iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
$110.85−0.25 (−0.23%)
- 0.16%
- $10.7B
- +20.0%
- 0.57%
- 0.3M sh
- $112.04
- low $91.30high $119.39
The ETF.net IJK Grade
A
Score 75 out of 100
- 13 of 99
Score 75 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.A84 out of 100Rank 12 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A93 out of 100Rank 20 of 86Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D25 out of 100Rank 86 of 97Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A83 out of 100Rank 11 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B64 out of 100Rank 34 of 98Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A91 out of 100Rank 4 of 99
Our read on IJK
AIJK splits the S&P MidCap 400 in half and keeps the growth side: roughly 250 mid-size US companies picked by the index's growth and momentum screen, for 0.16% a year. It has been doing exactly that since 2000.
The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. mid-capitalization equities exhibiting growth characteristics.
Why people hold it
- A 2000 vintage, which makes it one of the original style-box ETFs and now a multi-billion-dollar fund. Two decades of live history is rare in the factor aisle.
- 0.16% a year, roughly half the typical fee among the factor funds it competes with.
- Growth here is a published rulebook, not a manager's hunch: S&P's own growth and momentum screen applied to the MidCap 400. The fund tracks that index closely, among the tighter trackers in its group.ishares.com
- Mid caps are the slice most portfolios skip. This one covers about 250 of them, with cash paid out quarterly.
Worth knowing
- This is half the mid-cap market by design. The growth screen leaves the value side of the 400 on the table, so it is a tilt, not full mid-cap coverage.
- Volatility is the trade-off. Mid-size companies screened for growth and momentum move more than a broad total-market fund, and that shows up in this fund's risk profile.
- Volume is moderate rather than headline-grabbing, so spreads can widen on chunky orders.
IJK Holdings
- Stocks
- 252
- 18%
- Cash Collateral Msfut USD
Geography
- United States94.65%
- United Kingdom2.39%
- Cayman Islands1.01%
- Ireland0.85%
- Bermuda0.83%
- Sweden0.26%
IJK Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IJK$12,005
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 | IJK |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +15.1% |
| 1 month | −0.2% |
| 3 months | −2.5% |
| 1 year | +20.0% |
| 3 years | +16.7% |
| 5 years | +7.7% |
| 10 years | +11.0% |
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 | IJK |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +15.1% | |
| 2025 | +7.3% | |
| 2024 | +15.7% | |
| 2023 | +17.4% | |
| 2022 | −19.0% | |
| 2021 | +18.7% | |
| 2020 | +22.4% |
IJK in the news
IJK Dividends
- 0.57%
- $0.64
- $0.19 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
IJK Risk
- 16.3%
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.
- 0.71
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.
- −29.2%
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.
- 1.06
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IJK Cost
0.16%
IJK0.16%
- The middle half of US Multifactor funds
- Median 0.30%
21 of the 99 US Multifactor funds charge less.
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