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ILOW vs IMTM: Differences, Returns & Fees

ILOW and IMTM hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and IMTM returned +13.1% over the year. Net assets: $1.8bn on Oct 19, 2026 for AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF, and $4.2bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF.

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IMTM costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points; IMTM is 2.3 times larger.

ILOW vs IMTM: Differences, Returns & Fees
ILOWIMTM
Expense ratio0.50%0.30%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$1.8bn$4.2bn
Total return, 1 year+10.1%+13.1%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMSCI World ex USA Momentum Index
Holdings in common16%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund20.7%24.3%
Below its high3.5%, high on Aug 25, 20265.8%, high on Aug 17, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

+10.1%
ILOW total return, 1 year
+13.1%
IMTM total return, 1 year
0.50%
ILOW expense ratio
0.30%
IMTM expense ratio

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ILOW and IMTM hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

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16% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ILOW IMTM
ASML Holding NV 2.87% 4.94%
Novartis AG 1.95% 1.94%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.51% 1.71%
Shell PLC 1.33% 2.02%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 1.45% 1.26%
ABB Ltd 1.77% 1.16%
TotalEnergies SE 1.08% 1.74%
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd 1.78% 1.01%
Royal Bank of Canada 0.80% 3.29%
Rio Tinto Ltd 0.78% 0.76%
British American Tobacco PLC 1.55% 0.63%
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 1.13% 0.43%
Only in ILOW
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2.50%
Prysmian SpA 2.13%
Schneider Electric SE 2.10%
Enel SpA 1.71%
AstraZeneca PLC 1.67%
Tryg A/S 1.66%
Toronto-Dominion Bank 1.57%
AXA SA 1.55%
Only in IMTM
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 2.86%
TORONTO DOMINION 2.38%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.87%
ADVANTEST 1.56%
BHP GROUP LTD 1.52%
KIOXIA HOLDINGS 1.52%
BANCO SANTANDER 1.50%
IBERDROLA 1.31%

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On the same fields

ILOW
AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF
IMTM
iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer AllianceBernstein iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +10.1% +13.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +12.5% (EFA) +15.0% (ACWX)
Gap to its benchmark −2.4 pts vs EFA −1.8 pts vs ACWX
Expense ratio 0.50% 0.30%
Already in the S&P 500 0.6% 0.0%
Holdings 84 309
Net assets, ILOW as of Oct 19, 2026 and IMTM as of Oct 20, 2026 $1.8bn $4.2bn

ILOW and IMTM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About ILOW

ILOW is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +10.1% with distributions reinvested, against +12.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 1% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 84 positions, with the top ten at 20.7%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About IMTM

IMTM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 309 positions, with the top ten at 24.3%. It sat 5.8% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ILOW or IMTM?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ILOW returned +10.1% and IMTM +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, ILOW or IMTM?
IMTM is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ILOW and IMTM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 1% of ILOW and 0% of IMTM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
ILOW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ILOW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗IMTM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IMTM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IMTM ↗

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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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