IWR vs XMHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

IWR and XMHQ hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and IWR returned +15.1% over the year. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $57.0bn for iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF and $5.6bn for Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF.

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IWR costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.3 points; IWR is 10.3 times larger.

IWR vs XMHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
IWRXMHQ
Expense ratio0.18%0.25%
Net assets$57.0bn$5.6bn
Total return, 1 year+15.1%+11.8%
What it tracksRussell Midcap IndexS&P MidCap 400 Quality Index
Holdings in common4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund6.8%30.4%
Below its high4.3%, high on Aug 14, 20263.0%, high on Aug 14, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 19, 2026.

+15.1%
IWR total return, 1 year
+11.8%
XMHQ total return, 1 year
0.18%
IWR expense ratio
0.25%
XMHQ expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. IWR follows Russell Midcap Index and XMHQ follows S&P MidCap 400 Quality Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 4% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 19, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 IWR returned +15.1% and XMHQ +11.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 3.3 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, IWR and XMHQ hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 19, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IWR XMHQ
TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.20% 4.46%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.17% 2.98%
UNITED THERAPEUTICS 0.17% 2.93%
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY 0.14% 2.17%
CURTISS WRIGHT 0.14% 2.44%
EXELIXIS INC 0.12% 3.53%
SHARKNINJA 0.12% 1.64%
DOCUSIGN 0.11% 2.27%
RENAISSANCERE HOLDING 0.11% 2.17%
CARLISLE COMPANIES 0.10% 2.23%
GRACO 0.10% 1.74%
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS 0.10% 2.01%
Only in IWR
MARATHON PETROLEUM 1.04%
PHILLIPS 66 0.87%
SNOWFLAKE 0.79%
CLOUDFLARE CLASS A 0.71%
DATADOG INC CLASS A 0.64%
MODERNA 0.61%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 0.55%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS CLASS A 0.55%
Only in XMHQ
InterDigital Inc 1.31%
Autoliv Inc 1.05%
Qualys Inc 1.04%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co 0.88%
Fluor Corp 0.83%
Federated Hermes Inc 0.67%
CNX Resources Corp 0.64%
Exponent Inc 0.60%

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On the same fields

IWR
iShares Russell Mid-Cap 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 +15.1% +11.8%
Its benchmark over the same days +15.0% (IWV) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs IWV not measured
Expense ratio 0.18% 0.25%
Already in the S&P 500 61.6% 0.0%
Holdings 825 82
Net assets $57.0bn $5.6bn

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

About IWR

IWR tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 62% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 825 positions, with the top ten at 6.8%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.1% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

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, IWR or XMHQ?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWR returned +15.1% and XMHQ +11.8%.
Which is cheaper, IWR or XMHQ?
IWR 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 IWR and XMHQ overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 62% of IWR and 0% of XMHQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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