IJH vs XMHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

IJH and XMHQ hold 20% of their weight in the same names, and IJH returned +13.4% over the year. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $122.5bn for iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF and $5.6bn for Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF.

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IJH costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.6 points; IJH is far larger, $122.5bn against $5.6bn.

IJH vs XMHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
IJHXMHQ
Expense ratio0.05%0.25%
Net assets$122.5bn$5.6bn
Total return, 1 year+13.4%+11.8%
What it tracksS&P MidCap 400S&P MidCap 400 Quality Index
Holdings in common20%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund7.1%30.4%
Below its high6.8%, high on Aug 14, 20263.0%, high on Aug 14, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 19, 2026.

+13.4%
IJH total return, 1 year
+11.8%
XMHQ total return, 1 year
0.05%
IJH expense ratio
0.25%
XMHQ expense ratio

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IJH and XMHQ are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. IJH follows S&P MidCap 400 and XMHQ follows S&P MidCap 400 Quality Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 20% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 19, 2026).
  3. Number of holdings. IJH holds 410 positions and XMHQ holds 82.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJH and XMHQ hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 19, 2026.

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20% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IJH XMHQ
TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.81% 4.46%
UNITED THERAPEUTICS 0.69% 2.93%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.68% 2.98%
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY 0.55% 2.17%
CURTISS WRIGHT 0.54% 2.44%
SHARKNINJA 0.46% 1.64%
EXELIXIS INC 0.46% 3.53%
DOCUSIGN 0.43% 2.27%
RENAISSANCERE HOLDING 0.43% 2.17%
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS 0.42% 2.01%
MEDPACE HOLDINGS 0.41% 3.72%
NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES 0.41% 1.67%
Only in IJH
OKTA CLASS A 0.93%
ATI 0.76%
ENTEGRIS INC 0.65%
US FOODS HOLDING 0.64%
XPO 0.64%
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP 0.63%
RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 0.63%
PERMIAN RESOURCES CLASS A 0.61%
Only in XMHQ
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 0.10%
CME E-Mini Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index Future 0.07%
SECURITIES LENDING - BNYM 0.00%
CONTRA FUTURE S&P MID 400 EMINI DEC 26 -0.07%

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On the same fields

IJH
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
XMHQ
Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the S&P MidCap 400 Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +13.4% +11.8%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.1% (MDY) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs MDY not measured
Expense ratio 0.05% 0.25%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 410 82
Net assets $122.5bn $5.6bn

IJH and XMHQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About IJH

IJH tracks the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +13.1% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 410 positions, with the top ten at 7.1%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About XMHQ

XMHQ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +11.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 82 positions, with the top ten at 30.4%. It sat 3.0% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJH or XMHQ?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJH returned +13.4% and XMHQ +11.8%.
Which is cheaper, IJH or XMHQ?
IJH is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJH and XMHQ overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJH and 0% of XMHQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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