IMCG vs SPTM: Differences, Returns & Fees

IMCG and SPTM hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and SPTM returned +15.7% over the year. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $4.1bn for iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF and $14.1bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF.

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SPTM costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; SPTM is 3.5 times larger.

IMCG vs SPTM: Differences, Returns & Fees
IMCGSPTM
Expense ratio0.06%0.03%
Net assets$4.1bn$14.1bn
Total return, 1 year+15.1%+15.7%
What it tracksMorningstar US Mid Cap Broad Growth IndexS&P Composite 1500 Index
Holdings in common12%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund12.5%35.8%
Below its high5.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 19, 2026.

+15.1%
IMCG total return, 1 year
+15.7%
SPTM total return, 1 year
0.06%
IMCG expense ratio
0.03%
SPTM expense ratio

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IMCG and SPTM 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 SPTM follows S&P Composite 1500 Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 12% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 19, 2026).
  3. Number of holdings. IMCG holds 260 positions and SPTM holds 1512.

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, IMCG and SPTM hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 19, 2026.

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12% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IMCG SPTM
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 1.27% 0.19%
MARATHON PETROLEUM 0.89% 0.18%
FORTINET 1.48% 0.15%
FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 1.39% 0.14%
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP 0.82% 0.13%
EMERSON ELECTRIC 0.76% 0.13%
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC 1.25% 0.13%
CSX 0.83% 0.12%
MARSH 0.47% 0.12%
WILLIAMS 0.50% 0.12%
DATADOG INC CLASS A 1.20% 0.12%
HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS 1.05% 0.11%
Only in IMCG
SNOWFLAKE 1.48%
CLOUDFLARE CLASS A 1.32%
NATERA 0.76%
ASTERA LABS 0.62%
ROBLOX CLASS A 0.45%
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS 0.43%
CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD 0.40%
ROCKET LAB CORP 0.40%
Only in SPTM
NVIDIA CORP 7.34%
APPLE INC 6.99%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.54%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.60%
ALPHABET INC CL A 2.82%
ALPHABET INC CL C 2.26%
BROADCOM INC 2.22%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.17%

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On the same fields

IMCG
iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF
SPTM
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +15.1% +15.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +15.8% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs IVV
Expense ratio 0.06% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 80.4% 92.1%
Holdings 260 1512
Net assets $4.1bn $14.1bn

IMCG and SPTM 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 SPTM

SPTM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.7% with distributions reinvested, against +15.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,512 positions, with the top ten at 35.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IMCG or SPTM?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IMCG returned +15.1% and SPTM +15.7%.
Which is cheaper, IMCG or SPTM?
SPTM is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IMCG and SPTM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 80% of IMCG and 92% of SPTM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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