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DYNF vs MGK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DYNF returned +14.5% to MGK's +7.8%; 50% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $42.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF, and $34.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF.

At a glance
+14.5%
DYNF total return, 1 year
+7.8%
MGK total return, 1 year
0.26%
DYNF expense ratio
0.05%
MGK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MGK costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.7 points; DYNF is 1.2 times larger.

DYNF vs MGK: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDYNFMGK
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.5%+7.8%
Drawdown
Below its high4.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMorningstar US Mega Cap Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.26%0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$41.8bn$34.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common50%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund40.7%64.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Mar 29, 2019 to Oct 23, 2026 · 395 weekly returns
DYNF MGK
Return
Total return edge MGK +202.7% +273.2%
Annualized edge MGK +15.7% +18.9%
Price return edge MGK +170.1% +257.0%
Risk
Volatility edge DYNF 19.3% 22.0%
Max drawdown edge DYNF (slight) −32.7% −35.2%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge MGK (slight) 0.71 0.77
Sortino edge MGK 1.02 1.17
Calmar edge MGK 0.48 0.54
Reading

MGK returned more: +273.2% to +202.7%. DYNF swung less: 19.3% to 22.0%. DYNF fell slightly less at its worst: −32.7% to −35.2%.

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Risk and return: DYNF vs MGK: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDYNFMGKEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+202.7%+273.2%MGKPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+15.7%+18.9%MGKTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+170.1%+257.0%MGKPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility19.3%22.0%DYNFSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation13.4%14.5%DYNF (slight)Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−32.7%−35.2%DYNF (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.710.77MGK (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.021.17MGKReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.480.54MGKAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 395 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

50%

By the books each fund has filed, DYNF and MGK hold 50% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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50% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYNF MGK
NVIDIA 8.15% 13.69%
APPLE 8.14% 12.53%
MICROSOFT 4.76% 9.46%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.12% 4.22%
BROADCOM INC 2.46% 4.30%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.34% 4.96%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.31% 4.98%
ALPHABET CLASS C 1.90% 3.95%
TESLA INC 1.71% 3.14%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.67% 3.22%
ELI LILLY 1.34% 3.11%
LAM RESEARCH 1.24% 1.45%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DYNF
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 3.30%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.99%
BANK OF AMERICA 2.10%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.96%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.74%
CHEVRON 1.62%
SALESFORCE 1.62%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.61%
Only in MGK
KLA Corp 0.99%
Boeing Co 0.63%
Cadence Design Systems Inc 0.52%
Equinix Inc 0.52%
Synopsys Inc 0.50%
Ecolab Inc 0.43%
Moody's Corp 0.41%
Marriott International Inc 0.35%
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Side by side

DYNF iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF MGK Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Mega Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year +14.5% +7.8%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (PBUS) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +1.2 pts vs PBUS not measured
Expense ratio 0.26% 0.05%
Already in the S&P 500 94.8% 99.0%
Holdings 262 54
Net assets, DYNF as of Oct 27, 2026 and MGK as of Sep 30, 2026 $42.7bn $34.9bn

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

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DYNF and MGK do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. DYNF follows No index, actively managed and MGK follows Morningstar US Mega Cap Growth Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 50% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 DYNF returned +14.5% and MGK +7.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 6.7 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
DYNF

DYNF is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 262 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%.

MGK

MGK tracks an index of Mega Cap Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 54 positions, with the top ten at 64.5%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DYNF or MGK?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DYNF returned +14.5% and MGK +7.8%.
Which is cheaper, DYNF or MGK?
MGK is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DYNF and MGK overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DYNF and 99% of MGK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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