Which returned more over the last year, FMDE or IMCB?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FMDE returned +17.2% and IMCB +19.2%.

Which is cheaper, FMDE or IMCB?

IMCB is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FMDE and IMCB overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 60% of FMDE and 86% of IMCB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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FMDE vs IMCB: Differences, Returns & Fees

FMDE and IMCB hold 26% of their weight in the same names, and IMCB returned +19.2% over the year. Net assets: $8.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Enhanced Mid Cap Core ETF, and $1.7bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF.

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IMCB costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points; FMDE is 4.9 times larger.

FMDE vs IMCB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	FMDE	IMCB
Expense ratio	0.23%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$8.1bn	$1.7bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.2%	+19.2%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Morningstar US Mid Cap Index
Holdings in common	26%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	9.8%	7.9%
Below its high	3.1%, high on Aug 14, 2026	3.3%, high on Aug 14, 2026

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

+17.2%

FMDE total return, 1 year

+19.2%

IMCB total return, 1 year

0.23%

FMDE expense ratio

0.04%

IMCB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FMDE and IMCB hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

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26% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FMDE IMCB

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 0.91% 0.93%

FORTINET INC 0.56% 0.75%

ROSS STORES INC 0.52% 0.52%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO 0.47% 0.52%

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC 0.46% 0.53%

GENERAL MOTORS CO 0.45% 0.51%

ALLSTATE CORP 0.94% 0.43%

CARDINAL HEALTH INC 0.81% 0.41%

CHENIERE ENERGY INC 0.44% 0.41%

NUCOR CORP 0.76% 0.41%

KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.01% 0.40%

AIRBNB INC 0.40% 0.49%

Only in FMDE

BANK NEW YORK MELLON CORP 0.99%

HOWMET AEROSPACE INC 0.98%

AMETEK INC NEW 0.91%

KINDER MORGAN INC DEL 0.90%

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC 0.82%

VENTAS INC 0.81%

WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 0.73%

CRANE CO 0.67%

Only in IMCB

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 0.91%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 0.80%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 0.70%

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP 0.67%

EMERSON ELECTRIC 0.63%

MARSH 0.63%

US BANCORP 0.63%

CSX 0.62%

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On the same fields

FMDE

Fidelity Enhanced Mid Cap Core ETF

IMCB

iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Fidelity iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +17.2% +19.2%

Expense ratio 0.23% 0.04%

Already in the S&P 500 59.7% 86.3%

Holdings 421 394

Net assets, FMDE as of Sep 30, 2026 and IMCB as of Oct 20, 2026 $8.1bn $1.7bn

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

About FMDE

FMDE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 60% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 421 positions, with the top ten at 9.8%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About IMCB

IMCB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +19.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 394 positions, with the top ten at 7.9%. It sat 3.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FMDE or IMCB?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FMDE returned +17.2% and IMCB +19.2%.
Which is cheaper, FMDE or IMCB?: IMCB is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FMDE and IMCB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 60% of FMDE and 86% of IMCB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

FMDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FMDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Fidelity website ↗IMCB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IMCB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IMCB ↗

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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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