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

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FV returned +20.0% and IMCB +23.2%.

Which is cheaper, FV or IMCB?

IMCB is cheaper, by 0.85 percentage points a year. That is about $85 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FV and 86% of IMCB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FV vs IMCB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FV returned +20.0% to IMCB's +23.2%; 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 $1.8bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+20.0%

FV total return, 1 year

+23.2%

IMCB total return, 1 year

0.89%

FV expense ratio

0.04%

IMCB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IMCB costs 0.85 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.2 points; FV is 2.2 times larger.

FV vs IMCB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FV	IMCB
Return
Measure	FV	IMCB
Total return, 1 year	+20.0%	+23.2%
Drawdown
Measure	FV	IMCB
Below its high	4.1%, high on Oct 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FV	IMCB
What it tracks	Dorsey Wright Focus Five Index	Morningstar US Mid Cap Index
Cost and size
Measure	FV	IMCB
Expense ratio	0.89%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.8bn	$1.7bn
Holdings
Measure	FV	IMCB
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	99.9%	7.3%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FV and IMCB 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 IMCB

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 IMCB

MARATHON PETROLEUM 0.82%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 0.81%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 0.80%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 0.77%

PHILLIPS 66 0.75%

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP 0.69%

SNOWFLAKE 0.69%

MARSH 0.67%

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Side by side

FV First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF IMCB iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap 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% +23.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.8% (VOO) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +5.2 pts vs VOO not measured

Expense ratio 0.89% 0.04%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 86.3%

Holdings 5 393

Net assets, FV as of Nov 3, 2026 and IMCB as of Nov 4, 2026 $3.8bn $1.8bn

FV and IMCB 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.

IMCB

IMCB tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +23.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 393 positions, with the top ten at 7.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FV or IMCB?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FV returned +20.0% and IMCB +23.2%.
Which is cheaper, FV or IMCB?: IMCB is cheaper, by 0.85 percentage points a year. That is about $85 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FV and IMCB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FV and 86% of IMCB 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 ↗

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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