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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +18.4% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, MTUM or VLUE?

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

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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MTUM vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MTUM returned +18.4% to VLUE's +54.7%; 20% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $18.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF, and $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

+18.4%

MTUM total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.15%

MTUM expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 36.3 points; MTUM is 2.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MTUM vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MTUM	VLUE
Return
Measure	MTUM	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	+18.4%	+54.7%
Drawdown
Measure	MTUM	VLUE
Below its high	11.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	MTUM	VLUE
What it tracks	MSCI USA Momentum SR Variant Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	MTUM	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$18.7bn	$9.3bn
Holdings
Measure	MTUM	VLUE
Holdings in common	20%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	35.5%	42.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

20%

By the books each fund has filed, MTUM and VLUE hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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20% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MTUM VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.00% 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 3.64% 4.37%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 1.89% 1.72%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 0.91% 1.95%

CITIGROUP 0.85% 1.47%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 1.11% 0.82%

CSX 0.72% 0.78%

CVS HEALTH 0.72% 1.31%

EOG RESOURCES 0.48% 0.86%

NETAPP INC 0.41% 0.57%

TARGET CORP 0.39% 0.80%

FEDEX CORP 0.32% 1.24%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in MTUM

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 6.06%

INTEL CORPORATION 3.92%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.45%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.96%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS 2.88%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.62%

APPLIED MATERIAL INC 2.53%

SANDISK 2.42%

Only in VLUE

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

QUALCOMM 1.73%

WALT DISNEY 1.71%

FORD MOTOR CO 1.67%

COMCAST CLASS A 1.58%

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Side by side

MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year +18.4% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (MLRG) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark +4.8 pts vs MLRG +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 93.2% 96.6%

Holdings 126 148

Net assets, MTUM as of Oct 27, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $18.7bn $9.4bn

MTUM and VLUE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

MTUM

MTUM tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.4% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 126 positions, with the top ten at 35.5%. It sat 11.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MTUM or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +18.4% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, MTUM or VLUE?: Neither: MTUM and VLUE both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MTUM and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 93% of MTUM and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

MTUM and VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MTUM and VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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