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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDYG returned +14.9% and VFMO +13.2%.

Which is cheaper, MDYG or VFMO?

VFMO is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of MDYG and 43% of VFMO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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MDYG vs VFMO: Differences, Returns & Fees

MDYG and VFMO hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and MDYG returned +14.9% over the year. Net assets: $2.8bn on Oct 20, 2026 for State Street SPDR S & P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF, and $1.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF.

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VFMO costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points; MDYG is 1.5 times larger.

MDYG vs VFMO: Differences, Returns & Fees
	MDYG	VFMO
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.13%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$2.8bn	$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+14.9%	+13.2%
What it tracks	S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	12%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.6%	9.5%
Below its high	8.2%, high on Aug 17, 2026	11.5%, high on Jun 30, 2026

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

+14.9%

MDYG total return, 1 year

+13.2%

VFMO total return, 1 year

0.15%

MDYG expense ratio

0.13%

VFMO expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MDYG and VFMO hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding MDYG VFMO

STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC 0.75% 0.41%

SITIME CORP 0.67% 0.34%

SANMINA CORP 0.55% 0.33%

ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD 0.63% 0.30%

DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC 0.44% 0.29%

ARROWHEAD PHARMACEUTICALS IN 0.47% 0.28%

NEXTPOWER INC 0.46% 0.28%

TTM TECHNOLOGIES 0.60% 0.26%

XPO INC 1.26% 0.26%

JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC 0.78% 0.25%

MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS H 1.07% 0.25%

DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS INC 0.57% 0.24%

Only in MDYG

OKTA INC 1.83%

ROKU INC 1.19%

DYNATRACE INC 1.03%

TOAST INC CLASS A 0.94%

TALEN ENERGY CORP 0.91%

EXELIXIS INC 0.90%

RB GLOBAL INC 0.85%

GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC 0.83%

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

MDYG

State Street SPDR S & P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF

VFMO

Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +14.9% +13.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.9% (IJK) +15.0% (IWV)

Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs IJK −1.9 pts vs IWV

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.13%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 43.4%

Holdings 247 704

Net assets, MDYG as of Oct 20, 2026 and VFMO as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.8bn $1.9bn

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

About MDYG

MDYG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +14.9% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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 247 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%. It sat 8.2% below its high of Aug 17, 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, MDYG or VFMO?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDYG returned +14.9% and VFMO +13.2%.
Which is cheaper, MDYG or VFMO?: VFMO is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MDYG and VFMO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of MDYG and 43% of VFMO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

MDYG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MDYG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗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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