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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and MTUM +18.4%.

Which is cheaper, IEF or MTUM?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEF vs MTUM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEF returned −3.2% to MTUM's +18.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $43.5bn for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and $18.7bn for iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF.

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At a glance

−3.2%

IEF total return, 1 year

+18.4%

MTUM total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEF expense ratio

0.15%

MTUM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 21.6 points; IEF is 2.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IEF vs MTUM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEF	MTUM
Return
Measure	IEF	MTUM
Total return, 1 year	−3.2%	+18.4%
Drawdown
Measure	IEF	MTUM
Below its high	13.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020	11.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEF	MTUM
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index	MSCI USA Momentum SR Variant Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEF	MTUM
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$43.5bn	$18.7bn
Holdings
Measure	IEF	MTUM
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		93%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		35.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and MTUM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEF MTUM

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Only in IEF

TREASURY NOTE 8.82%

TREASURY NOTE 8.80%

TREASURY NOTE 8.74%

TREASURY NOTE 8.68%

TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 8.68%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 8.65%

TREASURY NOTE 8.48%

TREASURY NOTE 8.40%

Only in MTUM

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 6.06%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.00%

INTEL CORPORATION 3.92%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 3.64%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.45%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.96%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS 2.88%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.62%

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Side by side

IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor

Total return, 1 year −3.2% +18.4%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +4.8 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Holdings 17 126

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $43.5bn $18.7bn

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

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About each fund

IEF

IEF tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

MTUM

MTUM tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.4% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 126 positions, with the top ten at 35.5%. It sat 11.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or MTUM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and MTUM +18.4%.
Which is cheaper, IEF or MTUM?: Neither: IEF and MTUM both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IEF and MTUM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEF ↗

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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