MFMO vs MTUM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MFMO and MTUM hold 25% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $11m on May 31, 2026 for Motley Fool Momentum Factor ETF, and $20.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF.
MTUM costs 0.35 points a year less.
| MFMO | MTUM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.50% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, MFMO as of May 31, 2026 and MTUM as of Oct 9, 2026 | $11m | $20.3bn |
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +25.8% |
| What it tracks | not published | MSCI USA Momentum SR Variant Index |
| Holdings in common | 25% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 55.0% | 36.3% |
| Below its high | 8.5%, high on Jun 30, 2026 | 7.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MFMO and MTUM hold 25% 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 8, 2026.
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25% in common
On the same fields
MFMO and MTUM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MFMO in plain words
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 55.0%. It sat 8.5% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
MTUM in plain words
MTUM tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +25.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 126 positions, with the top ten at 36.3%. It sat 7.1% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, MFMO or MTUM?
- MTUM is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 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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