If you’re interested in broad exposure to the Mid Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth ETF (RFG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on March 1, 2006.
The fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $338.16 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Mid Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.
Why Mid Cap Growth
Compared to large and small cap companies, mid cap businesses tend to have higher growth prospects and are less volatile, respectively, with market capitalization between $2 billion and $10 billion. Thus they have a nice balance of growth potential and stability.
While growth stocks do boast higher than average sales and earnings growth rates, and they are expected to grow faster than the wider market, investors should note these kinds of stocks have higher valuations. Additionally, growth stocks have a greater level of risk associated with them. They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.
Costs
When considering an ETF’s total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.
Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.35%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.
It has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.27%.
Sector Exposure and Top Holdings
Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund’s holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.
This ETF has heaviest allocation to the Industrials sector — about 33.8% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Information Technology round out the top three.
Looking at individual holdings, Technipfmc Plc (FTI) accounts for about 2.42% of total assets, followed by Valaris Ltd (VAL) and Woodward Inc (WWD).
The top 10 holdings account for about 21.15% of total assets under management.
Performance and Risk
RFG seeks to match the performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth Index before fees and expenses. The S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth Index measures the performance of securities that exhibit strong growth characteristics in the S&P MidCap 400 Index.
The ETF has gained about 15.04% so far this year and is up roughly 24.42% in the last one year (as of 05/19/2026). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $46.96 and $63.04.