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

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FV returned +20.0% and IMCG +17.2%.

Which is cheaper, FV or IMCG?

IMCG is cheaper, by 0.83 percentage points a year. That is about $83 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FV and 80% of IMCG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FV vs IMCG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FV returned +20.0% to IMCG's +17.2%; 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 $4.1bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+20.0%

FV total return, 1 year

+17.2%

IMCG total return, 1 year

0.89%

FV expense ratio

0.06%

IMCG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IMCG costs 0.83 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.8 points; IMCG is 1.1 times larger.

FV vs IMCG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FV	IMCG
Return
Measure	FV	IMCG
Total return, 1 year	+20.0%	+17.2%
Drawdown
Measure	FV	IMCG
Below its high	4.1%, high on Oct 28, 2026	6.0%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FV	IMCG
What it tracks	Dorsey Wright Focus Five Index	Morningstar US Mid Cap Broad Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	FV	IMCG
Expense ratio	0.89%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.8bn	$4.1bn
Holdings
Measure	FV	IMCG
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	99.9%	11.7%

Method

What they share

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

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 IMCG

SNOWFLAKE 1.38%

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC 1.26%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 1.23%

CLOUDFLARE CLASS A 1.22%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 1.14%

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC 1.13%

HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS 1.11%

FORTINET 1.10%

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Side by side

FV First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF IMCG iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap 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% +17.2%

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% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 80.4%

Holdings 5 260

Net assets, FV as of Nov 3, 2026 and IMCG as of Nov 4, 2026 $3.8bn $4.1bn

FV and IMCG 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.

IMCG

IMCG tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 260 positions, with the top ten at 11.7%. It sat 6.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FV or IMCG?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FV returned +20.0% and IMCG +17.2%.
Which is cheaper, FV or IMCG?: IMCG is cheaper, by 0.83 percentage points a year. That is about $83 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FV and IMCG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FV and 80% of IMCG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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FV on its own →IMCG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →FV dividend history →FV holdings →IMCG dividend history →IMCG holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FV ↗

IMCG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IMCG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IMCG ↗

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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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