BGIG vs MGV: Differences, Returns & Fees
BGIG and MGV hold 27% of their weight in the same names, and MGV returned +21.5% over the year. Net assets: $2.2bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Bahl & Gaynor Income Growth ETF, and $13.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Value ETF.
MGV costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.0 points.
| BGIG | MGV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.05% |
| Net assets, BGIG as of Jun 30, 2026 and MGV as of Sep 30, 2026 | $2.2bn | $13.5bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.5% | +21.5% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | CRSP U.S. Mega Cap Value Index |
| Holdings in common | 27% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 39.7% | 28.5% |
| Below its high | 3.8%, high on Aug 13, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BGIG and MGV hold 27% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
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27% in common
On the same fields
BGIG and MGV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About BGIG
BGIG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 39.7%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
About MGV
MGV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 123 positions, with the top ten at 28.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BGIG or MGV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BGIG returned +13.5% and MGV +21.5%.
- Which is cheaper, BGIG or MGV?
- MGV is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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