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As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. FXO IJJ \n Expense ratio 0.60% 0.18% \n Net assets $1.0bn $8.4bn \n Total return, 1 year +7.9% +10.5% \n Holdings in common 14% \n Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and O","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, FXO against IJJ, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/fxo-vs-ijj","a":{"ticker":"FXO","name":"First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"FXO tracks an index and returned +7.9% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/fxo","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+7.9%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.60%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"105","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22127.1%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.0bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 9, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"Its own holdings, as of Oct 9, 2026; its shareholder report names 3 narrower indexes (StrataQuant Financials Index, S&P 500 Financials Index, Russell 1000 Financials Index), and does not say which is its benchmark","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"b":{"ticker":"IJJ","name":"iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"IJJ tracks an index and returned +10.5% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ijj","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+10.5%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.18%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"303","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22127.1%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$8.4bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 9, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"S&P MidCap 400 Value Index, measured by MDYV, which tracks the same index","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"overlap_pct":14,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/fxo-vs-ijj"}