IVOG vs XMHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

IVOG and XMHQ hold 23% of their weight in the same names, and IVOG returned +15.0% over the year. Net assets: $1.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF, and $5.6bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF.

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IVOG costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.2 points.

IVOG vs XMHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
IVOGXMHQ
Expense ratio0.10%0.25%
Net assets, IVOG as of Sep 30, 2026 and XMHQ as of Oct 20, 2026$1.7bn$5.6bn
Total return, 1 year+15.0%+11.8%
What it tracksS&P MidCap 400 Growth IndexS&P MidCap 400 Quality Index
Holdings in common23%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.7%30.4%
Below its high8.1%, high on Aug 14, 20263.0%, high on Aug 14, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

+15.0%
IVOG total return, 1 year
+11.8%
XMHQ total return, 1 year
0.10%
IVOG expense ratio
0.25%
XMHQ expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. IVOG follows S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index and XMHQ follows S&P MidCap 400 Quality Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 23% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 IVOG returned +15.0% and XMHQ +11.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 3.2 points.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IVOG and XMHQ hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

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23% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IVOG XMHQ
TechnipFMC PLC 1.49% 4.46%
nVent Electric PLC 1.45% 2.98%
United Therapeutics Corp 1.30% 2.93%
Curtiss-Wright Corp 1.12% 2.44%
Carpenter Technology Corp 0.86% 2.17%
Exelixis Inc 0.81% 3.53%
Neurocrine Biosciences Inc 0.80% 1.67%
Medpace Holdings Inc 0.79% 3.72%
Hecla Mining Co 0.64% 1.64%
Texas Roadhouse Inc 0.57% 1.40%
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc 0.55% 2.01%
Mueller Industries Inc 0.54% 1.92%
Only in IVOG
Twilio Inc 2.51%
Okta Inc 1.94%
ATI Inc 1.44%
XPO Inc 1.15%
Tenet Healthcare Corp 1.15%
Roku Inc 1.12%
Royal Gold Inc 1.11%
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc 1.10%
Only in XMHQ
SharkNinja Inc 1.64%
Toro Co 1.45%
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp 1.44%
Range Resources Corp 1.28%
Murphy USA Inc 1.16%
Maplebear Inc 1.15%
Fluor Corp 0.83%
Landstar System Inc 0.77%

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On the same fields

IVOG
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
XMHQ
Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +15.0% +11.8%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.9% (IJK) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs IJK not measured
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.25%
Already in the S&P 500 3.0% 0.0%
Holdings 249 82
Net assets, IVOG as of Sep 30, 2026 and XMHQ as of Oct 20, 2026 $1.7bn $5.6bn

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

About IVOG

IVOG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.9% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 3% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 249 positions, with the top ten at 14.7%. It sat 8.1% 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, IVOG or XMHQ?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVOG returned +15.0% and XMHQ +11.8%.
Which is cheaper, IVOG or XMHQ?
IVOG is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVOG and XMHQ overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 3% of IVOG and 0% of XMHQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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