Which returned more over the last year, FLQM or FV?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLQM returned +18.0% and FV +20.0%.

Which is cheaper, FLQM or FV?

FLQM is cheaper, by 0.59 percentage points a year. That is about $59 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FLQM and FV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 68% of FLQM and 0% of FV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FLQM vs FV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FLQM returned +18.0% to FV's +20.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.5bn for Franklin U.S. Mid Cap Multifactor Index ETF and $3.8bn for First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF.

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At a glance

+18.0%

FLQM total return, 1 year

+20.0%

FV total return, 1 year

0.30%

FLQM expense ratio

0.89%

FV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FLQM costs 0.59 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points; FV is 2.5 times larger.

FLQM vs FV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FLQM	FV
Return
Measure	FLQM	FV
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	+20.0%
Drawdown
Measure	FLQM	FV
Below its high		4.1%, high on Oct 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FLQM	FV
What it tracks	U.S. Mid Cap Underlying Index	Dorsey Wright Focus Five Index
Cost and size
Measure	FLQM	FV
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.89%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$1.5bn	$3.8bn
Holdings
Measure	FLQM	FV
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	11.3%	99.9%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FLQM and FV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FLQM FV

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FLQM

TERADYNE INC 1.20%

UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC 1.17%

CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP 1.16%

ALLSTATE CORP (THE) 1.13%

WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 1.13%

DELTA AIR LINES INC 1.12%

EXPEDIA GROUP INC 1.11%

KENVUE INC 1.09%

Only in FV

First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF 22.02%

First Trust NYSE® Arca® Biotechnology Index Fund 21.16%

First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF 20.98%

First Trust Technology AlphaDEX® Fund 18.53%

First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund 17.19%

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Side by side

FLQM Franklin U.S. Mid Cap Multifactor Index ETF FV First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Franklin First Trust

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +18.0% +20.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.8% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.2 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.89%

Already in the S&P 500 68.2% 0.0%

Holdings 205 5

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.5bn $3.8bn

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

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About each fund

FLQM

FLQM tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 68% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 205 positions, with the top ten at 11.3%.

FV tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.89% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 5 positions, with the top ten at 99.9%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 28, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLQM or FV?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLQM returned +18.0% and FV +20.0%.
Which is cheaper, FLQM or FV?: FLQM is cheaper, by 0.59 percentage points a year. That is about $59 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FLQM and FV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 68% of FLQM and 0% of FV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FLQM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FLQM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Franklin website ↗

FV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FV ↗

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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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