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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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MTUM vs VT: how they differ

MTUM and VT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and MTUM returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MTUM and VT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MTUMOnly in VT
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 5.39%NVIDIA Corp 4.22%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.20%Apple Inc 3.53%
INTEL CORPORATION 4.14%Microsoft Corp 2.73%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 3.48%Amazon.com Inc 2.29%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.38%Alphabet Inc 2.04%
SANDISK 3.10%Broadcom Inc 1.74%
APPLIED MATERIAL INC 2.87%Alphabet Inc 1.61%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.69%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

MTUM and VT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MTUM
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
VT
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isMSCI USA Momentum FactorTotal World Stock
Total return, 1 year+21.8%+18.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.3 pts+1.4 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.06%
Already in the S&P 50098.2%55.2%
Holdings12810042

MTUM in plain words

MTUM is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Momentum Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 128 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%. It sat 11.1% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VT in plain words

VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MTUM or VT?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +21.8% and VT returned +18.9%, so MTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MTUM or VT?
MTUM charges 0.15% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MTUM and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 98% of MTUM and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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