IMTM vs VEU: Differences, Returns & Fees

IMTM and VEU hold 32% of their weight in the same names, and VEU returned +18.2% over the year. Net assets: $4.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF, and $68.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US ETF.

VEU costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points.

IMTMVEU
Expense ratio0.30%0.04%
Net assets, IMTM as of Oct 9, 2026 and VEU as of Sep 30, 2026$4.2bn$68.1bn
Total return, 1 year+15.3%+18.2%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQFTSE All-World ex US Index
Holdings in common32%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund24.4%14.5%
Below its high4.3%, high on Aug 17, 20263.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+15.3%
IMTM total return, 1 year
+18.2%
VEU total return, 1 year
0.30%
IMTM expense ratio
0.04%
VEU expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IMTM and VEU hold 32% 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 Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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32% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IMTM VEU
ASML HOLDING 5.21% 1.56%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 2.80% 0.84%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.73% 0.73%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 3.16% 0.68%
NOVARTIS AG 1.83% 0.68%
SHELL 1.91% 0.61%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.68% 0.59%
BHP GROUP LTD 1.51% 0.57%
BANCO SANTANDER 1.51% 0.52%
TORONTO DOMINION 2.25% 0.48%
ALLIANZ 1.10% 0.47%
SUNCOR ENERGY INC 0.91% 0.44%
Only in IMTM
INVESTOR CLASS B 0.56%
NEBIUS NV CLASS A 0.40%
NORDEA BANK 0.37%
SWEDBANK 0.20%
TECK RESOURCES SUBORDINATE VOTING 0.20%
SMC (JAPAN) CORP 0.15%
AERCAP HOLDINGS 0.14%
ERICSSON B 0.12%
Only in VEU
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.36%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.08%
SK hynix Inc 1.60%
SLBBH1142 1.11%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.86%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.65%
Nestle SA 0.60%
Siemens AG 0.58%

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On the same fields

IMTM
iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF
VEU
Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks the FTSE All-World ex-US
Total return, 1 year +15.3% +18.2%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −2.0 pts +0.9 pts
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.04%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 301 3862
Net assets, IMTM as of Oct 9, 2026 and VEU as of Sep 30, 2026 $4.2bn $68.1bn

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

IMTM in plain words

IMTM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 301 positions, with the top ten at 24.4%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

VEU in plain words

VEU tracks the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,862 positions, with the top ten at 14.5%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IMTM or VEU?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IMTM returned +15.3% and VEU +18.2%.
Which is cheaper, IMTM or VEU?
VEU is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IMTM and VEU overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IMTM and 0% of VEU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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