IMCG vs JMEE: Differences, Returns & Fees

IMCG and JMEE hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and JMEE returned +17.9% over the year. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $4.1bn for iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF and $2.9bn for JPMorgan Small & Mid Cap Enhanced Equity ETF.

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IMCG costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.8 points; IMCG is 1.4 times larger.

IMCG vs JMEE: Differences, Returns & Fees
IMCGJMEE
Expense ratio0.06%0.24%
Net assets$4.1bn$2.9bn
Total return, 1 year+15.1%+17.9%
What it tracksMorningstar US Mid Cap Broad Growth IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund12.5%5.8%
Below its high5.9%, high on Aug 13, 20267.1%, high on Aug 14, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 20, 2026.

+15.1%
IMCG total return, 1 year
+17.9%
JMEE total return, 1 year
0.06%
IMCG expense ratio
0.24%
JMEE expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. IMCG follows Morningstar US Mid Cap Broad Growth Index and JMEE follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Holdings in common. 6% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 20, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 IMCG returned +15.1% and JMEE +17.9% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.8 points.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IMCG and JMEE hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 20, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IMCG JMEE
ATI 0.35% 0.50%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.31% 0.62%
XPO 0.30% 0.37%
ENTEGRIS INC 0.30% 0.28%
WOODWARD 0.27% 0.43%
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY 0.26% 0.27%
MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS 0.26% 0.42%
CURTISS WRIGHT 0.25% 0.49%
ITT INC 0.25% 0.33%
TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.24% 0.63%
BURLINGTON STORES 0.23% 0.33%
ROYAL GOLD 0.28% 0.23%
Only in IMCG
FORTINET 1.48%
SNOWFLAKE 1.48%
FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 1.39%
CLOUDFLARE CLASS A 1.32%
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 1.27%
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC 1.25%
DATADOG INC CLASS A 1.20%
HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS 1.05%
Only in JMEE
OKTA INC COMMON STOCK 0.81%
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS 0.54%
HF SINCLAIR CORP COMMON 0.51%
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES 0.46%
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP 0.43%
OVINTIV INC COMMON STOCK 0.42%
PERMIAN RESOURCES 0.42%
DONALDSON CO INC COMMON 0.41%

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On the same fields

IMCG
iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF
JMEE
JPMorgan Small & Mid Cap Enhanced Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +15.1% +17.9%
Expense ratio 0.06% 0.24%
Already in the S&P 500 80.4% 0.0%
Holdings 260 679
Net assets $4.1bn $2.9bn

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

About IMCG

IMCG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 260 positions, with the top ten at 12.5%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About JMEE

JMEE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 20, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 679 positions, with the top ten at 5.8%. It sat 7.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IMCG or JMEE?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IMCG returned +15.1% and JMEE +17.9%.
Which is cheaper, IMCG or JMEE?
IMCG is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IMCG and JMEE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 80% of IMCG and 0% of JMEE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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