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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VFMO returned +13.2% and XMHQ +11.8%.

Which is cheaper, VFMO or XMHQ?

VFMO is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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VFMO vs XMHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

VFMO and XMHQ hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and VFMO returned +13.2% over the year. Net assets: $1.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF, and $5.6bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF.

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VFMO costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points.

VFMO vs XMHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
	VFMO	XMHQ
Expense ratio	0.13%	0.25%
Net assets, VFMO as of Sep 30, 2026 and XMHQ as of Oct 20, 2026	$1.9bn	$5.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+13.2%	+11.8%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P MidCap 400 Quality Index
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	9.5%	30.4%
Below its high	11.5%, high on Jun 30, 2026	3.0%, high on Aug 14, 2026

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

+13.2%

VFMO total return, 1 year

+11.8%

XMHQ total return, 1 year

0.13%

VFMO expense ratio

0.25%

XMHQ expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VFMO and XMHQ hold 3% 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 VFMO XMHQ

Nextpower Inc 0.28% 1.99%

TechnipFMC PLC 0.23% 4.46%

United Therapeutics Corp 0.23% 2.93%

Weatherford International PLC 0.21% 0.73%

Carpenter Technology Corp 0.19% 2.17%

Vicor Corp 0.19% 0.69%

Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.19% 2.44%

Antero Midstream Corp 0.17% 0.75%

Hecla Mining Co 0.14% 1.64%

CNX Resources Corp 0.14% 0.64%

Donaldson Co Inc 0.13% 1.24%

Toro Co 0.13% 1.45%

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%

Only in XMHQ

Manhattan Associates Inc 3.63%

Exelixis Inc 3.53%

Docusign Inc 2.27%

Carlisle Cos Inc 2.23%

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd 2.17%

Graco Inc 1.74%

SEI Investments Co 1.68%

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc 1.67%

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On the same fields

VFMO

Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF

XMHQ

Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard Invesco

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +13.2% +11.8%

Its benchmark over the same days +15.0% (IWV) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −1.9 pts vs IWV not measured

Expense ratio 0.13% 0.25%

Already in the S&P 500 43.4% 0.0%

Holdings 704 82

Net assets, VFMO as of Sep 30, 2026 and XMHQ as of Oct 20, 2026 $1.9bn $5.6bn

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

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.

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, VFMO or XMHQ?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VFMO returned +13.2% and XMHQ +11.8%.
Which is cheaper, VFMO or XMHQ?: VFMO is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VFMO and XMHQ overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 43% of VFMO and 0% of XMHQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

VFMO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VFMO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VFMO ↗XMHQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XMHQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for XMHQ ↗

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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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