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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +25.8% and QUS +15.2%.

Which is cheaper, MTUM or QUS?

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

How much do MTUM and QUS overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 93% of MTUM and 97% of QUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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MTUM vs QUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

MTUM and QUS hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and MTUM returned +25.8% over the year. Net assets: $20.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF, and $1.6bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF.

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 10.6 points; MTUM is 12.7 times larger.

MTUM vs QUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
	MTUM	QUS
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$20.1bn	$1.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+25.8%	+15.2%
What it tracks	MSCI USA Momentum SR Variant Index	MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Capped Index ?
Holdings in common	28%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	36.1%	23.0%
Below its high	7.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+25.8%

MTUM total return, 1 year

+15.2%

QUS total return, 1 year

0.15%

MTUM expense ratio

0.15%

QUS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MTUM and QUS hold 28% 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 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

50%

half

28% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding MTUM QUS

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.14% 1.86%

MERCK & CO INC 1.74% 1.41%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 3.63% 1.39%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.69% 1.32%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12% 1.17%

COCA-COLA 1.79% 1.15%

APPLIED MATERIAL INC 3.03% 1.15%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.60% 1.14%

LAM RESEARCH 2.34% 1.08%

AMPHENOL CORP CLASS A 0.78% 0.95%

TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC 1.23% 0.75%

KLA 1.24% 0.71%

Only in MTUM

S&P500 EMINI DEC 26 0.00%

Only in QUS

MICROSOFT CORP 3.77%

APPLE INC 3.26%

NVIDIA CORP 2.87%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.62%

ELI LILLY + CO 2.21%

VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 1.98%

MASTERCARD INC A 1.58%

WALMART INC 1.27%

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On the same fields

MTUM

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF

QUS

State Street SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +25.8% +15.2%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 93.2% 96.6%

Holdings 126 514

Net assets, MTUM as of Oct 9, 2026 and QUS as of Oct 8, 2026 $20.3bn $1.6bn

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

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.

About QUS

QUS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 514 positions, with the top ten at 23.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MTUM or QUS?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +25.8% and QUS +15.2%.
Which is cheaper, MTUM or QUS?: Neither: MTUM and QUS both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MTUM and QUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 93% of MTUM and 97% of QUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

MTUM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MTUM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for MTUM ↗QUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗QUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗

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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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