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As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. REGL SMIG \n Expense ratio 0.40% 0.60% \n Net assets, REGL as of Oct 9, 2026 and SMIG as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.7bn $1.5bn \n Total return, 1 year +6.0% +9.7% \n Holdings in common","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, REGL against SMIG, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/regl-vs-smig","a":{"ticker":"REGL","name":"ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF","issuer":"ProShares","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"REGL tracks an index and returned +6.0% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/regl","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+6.0%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.40%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"65","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22128.5%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.7bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 9, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"Its own holdings, as of Oct 9, 2026; no other fund tracks the S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats Index, the index its prospectus names","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SMIG","name":"Bahl & Gaynor Small/Mid Cap Income Growth ETF","issuer":"Bahl & Gaynor","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"SMIG is actively managed and returned +9.7% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/smig","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+9.7%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.60%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"38","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22126.4%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.5bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"Its own holdings, as of Jun 30, 2026; its prospectus names no index it tracks","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"overlap_pct":12,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/regl-vs-smig"}