IMCG vs SFY: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF

IMCGANYSE Arca

SoFi Select 500 ETF

SFYANYSE Arca

Overlap

12.7%by weight

Expense ratio

SFY −0.01pt a year

IMCG0.06%SFY0.05%

Avg volume · 30D

IMCG 8.9×the volume

IMCG132KSFY14.8K

5Y return · a year

SFY +7.4pt

IMCG+5.5%SFY+12.9%

IMCG vs SFY Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+30.8%IMCG+83.6%SFY

Expense ratio: IMCG 0.06%; SFY 0.05%, better
Fund size: IMCG $4.04B; SFY $684M
1Y total return: IMCG +14.0%, better; SFY +11.9%
Yield (12M): IMCG 0.67%; SFY 0.84%, better
Holdings: IMCG 262; SFY 501
Avg volume (30D): IMCG 132K sh, better; SFY 14.8K sh
NAV per share: IMCG $93.24; SFY $148.65
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for IMCG, SFY, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	IMCG	SFY
Cost30% weight	A78	A78
Mission25% weight	A95Higher	A84
Risk15% weight	A78Higher	A74
Tradability15% weight	B61Higher	C41
Holdings10% weight	A75Higher	B57
Durability5% weight	B66Higher	C42

Rank among US Growth Index funds

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Same Category. IMCG and SFY are both graded against the same 35 US Growth Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Growth Index⁠

Category · 35 funds

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IMCG ranks 2nd and SFY 8th of 35 funds in the US Growth Index Category.

Rank 1ASPYGState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETFScore 84
Rank 2AILCGiShares Morningstar Growth ETFScore 78
Rank 2AIMCGiShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETFScore 78
Rank 2ASCHGSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETFScore 78
Rank 7AVOTVanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETFScore 71
Rank 8ASFYSoFi Select 500 ETFScore 69
Rank 8AVONGVanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETFScore 69

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

IMCGAiShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF

SFYASoFi Select 500 ETF

In short

IMCG Growth 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.

SFY SoFi's house-brand large-cap fund: 500 big US companies, but growth signals decide how much weight each one gets instead of size alone. Five basis points, from a fintech app rather than a legacy fund complex.

Stated mandate

IMCG 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.

SFY The fund seeks to track the Solactive SoFi US 500 Growth Index. It provides exposure to 500 large U.S. companies while using growth signals to determine each company's contribution.

Why people hold it

IMCG 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.

SFY Five basis points, against a growth-category median closer to 0.18%. Among the cheaper ways to buy this tilt.
Not a narrow growth bet: it tracks the Solactive SoFi US 500 Growth Index, holding 500 large US companies and using growth signals to set each one's contribution.
Does what the prospectus says, and does it plainly: a standard 1940 Act index fund, no leverage, no derivative overlays, no structural asterisks.

Worth knowing

IMCG 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.

SFY Thinly traded next to the category giants, so bid-ask spreads can be wider. How you place the order matters more here than with a mega-fund.
A few peers undercut the fee: VUG at 0.03%, SPYG and SCHG at 0.04%.
Young by fund standards (launched 2019) and run by a fintech newcomer, not a decades-old fund complex. Cash goes out once or twice a year, not monthly.

Full IMCG profile⁠

Full SFY profile⁠

IMCG vs SFY Holdings

How IMCG and SFY differ

Overlap by weight

12.7%

Shared holdings make up 92.4% of IMCG and 12.7% of SFY.

Level by level

Holdings220 in both12.7%
Sector11 Sectors65.3%
Countryby domicile98.5%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in IMCG and SFY, widest gap first
Sector	More in IMCGMore in SFY	IMCG	SFY
Technology	SFY +27.7 points	23.3%	51.0%
Industrials	IMCG +17.1 points	23.0%	5.9%
Communication	SFY +6.1 points	2.2%	8.3%
Materials	IMCG +4.8 points	6.4%	1.6%
Financials	IMCG +4.0 points	12.5%	8.5%
Consumer Discretionary	IMCG +3.7 points	10.6%	6.9%
Real Estate	IMCG +2.3 points	3.6%	1.3%
Utilities	IMCG +1.8 points	3.1%	1.3%
Energy	IMCG +1.1 points	3.5%	2.4%
Health Care	SFY +0.7 points	8.9%	9.6%
Consumer Staples	SFY +0.3 points	2.9%	3.2%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in IMCG and SFY, widest gap first
Country	More in IMCGMore in SFY	IMCG	SFY
United States	SFY +1.4 points	98.2%	99.6%
Other countries (5)	IMCG +1.4 points	1.8%	0.4%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

IMCG12.4%
SFY42.9%

Securities held

IMCG259
SFY500

Asset class

IMCG: Equity
SFY: Equity

Holdings

Only in IMCG39
In both220
Only in SFY280

Only in IMCG

39 securities, 7.5% of IMCG by weight

Block Class A0.56%
Flex Ltd0.44%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd0.38%
Ati0.32%
Affirm Holdings Class A0.29%
Royal Gold0.27%
Heico Class A0.26%
Coupang Class A0.25%
Woodward0.25%
Itt Inc0.25%
Macom Technology Solutions0.24%
Api Group0.23%
Revolution Medicines0.23%
Clean Harbors Inc0.21%
Rbc Bearings0.21%
Carpenter Technology0.20%
Ch Robinson Worldwide0.20%
Mks0.20%
Lattice Semiconductor0.19%
Heico0.19%
Echostar Class A0.18%
Somnigroup International0.18%
Liberty Media Series C0.18%
Bwx Technologies Inc0.17%
Us Foods Holding0.16%
Rocket Companies Inc Class A0.16%
F50.13%
Ttm Technologies Inc0.12%
Talen Energy0.11%
Td Synnex0.10%
Tko Group Holdings Inc Class A0.10%
Roivant Sciences Ltd0.10%
Loews0.09%
Wesco International0.09%
Nextpower Inc0.09%
Amkor Technology0.07%
Vivmark Residential0.05%
Summit Therapeutics0.03%
Liberty Media Series A0.02%

Only in SFY

280 securities, 87.2% of SFY by weight

NVIDIA Corp14.27%
Apple Inc5.38%
Microsoft Corp5.30%
Broadcom Inc3.36%
Micron Technology Inc3.16%
Eli Lilly & Co3.02%
Amazon.com Inc2.90%
Meta Platforms Inc2.10%
Alphabet Inc1.77%
Alphabet Inc1.66%
Palantir Technologies Inc1.59%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc1.51%
Tesla Inc1.35%
AbbVie Inc1.00%
Walmart Inc0.99%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.0.84%
Johnson & Johnson0.83%
Visa Inc0.79%
Mastercard Inc0.75%
Intel Corp0.69%
Gilead Sciences Inc0.67%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp0.67%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc0.62%
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc0.60%
Lam Research Corp0.53%
Amphenol Corp0.52%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc0.50%
Marvell Technology Inc0.50%
Oracle Corp0.49%
Costco Wholesale Corp0.49%
Cisco Systems Inc0.47%
Ge Aerospace0.45%
Arista Networks Inc0.43%
Palo Alto Networks Inc0.41%
Netflix Inc0.41%
GE Vernova Inc0.40%
Chevron Corp0.40%
UnitedHealth Group Inc0.40%
Coca-Cola Co/The0.38%
Philip Morris International Inc0.38%
Sandisk Corp0.37%
Morgan Stanley0.36%
Amgen Inc0.36%
Analog Devices Inc0.36%
RTX Corp0.35%
Procter & Gamble Co/The0.35%
Merck & Co Inc0.33%
Home Depot Inc/The0.33%
International Business Machines Corp0.33%
Capital One Financial Corp0.32%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 220 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in IMCG and SFY, widest gap first
Holding	More in IMCGMore in SFY	IMCG	SFY
SnowflakeSNOW	IMCG +1.31 points	1.52%	0.21%
Johnson Controls International PLCJCI	IMCG +1.22 points	1.30%	0.08%
Freeport Mcmoran IncFCX	IMCG +1.17 points	1.29%	0.12%
Cloudflare Class ANET	IMCG +1.17 points	1.35%	0.18%
Dell Technologies Inc Class CDELL	IMCG +1.11 points	1.30%	0.19%
FortinetFTNT	IMCG +1.06 points	1.18%	0.12%
Motorola Solutions IncMSI	IMCG +1.01 points	1.11%	0.10%
Datadog Inc Class ADDOG	IMCG +1.00 points	1.20%	0.20%
Hilton Worldwide HoldingsHLT	IMCG +0.98 points	1.07%	0.09%
Royal Caribbean GroupRCL	IMCG +0.96 points	1.05%	0.09%
EcolabECL	IMCG +0.94 points	1.03%	0.09%
CintasCTAS	IMCG +0.94 points	1.02%	0.08%
Lumentum HoldingsLITE	IMCG +0.91 points	1.10%	0.19%
Cummins IncCMI	IMCG +0.91 points	0.97%	0.06%
Moodys CorpMCO	IMCG +0.90 points	1.00%	0.10%
Oreilly Automotive IncORLY	IMCG +0.89 points	0.97%	0.08%
Aon PLC Class AAON	IMCG +0.84 points	0.92%	0.08%
Airbnb Class AABNB	IMCG +0.83 points	0.91%	0.08%
Transdigm GroupTDG	IMCG +0.81 points	0.88%	0.07%
CsxCSX	IMCG +0.81 points	0.89%	0.08%
Robinhood Markets Class AHOOD	IMCG +0.79 points	0.97%	0.18%
Bloom Energy Class ABE	IMCG +0.77 points	0.87%	0.10%
Ww Grainger IncGWW	IMCG +0.77 points	0.82%	0.06%
Monster BeverageMNST	IMCG +0.75 points	0.86%	0.11%
CencoraCOR	IMCG +0.74 points	0.85%	0.11%
Bank of New York Mellon CorpBNY	IMCG +0.75 points	0.85%	0.10%
Ametek IncAME	IMCG +0.74 points	0.79%	0.05%
FastenalFAST	IMCG +0.72 points	0.79%	0.07%
NateraNTRA	IMCG +0.71 points	0.81%	0.10%
Keysight TechnologiesKEYS	IMCG +0.69 points	0.76%	0.07%
Emerson ElectricEMR	IMCG +0.69 points	0.79%	0.10%
Baker Hughes Class ABKR	IMCG +0.69 points	0.73%	0.04%
Marathon PetroleumMPC	IMCG +0.69 points	0.80%	0.11%
Monolithic Power Systems IncMPWR	IMCG +0.68 points	0.76%	0.08%
Ross Stores IncROST	IMCG +0.65 points	0.72%	0.07%
Edwards LifesciencesEW	IMCG +0.65 points	0.71%	0.06%
AutozoneAZO	IMCG +0.65 points	0.70%	0.05%
Doordash Class ADASH	IMCG +0.64 points	0.92%	0.28%
Rockwell Automation IncROK	IMCG +0.64 points	0.68%	0.04%
United RentalsURI	IMCG +0.63 points	0.69%	0.06%
AutodeskADSK	IMCG +0.63 points	0.70%	0.07%
Westinghouse Air Brake TechnologieWAB	IMCG +0.60 points	0.65%	0.05%
VistraVST	IMCG +0.60 points	0.64%	0.04%
Sherwin WilliamsSHW	IMCG +0.59 points	0.66%	0.07%
TeradyneTER	IMCG +0.57 points	0.63%	0.06%
Veeva Systems Class AVEEV	IMCG +0.56 points	0.63%	0.07%
CienaCIEN	IMCG +0.56 points	0.67%	0.11%
Nasdaq IncNDAQ	IMCG +0.56 points	0.63%	0.07%
Nxp Semiconductors NVNXPI	IMCG +0.56 points	0.60%	0.04%
Idexx LaboratoriesIDXX	IMCG +0.55 points	0.59%	0.04%
MsciMSCI	IMCG +0.54 points	0.60%	0.06%
Comfort Systems UsaFIX	IMCG +0.52 points	0.61%	0.09%
Microchip Technology IncMCHP	IMCG +0.51 points	0.60%	0.09%
Ventas ReitVTR	IMCG +0.50 points	0.58%	0.08%
Everpure Inc Class AP	IMCG +0.50 points	0.59%	0.09%
Illinois Tool IncITW	IMCG +0.50 points	0.57%	0.07%
Digital Realty Trust ReitDLR	IMCG +0.50 points	0.59%	0.09%
Chipotle Mexican GrillCMG	IMCG +0.49 points	0.53%	0.04%
CoherentCOHR	IMCG +0.47 points	0.59%	0.12%
NucorNUE	IMCG +0.47 points	0.53%	0.06%
Astera LabsALAB	IMCG +0.47 points	0.61%	0.15%
Te Connectivity PLCTEL	IMCG +0.46 points	0.55%	0.09%
Carvana Class ACVNA	IMCG +0.46 points	0.66%	0.20%
Interactive Brokers Group Inc ClasIBKR	IMCG +0.45 points	0.49%	0.04%
Coinbase Global Class ACOIN	IMCG +0.45 points	0.48%	0.03%
Vulcan MaterialsVMC	IMCG +0.44 points	0.48%	0.04%
Arthur J GallagherAJG	IMCG +0.44 points	0.56%	0.12%
WilliamsWMB	IMCG +0.42 points	0.52%	0.10%
Martin Marietta MaterialsMLM	IMCG +0.41 points	0.44%	0.03%
Old Dominion Freight LineODFL	IMCG +0.41 points	0.44%	0.03%
Take Two Interactive SoftwareTTWO	IMCG +0.41 points	0.46%	0.05%
Axon EnterpriseAXON	IMCG +0.40 points	0.46%	0.06%
Waters CorpWAT	IMCG +0.40 points	0.45%	0.05%
Roblox Class ARBLX	IMCG +0.40 points	0.46%	0.06%
Norfolk Southern CorpNSC	IMCG +0.40 points	0.47%	0.07%
L3HARRIS TechnologiesLHX	IMCG +0.38 points	0.44%	0.06%
Rocket Lab CorpRKLB	IMCG +0.39 points	0.45%	0.06%
Simon Property Group Reit IncSPG	IMCG +0.38 points	0.46%	0.08%
Twilio Class ATWLO	IMCG +0.38 points	0.47%	0.09%
West Pharmaceutical ServicesWST	IMCG +0.38 points	0.40%	0.02%
Dexcom IncDXCM	IMCG +0.37 points	0.41%	0.04%
MarshMRSH	IMCG +0.36 points	0.48%	0.12%
Emcor GroupEME	IMCG +0.37 points	0.40%	0.03%
JabilJBL	IMCG +0.37 points	0.41%	0.04%
Northrop Grumman CorpNOC	IMCG +0.36 points	0.44%	0.08%
Targa ResourcesTRGP	IMCG +0.36 points	0.43%	0.07%
On Semiconductor CorpON	IMCG +0.36 points	0.40%	0.04%
Apollo Global ManagementAPO	IMCG +0.36 points	0.45%	0.09%
Cardinal HealthCAH	IMCG +0.35 points	0.44%	0.09%
Allstate CorpALL	IMCG +0.35 points	0.43%	0.08%
Illumina IncILMN	IMCG +0.34 points	0.39%	0.04%
GarminGRMN	IMCG +0.34 points	0.41%	0.07%
Mongodb Class AMDB	IMCG +0.33 points	0.41%	0.08%
Ferguson EnterprisesFERG	IMCG +0.33 points	0.37%	0.04%
VylorVYLR	IMCG +0.33 points	0.38%	0.05%
Qnity ElectronicsQ	IMCG +0.33 points	0.35%	0.02%
American Electric Power IncAEP	IMCG +0.32 points	0.40%	0.08%
Yum BrandsYUM	IMCG +0.32 points	0.36%	0.04%
Estee Lauder Inc Class AEL	IMCG +0.32 points	0.37%	0.05%
Entergy CorpETR	IMCG +0.31 points	0.37%	0.06%

All 259 IMCG holdings⁠All SFY holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

IMCG vs SFY Cost

Overpaying IMCG vs SFY

$210

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

IMCG 0.06%
$1,270
SFY 0.05%
$1,060

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

IMCG 0.06%
SFY 0.05%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	IMCG	SFY	Overpaying
10	$110	$92	$18
20	$432	$360	$72
30	$1,270	$1,060	$210

Expense ratio

0.06%IMCG
0.05%SFY, cheaper

SFY0.05%IMCG0.06%

0.03%0.70%

Middle half of US Growth Index funds
Median 0.18%

SFY 5th cheapest of 35 funds

IMCG 9th cheapest of 35 funds

IMCG vs SFY Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): IMCG 0.67%; SFY 0.84%, better
Payout (12M): IMCG $0.62; SFY $1.25
Last payment: IMCG $0.19; SFY $0.63
Ex-dividend: IMCG Sep 15, 2026; SFY Jun 29, 2026
Paid on: IMCG Sep 18, 2026; SFY Jun 30, 2026
Frequency: IMCG Quarterly; SFY Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

IMCGQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll IMCG payments⁠

SFYTwice a year · 15 paymentsAll SFY payments⁠

IMCG vs SFY Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

IMCG
SFY

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: IMCG 16.6%SFY 14.8%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: IMCG 0.97SFY 1.43, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: IMCG −35.1%SFY −27.7%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: IMCG 1.14SFY 1.10; Market = 1

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IMCG vs SFY

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How IMCG and SFY differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in IMCG

Only in SFY

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

The best growth ETF is the cheap one on the index you want

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How IMCG and SFY differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in IMCG

Only in SFY

Weight gaps