Category Review
US multifactor funds ran 30 points apart
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
$73.26+0.10 (+0.14%)
- 0.05%
- $123.2B
- +17.2%
- 1.23%
- 6.9M sh
- $73.43
- low $62.22high $78.71
The ETF.net IJH Grade
A
Score 83 out of 100
- 2 of 11
Score 83 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A87 out of 100Rank 2 of 11Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 11Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C53 out of 100Rank 2 of 11Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A79 out of 100Rank 3 of 11Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A84 out of 100Rank 1 of 11Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A82 out of 100Rank 1 of 11
Our read on IJH
AThe mid-cap middle child, done cheap. IJH has tracked the S&P MidCap 400 since 2000 for five basis points, and it's one of the most heavily traded ways to own roughly 400 mid-sized US companies.
The fund seeks to track the S&P MidCap 400 Index and provide exposure to mid-sized U.S. companies. It is presented as a low-cost core portfolio holding.
Why people hold it
- Five basis points a year, about a third of the typical cost in its S&P 400 peer group, and a fraction of MDY's 0.23% for the very same index.
- Running since 2000 and among the most actively traded funds in the mid-cap aisle, with assets in the multi-billions.
- The mandate is one line: hold the S&P MidCap 400, roughly 400 mid-sized US companies. No tilts, no screens, no style drift. Pays quarterly.ishares.com
- iShares built it as a core building block, and it sits among the strongest implementations of this index in its peer group.ishares.com
Worth knowing
- It is not the cheapest seat: SPMD tracks the same index at 0.03%. Two basis points, if cost is your only tiebreaker.
- Mid-caps only. No mega-cap ballast, no small caps, so this works as a sleeve beside a large-cap core rather than a whole US portfolio.
- All US, all stocks. Nothing here diversifies you outside American equity markets.
IJH Holdings
- Stocks
- 408
- 7%
- FTI
Geography
- United States96.38%
- United Kingdom1.76%
- Bermuda0.73%
- Cayman Islands0.50%
- Ireland0.42%
- Sweden0.21%
IJH Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IJH$11,716
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | IJH |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.7% |
| 1 month | −1.4% |
| 3 months | −3.0% |
| 1 year | +17.2% |
| 3 years | +15.7% |
| 5 years | +7.7% |
| 10 years | +10.7% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | IJH |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.7% | |
| 2025 | +7.4% | |
| 2024 | +13.9% | |
| 2023 | +15.4% | |
| 2022 | −13.1% | |
| 2021 | +24.7% | |
| 2020 | +13.6% |
IJH in the news
IJH Dividends
- 1.23%
- $0.90
- $0.23 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
IJH Risk
- 15.5%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.65
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −24.1%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.02
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IJH Cost
0.05%
IJH0.05%
- The middle half of S&P MidCap 400 funds
- Median 0.15%
1 of the 11 S&P MidCap 400 funds charge less.
Other funds in S&P MidCap 400
- ASPMDState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +17.2%
- AIVOOVanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +17.2%
- BMDYState Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TrustExpense ratio 0.23%1 year return +16.8%
- BMDYVState Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +14.0%
- BXJHiShares ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return +17.9%