Which returned more over the last year, FV or IJK?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FV returned +20.0% and IJK +15.9%.

Which is cheaper, FV or IJK?

IJK is cheaper, by 0.73 percentage points a year. That is about $73 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FV and IJK overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FV and 0% of IJK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FV vs IJK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FV returned +20.0% to IJK's +15.9%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.8bn on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF, and $10.5bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+20.0%

FV total return, 1 year

+15.9%

IJK total return, 1 year

0.89%

FV expense ratio

0.16%

IJK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJK costs 0.73 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.1 points; IJK is 2.8 times larger.

FV vs IJK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FV	IJK
Return
Measure	FV	IJK
Total return, 1 year	+20.0%	+15.9%
Drawdown
Measure	FV	IJK
Below its high	4.1%, high on Oct 28, 2026	7.9%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FV	IJK
What it tracks	Dorsey Wright Focus Five Index	S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	FV	IJK
Expense ratio	0.89%	0.16%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.8bn	$10.5bn
Holdings
Measure	FV	IJK
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	99.9%	12.8%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FV and IJK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FV IJK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FV

First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF 22.02%

First Trust NYSE® Arca® Biotechnology Index Fund 21.16%

First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF 20.98%

First Trust Technology AlphaDEX® Fund 18.53%

First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund 17.19%

Only in IJK

TECHNIPFMC PLC 1.52%

UNITED THERAPEUTICS 1.50%

ATI 1.43%

XPO 1.30%

TENET HEALTHCARE CORP 1.25%

ROKU CLASS A 1.23%

NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 1.22%

WOODWARD 1.14%

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Side by side

FV First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF IJK iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +20.0% +15.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.8% (VOO) +15.9% (MDYG)

Gap to its benchmark +5.2 pts vs VOO 0.0 pts vs MDYG

Expense ratio 0.89% 0.16%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 5 252

Net assets, FV as of Nov 3, 2026 and IJK as of Nov 4, 2026 $3.8bn $10.5bn

FV and IJK on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

FV tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.89% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 5 positions, with the top ten at 99.9%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 28, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

IJK

IJK tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +15.9% with distributions reinvested, against +15.9% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 252 positions, with the top ten at 12.8%. It sat 7.9% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FV or IJK?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FV returned +20.0% and IJK +15.9%.
Which is cheaper, FV or IJK?: IJK is cheaper, by 0.73 percentage points a year. That is about $73 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FV and IJK overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FV and 0% of IJK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FV ↗

IJK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJK ↗

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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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