{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-mid-cap-etf","section":"learn","title":"What is a mid-cap ETF? | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 305 stock ETFs in mid-cap segments, with a median fee of 0.50%, between large-cap at 0.40% and small-cap at 0.44%.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-mid-cap-etf#article","headline":"What is a mid-cap ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 305 stock ETFs in mid-cap segments, with a median fee of 0.50%, between large-cap at 0.40% and small-cap at 0.44%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-mid-cap-etf","mainEntityOfPage":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-mid-cap-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","datePublished":"2026-11-04","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"about":"What is a mid-cap ETF?","inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-mid-cap-etf#questions","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Where is the line between mid and large?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The index provider sets it. The category pages state the line each segment uses."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Do mid-cap funds cost more?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"On the median, 0.50% against 0.40% for large-cap."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I compare mid-cap funds?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Use the screener to filter by segment, fee and size, then compare two funds side by side."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What is a mid-cap ETF?","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-mid-cap-etf"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"What is a mid-cap ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 305 stock ETFs in mid-cap segments, with a median fee of 0.50%, between large-cap at 0.40% and small-cap at 0.44%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-mid-cap-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":1906,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn / What is a mid-cap ETF? \n \n What is a mid-cap ETF?\n Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 305 stock ETFs in mid-cap segments, with a median fee of 0.50%, between large-cap at 0.40% and small-cap at 0.44%.\n \n In plain words\n A mid-cap ETF owns companies in the middle of the size range, bigger than the smallest firms and smaller than the giants. Size is share price times number of shares.\n ETFIQ counts 305 mid-cap funds, against 897 large-cap and 168 small-cap. Median fees rise as companies get smaller: 0.40% large-cap, 0.50% mid-cap, 0.44% small-cap. Mid-caps sit between the two on swings and trading cost. ETFIQ places each fund by what it owns and shows its benchmark, such as the S&P 500, and gap.\n Questions\n Where is the line between mid and large? The index provider sets it. The category pages state the line each segment uses.\n Do mid-cap funds cost more? On the median, 0.50% against 0.40% for large-cap.\n How do I compare mid-cap funds? Use the screener to filter by segment, fee and size, then compare two funds side by side.\n Where to next\n Stocks Screener: filter every ETF Compare two ETFs What is an ETF expense ratio? What is a small-cap ETF? What is a value ETF and a growth ETF? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, What is a mid-cap ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-mid-cap-etf Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, What is a mid-cap ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-mid-cap-etf APA ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). What is a mid-cap ETF?. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-mid-cap-etf Markdown [What is a mid-cap ETF? (ETFIQ, Nov 4, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-mid-cap-etf)","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":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, What is a mid-cap ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-mid-cap-etf"}