FSMD vs IMCG: Differences, Returns & Fees

FSMD and IMCG hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and FSMD returned +15.8% over the year. Net assets: $2.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Small-Mid Multifactor ETF, and $4.1bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF.

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IMCG costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; IMCG is 1.6 times larger.

FSMD vs IMCG: Differences, Returns & Fees
FSMDIMCG
Expense ratio0.15%0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$2.5bn$4.0bn
Total return, 1 year+15.8%+15.1%
What it tracksFidelity Small-Mid Multifactor IndexMorningstar US Mid Cap Broad Growth Index
Holdings in common10%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund8.2%12.5%
Below its high6.2%, high on Aug 17, 20265.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

+15.8%
FSMD total return, 1 year
+15.1%
IMCG total return, 1 year
0.15%
FSMD expense ratio
0.06%
IMCG expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. FSMD follows Fidelity Small-Mid Multifactor Index and IMCG follows Morningstar US Mid Cap Broad Growth Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 10% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026).
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FSMD returned +15.8% and IMCG +15.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.7 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, FSMD and IMCG hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

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10% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FSMD IMCG
LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC 0.75% 1.02%
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC 0.87% 0.69%
CIENA CORP 0.78% 0.67%
COHERENT CORP 0.61% 0.59%
EMCOR GROUP INC 0.53% 0.42%
FLEX LTD 0.66% 0.42%
EVERPURE INC 0.38% 0.56%
ATI INC 0.41% 0.35%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.39% 0.31%
WOODWARD INC 0.33% 0.27%
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.42% 0.26%
MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS INC 0.28% 0.26%
Only in FSMD
SANDISK CORP 2.33%
CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC 0.55%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 0.49%
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP 0.39%
UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP DEL 0.37%
VIKING HOLDINGS LTD 0.36%
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC 0.35%
EAST WEST BANCORP INC 0.33%
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

FSMD
Fidelity Small-Mid Multifactor ETF
IMCG
iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +15.8% +15.1%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.06%
Already in the S&P 500 14.6% 80.4%
Holdings 586 260
Net assets, FSMD as of Sep 30, 2026 and IMCG as of Oct 20, 2026 $2.5bn $4.1bn

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

About FSMD

FSMD tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 15% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 586 positions, with the top ten at 8.2%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

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, FSMD or IMCG?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FSMD returned +15.8% and IMCG +15.1%.
Which is cheaper, FSMD or IMCG?
IMCG is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FSMD and IMCG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 15% of FSMD and 80% of IMCG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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