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FPX vs VFMO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FPX returned +2.9% to VFMO's +14.5%; 6% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF, and $1.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF.

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At a glance
+2.9%
FPX total return, 1 year
+14.5%
VFMO total return, 1 year
0.57%
FPX expense ratio
0.13%
VFMO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VFMO costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.6 points.

FPX vs VFMO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureFPXVFMO
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.9%+14.5%
Drawdown
Below its high15.9%, high on Jun 30, 202610.0%, high on Jun 30, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksIPOX -100 U.S. IndexNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.57%0.13%
Net assets, FPX as of Oct 27, 2026 and VFMO as of Sep 30, 2026$1.4bn$1.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund46.4%9.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

6%

By the books each fund has filed, FPX and VFMO hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FPX VFMO
GE Vernova Inc. 7.36% 0.76%
Eli Lilly and Company 8.28% 0.41%
Revolution Medicines, Inc. 1.19% 0.41%
Sandisk Corporation 5.46% 0.37%
Roivant Sciences Ltd. 1.51% 0.30%
HF Sinclair Corp. 3.25% 0.26%
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc 0.92% 0.25%
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. 0.37% 0.24%
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. 0.72% 0.24%
BorgWarner Inc. 0.78% 0.24%
Lumentum Holdings Inc. 2.67% 0.22%
DT Midstream, Inc. 0.30% 0.20%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in FPX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 9.24%
Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 4.17%
Corpay, Inc. 2.09%
Twilio Inc. (Class A) 2.01%
Honeywell Aerospace Inc. 1.75%
DoorDash, Inc. (Class A) 1.52%
Unity Software Inc. 1.51%
Dave Inc. (Class A) 1.44%
Only in VFMO
Micron Technology Inc 1.36%
Intel Corp 1.25%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.12%
Western Digital Corp 0.89%
Alphabet Inc 0.87%
KLA Corp 0.86%
Applied Materials Inc 0.82%
Lam Research Corp 0.82%
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Side by side

FPX First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF VFMO Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer First Trust Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +2.9% +14.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (IVV) +13.3% (IWV)
Gap to its benchmark −10.8 pts vs IVV +1.2 pts vs IWV
Expense ratio 0.57% 0.13%
Already in the S&P 500 50.6% 43.4%
Holdings 99 704
Net assets, FPX as of Oct 27, 2026 and VFMO as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.4bn $1.9bn

FPX and VFMO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
FPX

FPX tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 51% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 46.4%. It sat 15.9% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VFMO

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

VFMO is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 43% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 704 positions, with the top ten at 9.5%. It sat 10.0% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FPX or VFMO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FPX returned +2.9% and VFMO +14.5%.
Which is cheaper, FPX or VFMO?
VFMO is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FPX and VFMO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 51% of FPX and 43% of VFMO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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FPX on its own →VFMO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →FPX dividend history →FPX holdings →VFMO dividend history →VFMO holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
FPX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
FPX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
First Trust page for FPX ↗
VFMO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VFMO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VFMO ↗

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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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