GSEW vs MTUM: Differences, Returns & Fees
GSEW and MTUM hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and MTUM returned +25.8% over the year. Net assets: $2.1bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, and $20.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF.
GSEW costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.9 points; MTUM is 9.4 times larger.
| GSEW | MTUM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $2.1bn | $20.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.9% | +25.8% |
| What it tracks | Solactive US Large Cap Equal Weight Index (GTR) | MSCI USA Momentum SR Variant Index |
| Holdings in common | 22% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 3.3% | 36.1% |
| Below its high | 3.3%, high on Aug 14, 2026 | 7.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GSEW and MTUM hold 22% 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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22% in common
On the same fields
GSEW and MTUM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About GSEW
GSEW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 499 positions, with the top ten at 3.3%. It sat 3.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
About MTUM
MTUM tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +25.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. 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, GSEW or MTUM?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSEW returned +13.9% and MTUM +25.8%.
- Which is cheaper, GSEW or MTUM?
- GSEW is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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