IMCG ETF — iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF

iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF (IMCG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

IMCG is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 0.80%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.66%, its expense ratio is 0.06%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 963.6% over the past 22.3 years, 47.1 points ahead of SPY at 916.5%.

iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF is an ETF that tracks a Morningstar index of U.S. mid-capitalization stocks selected for above-average growth characteristics, investing at least 80% of its assets in the underlying index components. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with quarterly distributions and an expense ratio of 0.06%. It appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to mid-sized U.S. companies with above-average growth potential.

IMCG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 963.6% over the past 22.3 years, 47.1 points ahead of SPY at 916.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 15.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.2%.

IMCG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.77%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/28/2004

Expense ratio

0.06%

Distribution rate

0.80%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.66%

Last close

$93.57 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$4,095,663,573

Average volume

166458.0

Dividend

$0.18632

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/18/2026

Beta

1.21

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.80%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.66%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

IMCG risks and drawbacks

IMCG's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.2%.

Who may consider IMCG — and who may not

IMCG may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (IMCG pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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