IVOO vs VFLO: Differences, Returns & Fees

IVOO and VFLO hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and VFLO returned +47.4% over the year. Net assets: $3.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF, and $7.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF.

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IVOO costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 33.8 points.

IVOO vs VFLO: Differences, Returns & Fees
IVOOVFLO
Expense ratio0.07%0.39%
Net assets, IVOO as of Sep 30, 2026 and VFLO as of Jun 30, 2026$3.7bn$7.8bn
Total return, 1 year+13.6%+47.4%
What it tracksS&P MidCap 400 IndexVictory U.S. Large Cap Free Cash Flow Index
Holdings in common3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund7.8%30.8%
Below its high6.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026

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

+13.6%
IVOO total return, 1 year
+47.4%
VFLO total return, 1 year
0.07%
IVOO expense ratio
0.39%
VFLO expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. IVOO follows S&P MidCap 400 Index and VFLO follows Victory U.S. Large Cap Free Cash Flow Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 3% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 IVOO returned +13.6% and VFLO +47.4% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 33.8 points.

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, IVOO and VFLO hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IVOO VFLO
Tenet Healthcare Corp 0.60% 2.37%
Coeur Mining Inc 0.53% 3.02%
Permian Resources Corp 0.52% 2.10%
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC 0.44% 1.46%
Neurocrine Biosciences Inc 0.42% 1.04%
Toll Brothers Inc 0.37% 1.57%
Only in IVOO
Twilio Inc 1.32%
Okta Inc 1.02%
TechnipFMC PLC 0.78%
nVent Electric PLC 0.76%
ATI Inc 0.76%
Entegris Inc 0.69%
United Therapeutics Corp 0.68%
XPO Inc 0.60%
Only in VFLO
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION 3.49%
EXPEDIA GROUP, INC. 3.41%
ADOBE INC. 3.37%
SANDISK CORPORATION 3.02%
NEWMONT CORPORATION 3.01%
MERCK & CO., INC. 2.98%
SALESFORCE, INC. 2.90%
INTUIT INC. 2.87%

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On the same fields

IVOO
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF
VFLO
VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +13.6% +47.4%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.4% (IJH) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs IJH not measured
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.39%
Already in the S&P 500 1.6% 83.8%
Holdings 402 50
Net assets, IVOO as of Sep 30, 2026 and VFLO as of Jun 30, 2026 $3.7bn $7.8bn

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

About IVOO

IVOO tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +13.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.4% 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, 2% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 402 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 6.7% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About VFLO

VFLO tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +47.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 30.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IVOO or VFLO?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVOO returned +13.6% and VFLO +47.4%.
Which is cheaper, IVOO or VFLO?
IVOO is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVOO and VFLO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 2% of IVOO and 84% of VFLO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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