FLQM vs TMSL: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLQM and TMSL hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and TMSL returned +16.9% over the year. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $1.5bn for Franklin U.S. Mid Cap Multifactor Index ETF and $3.1bn for T. Rowe Price Small-Mid Cap ETF.

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FLQM costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.6 points; TMSL is 2.1 times larger.

FLQM vs TMSL: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLQMTMSL
Expense ratio0.30%0.55%
Net assets$1.5bn$3.1bn
Total return, 1 year+10.3%+16.9%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common10%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund11.3%9.8%
Below its high8.3%, high on Aug 14, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

+10.3%
FLQM total return, 1 year
+16.9%
TMSL total return, 1 year
0.30%
FLQM expense ratio
0.55%
TMSL expense ratio

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FLQM and TMSL are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. FLQM follows not read by ETFIQ and TMSL follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Holdings in common. 10% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FLQM returned +10.3% and TMSL +16.9% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 6.6 points.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FLQM and TMSL hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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10% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FLQM TMSL
VIATRIS INC 0.67% 0.71%
RALPH LAUREN CORP 0.62% 0.71%
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP 0.62% 0.89%
OVINTIV INC 0.52% 0.49%
LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY 0.48% 0.54%
ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP 0.50% 0.47%
PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP 0.39% 0.81%
SAIA INC 0.36% 0.50%
ULTA BEAUTY INC 0.87% 0.36%
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY 0.38% 0.36%
TORO COMPANY 0.35% 0.34%
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC 0.32% 0.48%
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 TMSL
POPULAR INC 1.18%
MKS Inc 1.13%
MIDDLEBY CORP 1.06%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 1.00%
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.98%
GUARDANT HEALTH INC 0.93%
EAST WEST BANCORP INC 0.88%
RAMBUS INC 0.88%

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On the same fields

FLQM
Franklin U.S. Mid Cap Multifactor Index ETF
TMSL
T. Rowe Price Small-Mid Cap ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +10.3% +16.9%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +15.0% (IWV)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +1.9 pts vs IWV
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.55%
Already in the S&P 500 68.2% 14.9%
Holdings 205 297
Net assets $1.5bn $3.1bn

FLQM and TMSL 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 TMSL

TMSL is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.55% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 15% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 297 positions, with the top ten at 9.8%. It sat 8.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +16.9% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLQM or TMSL?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLQM returned +10.3% and TMSL +16.9%.
Which is cheaper, FLQM or TMSL?
FLQM is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FLQM and TMSL overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 68% of FLQM and 15% of TMSL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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