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IVOO vs SMMD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVOO returned +17.4% to SMMD's +22.4%; 37% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.8bn on Oct 31, 2026 for Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF, and $4.2bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares Russell 2500 ETF.

IVOO on its own →SMMD on its own →
At a glance
+17.4%
IVOO total return, 1 year
+22.4%
SMMD total return, 1 year
0.07%
IVOO expense ratio
0.15%
SMMD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVOO costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points.

IVOO vs SMMD: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIVOOSMMD
Return
Total return, 1 year+17.4%+22.4%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Aug 14, 20265.3%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P MidCap 400 IndexRussell 2500 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.15%
Net assets, IVOO as of Oct 31, 2026 and SMMD as of Nov 3, 2026$3.8bn$4.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common37%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund7.8%43.4%

Method

What they share

37%

By the books each fund has filed, IVOO and SMMD hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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37% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVOO SMMD
ATI Inc 0.76% 0.34%
Reliance Inc 0.58% 0.31%
US Foods Holding Corp 0.58% 0.31%
Tenet Healthcare Corp 0.60% 0.30%
Roku Inc 0.59% 0.29%
nVent Electric PLC 0.76% 0.29%
Woodward Inc 0.57% 0.28%
Royal Gold Inc 0.59% 0.27%
Permian Resources Corp 0.52% 0.26%
Roivant Sciences Ltd 0.58% 0.26%
API Group Corp 0.43% 0.25%
East West Bancorp Inc 0.50% 0.25%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IVOO
Twilio Inc 1.32%
Okta Inc 1.02%
TechnipFMC PLC 0.78%
Entegris Inc 0.69%
United Therapeutics Corp 0.68%
XPO Inc 0.60%
Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.59%
Burlington Stores Inc 0.49%
Only in SMMD
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF 40.62%
GUARDANT HEALTH 0.31%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA 0.31%
VIATRIS 0.31%
NISOURCE 0.30%
SOFI TECHNOLOGIES 0.30%
AFFIRM HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.28%
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS 0.27%
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Side by side

IVOO Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF SMMD iShares Russell 2500 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Vanguard iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +17.4% +22.4%
Its benchmark over the same days +17.4% (IJH) +14.8% (IWV)
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs IJH +7.6 pts vs IWV
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 10.3%
Holdings 400 516
Net assets, IVOO as of Oct 31, 2026 and SMMD as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.8bn $4.2bn

IVOO and SMMD on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
IVOO

IVOO tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.4% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 400 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

SMMD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +22.4% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

SMMD tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 516 positions, with the top ten at 43.4%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IVOO or SMMD?
In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVOO returned +17.4% and SMMD +22.4%.
Which is cheaper, IVOO or SMMD?
IVOO is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVOO and SMMD overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IVOO and 10% of SMMD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IVOO on its own →SMMD on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IVOO dividend history →IVOO holdings →SMMD dividend history →SMMD holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IVOO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IVOO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for IVOO ↗
SMMD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SMMD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for SMMD ↗

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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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