Which returned more over the last year, IMCG or VFMO?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IMCG returned +15.1% and VFMO +13.2%.

Which is cheaper, IMCG or VFMO?

IMCG is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IMCG and VFMO overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 80% of IMCG and 43% of VFMO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IMCG vs VFMO: Differences, Returns & Fees

IMCG and VFMO hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and IMCG returned +15.1% over the year. Net assets: $4.1bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF, and $1.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF.

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IMCG costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; IMCG is 2.1 times larger.

IMCG vs VFMO: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IMCG	VFMO
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.13%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$4.0bn	$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+15.1%	+13.2%
What it tracks	Morningstar US Mid Cap Broad Growth Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.5%	9.5%
Below its high	5.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026	11.5%, high on Jun 30, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

+15.1%

IMCG total return, 1 year

+13.2%

VFMO total return, 1 year

0.06%

IMCG expense ratio

0.13%

VFMO expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IMCG and VFMO hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

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15% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IMCG VFMO

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP 0.82% 0.72%

MARATHON PETROLEUM 0.89% 0.71%

CUMMINS INC 1.00% 0.49%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 1.39% 0.46%

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC 1.25% 0.41%

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 0.41% 0.38%

ROSS STORES INC 0.76% 0.35%

CSX 0.83% 0.34%

ROCKET LAB CORP 0.40% 0.34%

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES 0.40% 0.31%

CIENA 0.67% 0.31%

FLEX LTD 0.42% 0.29%

Only in IMCG

FORTINET 1.48%

SNOWFLAKE 1.48%

DATADOG INC CLASS A 1.20%

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC 1.05%

ROBINHOOD MARKETS CLASS A 1.04%

CINTAS 1.01%

DOORDASH CLASS A 1.01%

ECOLAB 1.00%

Only in VFMO

Micron Technology Inc 1.36%

Intel Corp 1.25%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.12%

Western Digital Corp 0.89%

Alphabet Inc 0.87%

KLA Corp 0.86%

Applied Materials Inc 0.82%

Lam Research Corp 0.82%

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On the same fields

IMCG

iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF

VFMO

Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +15.1% +13.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +15.0% (IWV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −1.9 pts vs IWV

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.13%

Already in the S&P 500 80.4% 43.4%

Holdings 260 704

Net assets, IMCG as of Oct 20, 2026 and VFMO as of Sep 30, 2026 $4.1bn $1.9bn

IMCG and VFMO 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 VFMO

VFMO is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 43% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 704 positions, with the top ten at 9.5%. It sat 11.5% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +13.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IMCG or VFMO?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IMCG returned +15.1% and VFMO +13.2%.
Which is cheaper, IMCG or VFMO?: IMCG is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IMCG and VFMO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 80% of IMCG and 43% of VFMO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

IMCG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IMCG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IMCG ↗VFMO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VFMO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VFMO ↗

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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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