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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +25.8% and RECS +14.8%.

Which is cheaper, MTUM or RECS?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 93% of MTUM and 86% of RECS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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MTUM vs RECS: Differences, Returns & Fees

MTUM and RECS hold 17% 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 $5.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF.

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 11.0 points; MTUM is 4.3 times larger.

MTUM vs RECS: Differences, Returns & Fees
	MTUM	RECS
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$25.3bn	$5.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+25.8%	+14.8%
What it tracks	MSCI USA Momentum SR Variant Index	Beta Advantage Research Enhanced U.S. Equity Index
Holdings in common	17%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	36.1%	40.4%
Below its high	7.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+25.8%

MTUM total return, 1 year

+14.8%

RECS total return, 1 year

0.15%

MTUM expense ratio

0.15%

RECS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MTUM and RECS hold 17% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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half

17% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding MTUM RECS

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.19% 1.99%

CHEVRON 1.43% 1.52%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 3.63% 1.12%

CITIGROUP 0.84% 1.13%

LAM RESEARCH 2.34% 0.74%

CVS HEALTH 0.64% 1.09%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS 2.81% 0.64%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 0.60% 0.61%

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP 0.66% 0.56%

ROSS STORES INC 0.49% 0.73%

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 1.75% 0.46%

KLA 1.24% 0.44%

Only in MTUM

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 6.16%

INTEL CORPORATION 4.09%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.14%

APPLIED MATERIAL INC 3.03%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.69%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.60%

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY 2.13%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12%

Only in RECS

Apple Inc 11.50%

NVIDIA Corp 11.41%

Meta Platforms Inc 4.17%

Mastercard Inc 2.46%

Bank of America Corp 2.09%

State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF 1.85%

Vanguard Communication Services ETF 1.79%

TJX Cos Inc/The 1.60%

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On the same fields

MTUM

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF

RECS

Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Columbia

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

Total return, 1 year +25.8% +14.8%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 93.2% 86.1%

Holdings 126 356

Net assets, MTUM as of Oct 9, 2026 and RECS as of Jul 31, 2026 $20.3bn $5.8bn

MTUM and RECS 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 RECS

RECS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 356 positions, with the top ten at 40.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MTUM or RECS?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +25.8% and RECS +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, MTUM or RECS?: Neither: MTUM and RECS both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MTUM and RECS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 93% of MTUM and 86% of RECS 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 ↗RECS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗RECS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Columbia 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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