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

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

Which is cheaper, FV or MDYG?

MDYG is cheaper, by 0.74 percentage points a year. That is about $74 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FV vs MDYG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $3.8bn for First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF and $2.8bn for State Street SPDR S & P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+20.0%

FV total return, 1 year

+15.9%

MDYG total return, 1 year

0.89%

FV expense ratio

0.15%

MDYG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MDYG costs 0.74 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.1 points; FV is 1.4 times larger.

FV vs MDYG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FV	MDYG
Return
Measure	FV	MDYG
Total return, 1 year	+20.0%	+15.9%
Drawdown
Measure	FV	MDYG
Below its high	4.1%, high on Oct 28, 2026	7.9%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FV	MDYG
What it tracks	Dorsey Wright Focus Five Index	S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	FV	MDYG
Expense ratio	0.89%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.8bn	$2.8bn
Holdings
Measure	FV	MDYG
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 MDYG 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 MDYG

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 MDYG

TECHNIPFMC PLC 1.52%

UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP 1.50%

ATI INC 1.43%

XPO INC 1.30%

TENET HEALTHCARE CORP 1.25%

ROKU INC 1.23%

NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 1.22%

WOODWARD INC 1.14%

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Side by side

FV First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF MDYG State Street SPDR S & P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust State Street

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% (IJK)

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

Expense ratio 0.89% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 5 247

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.8bn $2.8bn

FV and MDYG 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.

MDYG

MDYG 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 0.15% 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 247 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 MDYG?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FV returned +20.0% and MDYG +15.9%.
Which is cheaper, FV or MDYG?: MDYG is cheaper, by 0.74 percentage points a year. That is about $74 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FV and MDYG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FV and 0% of MDYG 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 ↗

MDYG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MDYG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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