FLQM vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLQM and VXF hold 10% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $1.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Franklin U.S. Mid Cap Multifactor Index ETF, and $30.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Market ETF.

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VXF costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points.

FLQM vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLQMVXF
Expense ratio0.30%0.05%
Net assets, FLQM as of Oct 20, 2026 and VXF as of Sep 30, 2026$1.5bn$30.2bn
Total return, 1 year+10.3%+9.9%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQS&P Completion Index
Holdings in common10%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund11.3%11.3%
Below its high7.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026

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

+10.3%
FLQM total return, 1 year
+9.9%
VXF total return, 1 year
0.30%
FLQM expense ratio
0.05%
VXF expense ratio

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FLQM and VXF 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 VXF follows S&P Completion Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 10% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026).
  3. Number of holdings. FLQM holds 205 positions and VXF holds 3361.

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 VXF hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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10% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FLQM VXF
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC 0.98% 0.40%
ROYALTY PHARMA PLC 0.83% 0.31%
UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP 0.88% 0.28%
MARKEL GROUP INC 0.73% 0.26%
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP 0.62% 0.25%
PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP 0.39% 0.21%
HEICO CORP 0.56% 0.20%
OVINTIV INC 0.52% 0.19%
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC 0.22% 0.19%
EXELIXIS INC 0.58% 0.17%
NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC 0.77% 0.17%
MEDPACE HOLDINGS INC 0.29% 0.17%
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 VXF
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 2.50%
SLCMT1142 2.26%
Snowflake Inc 1.42%
Cloudflare Inc 1.35%
Natera Inc 0.72%
Strategy Inc 0.67%
Astera Labs Inc 0.67%
Cheniere Energy Inc 0.67%

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On the same fields

FLQM
Franklin U.S. Mid Cap Multifactor Index ETF
VXF
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Extended Market
Total return, 1 year +10.3% +9.9%
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.05%
Already in the S&P 500 68.2% 0.0%
Holdings 205 3361
Net assets, FLQM as of Oct 20, 2026 and VXF as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.5bn $30.2bn

FLQM and VXF 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 VXF

VXF tracks an index of Extended Market. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +9.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,361 positions, with the top ten at 11.3%. It sat 7.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLQM or VXF?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLQM returned +10.3% and VXF +9.9%.
Which is cheaper, FLQM or VXF?
VXF 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 VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 68% of FLQM and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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