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FPX vs XMHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FPX returned +2.9% to XMHQ's +12.8%; 2% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $1.4bn for First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF and $5.6bn for Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF.

At a glance
+2.9%
FPX total return, 1 year
+12.8%
XMHQ total return, 1 year
0.57%
FPX expense ratio
0.25%
XMHQ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XMHQ costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.9 points; XMHQ is 4.0 times larger.

FPX vs XMHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureFPXXMHQ
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.9%+12.8%
Drawdown
Below its high15.9%, high on Jun 30, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksIPOX -100 U.S. IndexS&P MidCap 400 Quality Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.57%0.25%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$1.4bn$5.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund46.4%30.7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

2%

By the books each fund has filed, FPX and XMHQ hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FPX XMHQ
Exelixis, Inc. 1.11% 3.59%
Maplebear Inc. (Instacart) 0.95% 1.36%
UL Solutions Inc. (Class A) 0.33% 0.76%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in FPX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 9.24%
Eli Lilly and Company 8.28%
GE Vernova Inc. 7.36%
Sandisk Corporation 5.46%
Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 4.17%
HF Sinclair Corp. 3.25%
Lumentum Holdings Inc. 2.67%
Corpay, Inc. 2.09%
Only in XMHQ
TechnipFMC PLC 4.45%
Medpace Holdings Inc 3.95%
Manhattan Associates Inc 3.69%
United Therapeutics Corp 3.12%
nVent Electric PLC 2.77%
Docusign Inc 2.38%
Carlisle Cos Inc 2.29%
Curtiss-Wright Corp 2.29%
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Side by side

FPX First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF XMHQ Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +2.9% +12.8%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (IVV) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −10.8 pts vs IVV not measured
Expense ratio 0.57% 0.25%
Already in the S&P 500 50.6% 0.0%
Holdings 99 82
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.4bn $5.6bn

FPX and XMHQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-2ECB1A35E9

FPX and XMHQ do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. FPX follows IPOX -100 U.S. Index and XMHQ follows S&P MidCap 400 Quality Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 2% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 FPX returned +2.9% and XMHQ +12.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 9.9 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
FPX

FPX tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 51% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 46.4%. It sat 15.9% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

XMHQ

XMHQ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 82 positions, with the top ten at 30.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FPX or XMHQ?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FPX returned +2.9% and XMHQ +12.8%.
Which is cheaper, FPX or XMHQ?
XMHQ is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FPX and XMHQ overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 51% of FPX and 0% of XMHQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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