MTUM vs USXF: Differences, Returns & Fees

MTUM and USXF hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and MTUM returned +25.8% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $20.3bn for iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF and $1.5bn for iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF.

USXF costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.8 points; MTUM is 13.7 times larger.

MTUMUSXF
Expense ratio0.15%0.10%
Net assets$20.3bn$1.5bn
Total return, 1 year+25.8%+20.0%
What it tracksMSCI USA Momentum SR Variant IndexMSCI USA Choice ESG Screened Index
Holdings in common34%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund36.3%39.0%
Below its high7.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

+25.8%
MTUM total return, 1 year
+20.0%
USXF total return, 1 year
0.15%
MTUM expense ratio
0.10%
USXF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MTUM and USXF hold 34% 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.

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34% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding MTUM USXF
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.26% 4.58%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 6.33% 3.96%
INTEL CORPORATION 4.22% 1.84%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 3.54% 1.77%
APPLIED MATERIAL INC 3.07% 1.58%
LAM RESEARCH 2.37% 1.57%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS 2.70% 1.27%
TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC 1.26% 1.03%
KLA 1.25% 1.01%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY 2.14% 0.92%
ARISTA NETWORKS 0.88% 0.88%
ANALOG DEVICES 0.87% 0.77%
Only in MTUM
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.10%
SANDISK 2.81%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.69%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.61%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12%
CATERPILLAR INC 2.02%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 1.89%
COCA-COLA 1.80%
Only in USXF
NVIDIA 13.09%
BROADCOM INC 6.37%
VISA CLASS A 2.44%
MASTERCARD CLASS A 1.82%
HOME DEPOT 1.15%
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 0.95%
ORACLE 0.92%
LINDE PLC 0.87%

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On the same fields

MTUM
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
USXF
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +25.8% +20.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +8.6 pts +2.8 pts
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.10%
Already in the S&P 500 93.2% 95.6%
Holdings 126 283
Net assets $20.3bn $1.5bn

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

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.

USXF in plain words

USXF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 283 positions, with the top ten at 39.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MTUM or USXF?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +25.8% and USXF +20.0%.
Which is cheaper, MTUM or USXF?
USXF is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MTUM and USXF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 93% of MTUM and 96% of USXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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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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