iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF
$96.21−0.09 (−0.09%)
- 0.06%
- $4.2B
- +19.8%
- 0.65%
- 0.1M sh
- $97.11
- low $75.67high $100.79
The ETF.net IMCG Grade
A
Score 78 out of 100
- 2 of 35
Score 78 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.A79 out of 100Rank 5 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A95 out of 100Rank 17 of 32Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A74 out of 100Rank 4 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B60 out of 100Rank 12 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A77 out of 100Rank 6 of 35Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B66 out of 100Rank 15 of 35
Our read on IMCG
AGrowth investing usually means megacaps. IMCG works the middle of the market instead: roughly 300 mid-cap growth names, indexed since 2004, for six basis points a year.
The Fund seeks to track an index of U.S. mid-capitalization equities with growth characteristics. Its strategy uses representative sampling and generally invests at least 80% of assets in securities from the Underlying Index.
Why people hold it
- 0.06% a year, one third of the 0.18% median for its growth-fund peer group. Mid-cap indexing at large-cap-index prices.
- The growth leaderboard is stacked with large-cap funds (VUG, SCHG, SPYG, VONG). IMCG covers the middle instead, holding about 300 mid-cap growth names.
- Sticks close to the Morningstar mid-cap growth index it follows, one of the tighter tracking jobs in its peer group.
- Running since 2004 under the iShares roof, with a multi-billion-dollar asset base behind it.
Worth knowing
- Moderately traded rather than heavily traded, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than the megacap growth ETFs sitting beside it in the category.
- This is a size-and-style bet. Mid-cap growth companies tend to move more sharply than the broad market, in both directions.
- Distributions land quarterly, but a growth screen is not built around income.
IMCG Holdings
- Stocks
- 263
- 14%
- SNOW
Sectors
- Technology26.7%
- Industrials23.1%
- Financials11.4%
- Consumer Discretionary10.6%
- Health Care8.6%
- Materials6.2%
- Real Estate3.4%
- Energy3.2%
- Utilities2.9%
- Communication2.0%
- Consumer Staples2.0%
Geography
- United States94.71%
- Ireland2.84%
- United Kingdom0.85%
- Cayman Islands0.71%
- Netherlands0.50%
- Switzerland0.39%
IMCG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IMCG$11,985
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 | IMCG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +21.2% |
| 1 month | +1.3% |
| 3 months | −0.8% |
| 1 year | +19.8% |
| 3 years | +19.8% |
| 5 years | +7.5% |
| 10 years | +14.5% |
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 | IMCG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +21.2% | |
| 2025 | +6.6% | |
| 2024 | +18.1% | |
| 2023 | +20.7% | |
| 2022 | −25.8% | |
| 2021 | +15.4% | |
| 2020 | +45.6% |
IMCG in the news
IMCG Dividends
- 0.65%
- $0.62
- $0.19 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
IMCG Risk
- 17.0%
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.
- 0.84
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.
- −35.1%
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.
- 1.14
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IMCG Cost
0.06%
IMCG0.06%
- The middle half of US Growth Index funds
- Median 0.18%
7 of the 35 US Growth Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US Growth Index
- ASPYGState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return +22.9%
- ASCHGSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return +17.0%
- AVUGVanguard Morningstar Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +17.4%
- AILCGiShares Morningstar Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return +16.0%
- AVBKVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +16.2%