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MTUM vs XLSR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MTUM returned +10.2% to XLSR's +9.5%; 5% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $17.0bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF, and $1.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street US Sector Rotation ETF.

MTUM on its own →XLSR on its own →
At a glance
+10.2%
MTUM total return, 1 year
+9.5%
XLSR total return, 1 year
0.15%
MTUM expense ratio
0.70%
XLSR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MTUM costs 0.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; MTUM is 15.8 times larger.

MTUM vs XLSR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureMTUMXLSR
Return
Total return, 1 year+10.2%+9.5%
Drawdown
Below its high20.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI USA Momentum SR Variant IndexNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.70%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$17.4bn$1.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund33.9%90.9%

Method

What they share

5%

By the books each fund has filed, MTUM and XLSR hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MTUM XLSR
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.46% 3.62%
ALPHABET CLASS C 1.95% 2.85%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.95% 0.45%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 5.63% 0.03%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in MTUM
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.67%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 3.62%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.14%
INTEL CORPORATION 2.72%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS 2.70%
APPLIED MATERIAL INC 2.63%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 2.35%
SANDISK 2.25%
Only in XLSR
STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT 26.80%
STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC 24.28%
STATE STREET FINANCIAL SELECT 11.54%
STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI 6.50%
STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER 4.97%
NVIDIA CORP 3.84%
APPLE INC 3.71%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.79%
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Side by side

MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF XLSR State Street US Sector Rotation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares State Street
What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +10.2% +9.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.5% (MLRG) +14.8% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark −4.3 pts vs MLRG −5.3 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.70%
Already in the S&P 500 93.2% 34.4%
Holdings 126 21
Net assets, MTUM as of Nov 4, 2026 and XLSR as of Nov 3, 2026 $17.0bn $1.1bn

MTUM and XLSR on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
MTUM

MTUM tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +10.2% with distributions reinvested, against +14.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 126 positions, with the top ten at 33.9%. It sat 20.8% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

XLSR

XLSR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +9.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.70% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 34% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 21 positions, with the top ten at 90.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MTUM or XLSR?
In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +10.2% and XLSR +9.5%.
Which is cheaper, MTUM or XLSR?
MTUM is cheaper, by 0.55 percentage points a year. That is about $55 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MTUM and XLSR overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 93% of MTUM and 34% of XLSR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
MTUM on its own →XLSR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →MTUM dividend history →MTUM holdings →XLSR dividend history →XLSR holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
MTUM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
MTUM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for MTUM ↗
XLSR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLSR 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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