IVOO vs MIDE: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF

IVOOANYSE Arca

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 Scored & Screened ETF

MIDECNYSE Arca

Overlap

61.9%by weight

Expense ratio

IVOO −0.08pt a year

IVOO0.07%MIDE0.15%

Avg volume · 30D

IVOO 111.6×the volume

IVOO82.5KMIDE739

5Y return · a year

MIDE +0.4pt

IVOO+7.1%MIDE+7.5%

IVOO vs MIDE Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+41.0%IVOO+43.9%MIDE

Expense ratio: IVOO 0.07%, better; MIDE 0.15%
Fund size: IVOO $5.7B; MIDE $3M
1Y total return: IVOO +14.3%; MIDE +17.3%, better
Yield (12M): IVOO 1.21%; MIDE 1.29%, better
Holdings: IVOO 406; MIDE 265
Avg volume (30D): IVOO 82.5K sh, better; MIDE 739 sh
NAV per share: IVOO $124.07; MIDE $37.17
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for IVOO, MIDE, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	IVOO	MIDE
Cost30% weight	A78Higher	C51
Mission25% weight	A100Higher	A99
Risk15% weight	C52	C52
Tradability15% weight	D32Higher	F8
Holdings10% weight	A74Higher	B59
Durability5% weight	A70Higher	F11

Rank among S&P MidCap 400 funds

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Same Category. IVOO and MIDE are both graded against the same 11 S&P MidCap 400 funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

S&P MidCap 400⁠

Category · 11 funds

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IVOO ranks 3rd and MIDE 10th of 11 funds in the S&P MidCap 400 Category.

Rank 1ASPMDState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETFScore 85
Rank 2AIJHiShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETFScore 84
Rank 3AIVOOVanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETFScore 71
Rank 4BMDYState Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TrustScore 66
Rank 9CRWKInvesco S&P MidCap 400 Revenue ETFScore 45
Rank 10CMIDEXtrackers S&P MidCap 400 Scored & Screened ETFScore 40
Rank 11DMCOWPacer S&P MidCap 400 Quality FCF Aristocrats ETFScore 31

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

IVOOAVanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF

MIDECXtrackers S&P MidCap 400 Scored & Screened ETF

In short

IVOO Four funds chase the S&P MidCap 400; this is the Vanguard one. About 400 mid-sized US companies at 0.07% a year, less than half what the typical fund on this index charges.

MIDE Mid-cap America with a filter: MIDE tracks S&P's Scored & Screened cut of the MidCap 400, holding roughly 300 of the names. Launched in 2021, it's the small, screened cousin in a cohort ruled by giant plain-vanilla trackers.

Stated mandate

IVOO The fund seeks to follow the performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Index.

MIDE The fund seeks investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of its underlying index.

Why people hold it

IVOO 0.07% a year, under half the going rate among funds tracking this same index. On a plain-vanilla wrapper, fee is most of the argument.vanguard.com
Holds roughly 400 mid-sized US companies, the tier above small caps and below the mega-cap names. No stock picking, no tilts, no sector bets.vanguard.com
Tracks the S&P MidCap 400 closely and does exactly what its prospectus says, one of the tighter implementations in this peer group.vanguard.com
Trading since 2010, with distributions paid quarterly. A multi-billion-dollar fund with a long track record behind the ticker.

MIDE The screen is the point: it starts from the S&P MidCap 400 and follows the Scored & Screened index rules, landing at roughly 300 stocks instead of the full roster.
At 0.15%, the fee lands right on the median for S&P MidCap 400 trackers and below MDY's 0.23%.
No mandate mystery: a straight index fund that aims to match its stated benchmark before fees, and it pays quarterly.

Worth knowing

IVOO Cheaper wrappers on the identical index exist: SPMD at 0.03% and IJH at 0.05%. Small gap, but it is a gap, and the index inside is the same.
Moderately traded rather than the volume king of the S&P 400 group, so spreads deserve a look on large or hurried orders.
All US, all mid-cap. No mega-cap ballast, no international exposure. This is one slice of a portfolio, not the whole plate.

MIDE A small asset base and thin trading mean wider bid-ask spreads than the mid-cap heavyweights, a cost that shows up at the trade, not in the fee.
Unscreened exposure to the same mid-cap universe costs less: SPMD at 0.03%, IJH at 0.05%, IVOO at 0.07%.
The screens drop names the parent index keeps, so this follows the Scored & Screened version and moves differently from the headline S&P MidCap 400.

Full IVOO profile⁠

Full MIDE profile⁠

IVOO vs MIDE Holdings

How IVOO and MIDE differ

Overlap by weight

61.9%

Shared holdings make up 96.9% of MIDE and 61.9% of IVOO.

Level by level

Holdings257 in both61.9%
Sector11 Sectors95.8%
Countryby domicile98.1%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in IVOO and MIDE, widest gap first
Sector	More in IVOOMore in MIDE	IVOO	MIDE
Financials	MIDE +2.1 points	13.5%	15.6%
Technology	IVOO +1.1 points	18.1%	17.0%
Utilities	IVOO +1.0 points	2.8%	1.8%
Real Estate	MIDE +0.9 points	7.9%	8.8%
Health Care	IVOO +0.9 points	10.4%	9.6%
Energy	MIDE +0.7 points	5.3%	6.0%
Communication	IVOO +0.5 points	1.5%	1.0%
Materials	IVOO +0.4 points	4.9%	4.5%
Industrials	IVOO +0.3 points	22.2%	21.9%
Consumer Discretionary	MIDE +0.3 points	10.1%	10.4%
Consumer Staples	MIDE +0.1 points	3.2%	3.3%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in IVOO and MIDE, widest gap first
Country	More in IVOOMore in MIDE	IVOO	MIDE
United States	IVOO +1.9 points	100.0%	98.1%
United Kingdom	MIDE +1.0 points	0.0%	1.0%
Other countries (3)	MIDE +0.9 points	0.0%	0.9%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

IVOO7.8%
MIDE10.7%

Securities held

IVOO401
MIDE264

Asset class

IVOO: Equity
MIDE: Equity

Holdings

Only in IVOO144
In both257
Only in MIDE7

Only in IVOO

144 securities, 38.0% of IVOO by weight

Twilio Inc1.32%
ATI Inc0.76%
XPO Inc0.60%
Tenet Healthcare Corp0.60%
Roku Inc0.59%
Curtiss-Wright Corp0.59%
Roivant Sciences Ltd0.58%
Reliance Inc0.58%
Woodward Inc0.57%
Nutanix Inc0.56%
Coeur Mining Inc0.53%
Lattice Semiconductor Corp0.52%
Permian Resources Corp0.52%
Semtech Corp0.49%
SLCMT11420.47%
RBC Bearings Inc0.46%
Onto Innovation Inc0.44%
SiTime Corp0.44%
RB Global Inc0.44%
SharkNinja Inc0.44%
Toast Inc0.44%
API Group Corp0.44%
Exelixis Inc0.42%
Performance Food Group Co0.42%
Medpace Holdings Inc0.41%
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc0.41%
Talen Energy Corp0.41%
Sun Communities Inc0.40%
CACI International Inc0.40%
MasTec Inc0.39%
DigitalOcean Holdings Inc0.38%
TTM Technologies Inc0.38%
Lamar Advertising Co0.37%
BWX Technologies Inc0.37%
Five Below Inc0.36%
Manhattan Associates Inc0.34%
Sanmina Corp0.34%
Advanced Energy Industries Inc0.33%
American Healthcare REIT Inc0.33%
CNH Industrial NV0.33%
Corcept Therapeutics Inc0.32%
Moog Inc0.32%
AGNC Investment Corp0.32%
Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc0.31%
Carlyle Group Inc/The0.31%
Viavi Solutions Inc0.30%
HubSpot Inc0.30%
Cognex Corp0.30%
GameStop Corp0.30%
Molina Healthcare Inc0.29%

Only in MIDE

7 securities, 1.9% of MIDE by weight

Cnh Industrial NV0.46%
iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.36%
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd0.32%
Novanta Inc0.24%
Fortune Brands Home & Security0.23%
Gap Inc0.21%
Lancaster Colony Corp0.10%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 257 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in IVOO and MIDE, widest gap first
Holding	More in IVOOMore in MIDE	IVOO	MIDE
Okta IncOKTA	MIDE +0.53 points	1.02%	1.55%
United Therapeutics CorpUTHR	MIDE +0.46 points	0.68%	1.14%
Ovintiv IncOVV	MIDE +0.43 points	0.47%	0.90%
TechnipFMC PLCFTI	MIDE +0.42 points	0.78%	1.20%
US Foods Holding CorpUSFD	MIDE +0.41 points	0.59%	1.00%
TransUnionTRU	MIDE +0.39 points	0.27%	0.66%
Entegris IncENTG	MIDE +0.36 points	0.69%	1.05%
Jones Lang LaSalle IncJLL	MIDE +0.34 points	0.41%	0.75%
Docusign IncDOCU	MIDE +0.33 points	0.38%	0.71%
Range Resources CorpRRC	MIDE +0.33 points	0.25%	0.58%
HF Sinclair CorpDINO	MIDE +0.31 points	0.49%	0.80%
Reinsurance Group of America IncRGA	MIDE +0.31 points	0.47%	0.78%
East West Bancorp IncEWBC	MIDE +0.30 points	0.50%	0.80%
Carlisle Cos IncCSL	MIDE +0.31 points	0.37%	0.68%
Halozyme Therapeutics IncHALO	MIDE +0.30 points	0.37%	0.67%
Antero Resources CorpAR	MIDE +0.28 points	0.30%	0.58%
Royal Gold IncRGLD	MIDE +0.28 points	0.59%	0.87%
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings IncBJ	MIDE +0.28 points	0.34%	0.62%
ITT IncITT	MIDE +0.27 points	0.53%	0.80%
Guidewire Software IncGWRE	MIDE +0.26 points	0.35%	0.61%
Dynatrace IncDT	MIDE +0.26 points	0.49%	0.75%
Encompass Health CorpEHC	MIDE +0.26 points	0.35%	0.61%
Lincoln Electric Holdings IncLECO	MIDE +0.26 points	0.42%	0.68%
Crown Holdings IncCCK	MIDE +0.25 points	0.33%	0.58%
Toll Brothers IncTOL	MIDE +0.25 points	0.37%	0.62%
Texas Roadhouse IncTXRH	MIDE +0.25 points	0.30%	0.55%
Neurocrine Biosciences IncNBIX	MIDE +0.24 points	0.42%	0.66%
Ryder System IncR	MIDE +0.23 points	0.26%	0.49%
TD SYNNEX CorpSNX	MIDE +0.24 points	0.60%	0.84%
Somnigroup International IncSGI	MIDE +0.24 points	0.42%	0.66%
WESCO International IncWCC	MIDE +0.24 points	0.51%	0.75%
RenaissanceRe Holdings LtdRNR	MIDE +0.23 points	0.39%	0.62%
Essential Utilities IncWTRG	MIDE +0.23 points	0.33%	0.56%
Omega Healthcare Investors IncOHI	MIDE +0.23 points	0.41%	0.64%
AramarkARMK	MIDE +0.23 points	0.41%	0.64%
WP Carey IncWPC	MIDE +0.23 points	0.43%	0.66%
Unum GroupUNM	MIDE +0.22 points	0.37%	0.59%
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding CorpBAH	MIDE +0.22 points	0.25%	0.47%
RPM International IncRPM	MIDE +0.22 points	0.37%	0.59%
Clean Harbors IncCLH	MIDE +0.21 points	0.46%	0.67%
Evercore IncEVR	MIDE +0.22 points	0.29%	0.51%
Equitable Holdings IncEQH	MIDE +0.22 points	0.38%	0.60%
DT Midstream IncDTM	MIDE +0.21 points	0.36%	0.57%
Annaly Capital Management IncNLY	MIDE +0.20 points	0.42%	0.62%
Penumbra IncPEN	MIDE +0.20 points	0.37%	0.57%
Nextpower IncNXT	MIDE +0.19 points	0.35%	0.54%
Avantor IncAVTR	MIDE +0.19 points	0.30%	0.49%
Elanco Animal Health IncELAN	MIDE +0.19 points	0.33%	0.52%
Gaming and Leisure Properties IncGLPI	MIDE +0.19 points	0.32%	0.51%
Toro Co/TheTTC	MIDE +0.19 points	0.27%	0.46%
Equity LifeStyle Properties IncELS	MIDE +0.19 points	0.33%	0.52%
Ensign Group Inc/TheENSG	MIDE +0.18 points	0.29%	0.47%
Southstate Bank CorpSSB	MIDE +0.18 points	0.28%	0.46%
Fidelity National Financial IncFNF	MIDE +0.18 points	0.29%	0.47%
First Horizon CorpFHN	MIDE +0.18 points	0.32%	0.50%
Repligen CorpRGEN	MIDE +0.18 points	0.32%	0.49%
Burlington Stores IncBURL	MIDE +0.18 points	0.49%	0.67%
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLCJAZZ	MIDE +0.18 points	0.44%	0.62%
Watsco IncWSO	MIDE +0.17 points	0.32%	0.49%
New York Times Co/TheNYT	MIDE +0.17 points	0.27%	0.44%
SEI Investments CoSEIC	MIDE +0.18 points	0.31%	0.49%
Cleveland-Cliffs IncCLF	MIDE +0.18 points	0.18%	0.36%
Regal Rexnord CorpRRX	MIDE +0.17 points	0.30%	0.47%
EastGroup Properties IncEGP	MIDE +0.17 points	0.31%	0.48%
Wintrust Financial CorpWTFC	MIDE +0.17 points	0.28%	0.45%
Ally Financial IncALLY	MIDE +0.17 points	0.30%	0.47%
Dick's Sporting Goods IncDKS	MIDE +0.17 points	0.26%	0.43%
BioMarin Pharmaceutical IncBMRN	MIDE +0.17 points	0.34%	0.51%
HealthEquity IncHQY	MIDE +0.17 points	0.22%	0.39%
Flowserve CorpFLS	MIDE +0.17 points	0.27%	0.44%
Service Corp International/USSCI	MIDE +0.17 points	0.30%	0.47%
Owens CorningOC	MIDE +0.17 points	0.27%	0.44%
CubeSmartCUBE	MIDE +0.17 points	0.23%	0.40%
UMB Financial CorpUMBF	MIDE +0.16 points	0.28%	0.44%
Chord Energy CorpCHRD	MIDE +0.16 points	0.22%	0.38%
Advanced Drainage Systems IncWMS	MIDE +0.16 points	0.26%	0.42%
AptarGroup IncATR	MIDE +0.15 points	0.23%	0.38%
Acuity IncAYI	MIDE +0.16 points	0.27%	0.43%
American Homes 4 RentAMH	MIDE +0.16 points	0.28%	0.44%
Columbia Banking System IncCOLB	MIDE +0.15 points	0.24%	0.39%
Crocs IncCROX	MIDE +0.15 points	0.17%	0.32%
UGI CorpUGI	MIDE +0.16 points	0.22%	0.38%
Affiliated Managers Group IncAMG	MIDE +0.15 points	0.28%	0.43%
Hanover Insurance Group Inc/TheTHG	MIDE +0.15 points	0.22%	0.37%
Valaris LtdVAL	MIDE +0.15 points	0.15%	0.30%
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings IncMTSI	MIDE +0.15 points	0.58%	0.73%
Zions Bancorp NAZION	MIDE +0.15 points	0.27%	0.42%
Mueller Industries IncMLI	MIDE +0.15 points	0.39%	0.54%
nVent Electric PLCNVT	MIDE +0.15 points	0.76%	0.91%
Brixmor Property Group IncBRX	MIDE +0.14 points	0.25%	0.39%
Simpson Manufacturing Co IncSSD	MIDE +0.14 points	0.21%	0.35%
Arrow Electronics IncARW	MIDE +0.14 points	0.34%	0.48%
Abercrombie & Fitch CoANF	MIDE +0.14 points	0.18%	0.32%
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings IncKNX	MIDE +0.15 points	0.30%	0.45%
Alcoa CorpAA	MIDE +0.14 points	0.33%	0.47%
Donaldson Co IncDCI	MIDE +0.14 points	0.30%	0.44%
Old National Bancorp/INONB	MIDE +0.14 points	0.24%	0.38%
Southwest Gas Holdings IncSWX	MIDE +0.14 points	0.17%	0.31%
Houlihan Lokey IncHLI	MIDE +0.14 points	0.20%	0.34%
Hyatt Hotels CorpH	MIDE +0.14 points	0.19%	0.33%

All 401 IVOO holdings⁠All 265 MIDE 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.

IVOO vs MIDE Cost

Overpaying MIDE vs IVOO

$1,657

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

IVOO 0.07%
$1,480
MIDE 0.15%
$3,137

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

IVOO 0.07%
MIDE 0.15%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	IVOO	MIDE	Overpaying
10	$128	$274	$146
20	$503	$1,071	$568
30	$1,480	$3,137	$1,657

Expense ratio

0.07%IVOO, cheaper
0.15%MIDE

IVOO0.07%MIDE0.15%

0.03%0.49%

Middle half of S&P MidCap 400 funds
Median 0.15%

IVOO 3rd cheapest of 11 funds

MIDE 5th cheapest of 11 funds

IVOO vs MIDE Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): IVOO 1.21%; MIDE 1.29%, better
Payout (12M): IVOO $1.50; MIDE $0.48
Last payment: IVOO $0.37; MIDE $0.13
Ex-dividend: IVOO Sep 23, 2026; MIDE Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: IVOO Sep 25, 2026; MIDE Sep 25, 2026
Frequency: IVOO Quarterly; MIDE Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

IVOOQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll IVOO payments⁠

MIDEQuarterly · 22 paymentsAll MIDE payments⁠

IVOO vs MIDE Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

IVOO
MIDE

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: IVOO 15.2%, betterMIDE 15.3%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: IVOO 0.84MIDE 0.87, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: IVOO −24.2%, betterMIDE −24.6%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: IVOO 1.03MIDE 1.01; Market = 1

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