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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLQM returned +10.3% and IMCG +15.1%.

Which is cheaper, FLQM or IMCG?

IMCG is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 68% of FLQM and 80% of IMCG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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FLQM vs IMCG: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLQM and IMCG hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and IMCG returned +15.1% over the year. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $1.5bn for Franklin U.S. Mid Cap Multifactor Index ETF and $4.1bn for iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF.

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IMCG costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points; IMCG is 2.8 times larger.

FLQM vs IMCG: Differences, Returns & Fees
	FLQM	IMCG
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.06%
Net assets	$1.5bn	$4.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+10.3%	+15.1%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	Morningstar US Mid Cap Broad Growth Index
Holdings in common	14%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	11.3%	12.5%
Below its high		5.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

+10.3%

FLQM total return, 1 year

+15.1%

IMCG total return, 1 year

0.30%

FLQM expense ratio

0.06%

IMCG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FLQM and IMCG hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

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14% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FLQM IMCG

CENCORA INC 1.04% 0.90%

W.W. GRAINGER INC 1.08% 0.81%

FASTENAL COMPANY 1.07% 0.78%

TERADYNE INC 1.20% 0.73%

AUTODESK INC 0.77% 0.71%

IDEXX LABORATORIES INC 0.91% 0.58%

MSCI INC 0.87% 0.56%

OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC 0.94% 0.48%

ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC 0.98% 0.43%

GARMIN LTD 1.00% 0.43%

ALLSTATE CORP (THE) 1.13% 0.42%

TARGA RESOURCES CORP 0.91% 0.41%

Only in FLQM

UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC 1.17%

DELTA AIR LINES INC 1.12%

KENVUE INC 1.09%

SYSCO CORP 1.09%

ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD 1.07%

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 1.05%

HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP INC (THE) 1.03%

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC 1.00%

Only in IMCG

FORTINET 1.48%

SNOWFLAKE 1.48%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 1.39%

CLOUDFLARE CLASS A 1.32%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 1.27%

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC 1.25%

DATADOG INC CLASS A 1.20%

HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS 1.05%

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On the same fields

FLQM

Franklin U.S. Mid Cap Multifactor Index ETF

IMCG

iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Franklin iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +10.3% +15.1%

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 68.2% 80.4%

Holdings 205 260

Net assets $1.5bn $4.1bn

FLQM and IMCG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About FLQM

FLQM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +10.3% 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%.

About IMCG

IMCG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 260 positions, with the top ten at 12.5%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLQM or IMCG?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLQM returned +10.3% and IMCG +15.1%.
Which is cheaper, FLQM or IMCG?: IMCG is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FLQM and IMCG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 68% of FLQM and 80% of IMCG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

FLQM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLQM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Franklin website ↗IMCG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IMCG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IMCG ↗

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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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