93% 2.69%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.69% 5.19%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.50% 6.16%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.75% 3.63%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.75% 3.14%

APPLIED MATERIAL INC 0.74% 3.03%

LAM RESEARCH 0.73% 2.34%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.71% 2.60%

INTEL CORPORATION 0.69% 4.09%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS 0.61% 2.81%

CATERPILLAR INC 0.59% 2.02%

Only in ESGU

NVIDIA 7.87%

APPLE 7.25%

MICROSOFT 5.67%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.69%

BROADCOM INC 2.46%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.16%

TESLA INC 1.60%

ELI LILLY 1.37%

Only in MTUM

VALERO ENERGY CORP 1.17%

CVS HEALTH 0.64%

ROSS STORES INC 0.49%

TERADYNE 0.45%

ASTERA LABS 0.43%

EOG RESOURCES 0.41%

ALLSTATE CORP 0.36%

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL CLASS A 0.36%

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On the same fields

ESGU

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

MTUM

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor

Total return, 1 year +17.3% +25.8%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 97.4% 93.2%

Holdings 269 126

Net assets $18.3bn $20.3bn

ESGU and MTUM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About ESGU

ESGU tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 269 positions, with the top ten at 37.8%.

About MTUM

MTUM tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +25.8% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 126 positions, with the top ten at 36.1%. It sat 7.1% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ESGU or MTUM?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGU returned +17.3% and MTUM +25.8%.
Which is cheaper, ESGU or MTUM?: Neither: ESGU and MTUM both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ESGU and MTUM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of ESGU and 93% of MTUM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

ESGU and MTUM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ESGU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ESGU ↗MTUM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for MTUM ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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