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About iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
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Inception date
Apr 16, 2013
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
MTUM aims to pick stocks that have steadily increased in price lately. It selects and weights stocks by looking at both 6- and 12-month holding period returns, scaled by the volatility of returns over the past three years. In other words, the fund uses modified Sharpe ratios to find stocks with a smooth, positive trend line. The resulting, small-basket portfolio (it only ever holds between roughly 100 and 350 different stocks) makes large sector bets and carries high market risk. MTUM offers factor-based exposure in an efficient wrapper.
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Returns
| 1 month | 3 months | Year to date | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price performance | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NAV total return | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Technology Services
Electronic Technology
Stocks99.83%
Finance26.76%
Technology Services17.59%
Electronic Technology17.55%
Retail Trade9.90%
Utilities4.61%
Consumer Durables4.07%
Producer Manufacturing3.92%
Health Technology3.72%
Consumer Non-Durables3.07%
Communications2.87%
Consumer Services2.62%
Industrial Services1.23%
Commercial Services0.69%
Process Industries0.55%
Miscellaneous0.39%
Transportation0.24%
Health Services0.04%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.17%
Mutual fund0.15%
Cash0.02%
Stock breakdown by region
North America98.64%
Europe1.36%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history