JQUA vs MTUM: Differences, Returns & Fees
JQUA and MTUM hold 30% of their weight in the same names, and MTUM returned +25.8% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $9.3bn for JPMorgan U.S. Quality Factor ETF and $20.3bn for iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF.
JQUA costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.6 points; MTUM is 2.2 times larger.
| JQUA | MTUM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.12% | 0.15% |
| Net assets | $9.3bn | $20.3bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.2% | +25.8% |
| What it tracks | JP Morgan US Quality Factor Index | MSCI USA Momentum SR Variant Index |
| Holdings in common | 30% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 19.7% | 36.1% |
| Below its high | 7.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JQUA and MTUM hold 30% 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 Oct 9, 2026.
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30% in common
On the same fields
JQUA and MTUM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About JQUA
JQUA tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +22.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 81% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 307 positions, with the top ten at 19.7%.
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, JQUA or MTUM?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JQUA returned +22.2% and MTUM +25.8%.
- Which is cheaper, JQUA or MTUM?
- JQUA is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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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