Is IQSM a good investment?

NYLI Candriam U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF (IQSM) is a US mid-cap ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores IQSM 4.9 out of 10 — highest on Risk (8.5), lowest on Quality (1.7). It trades at 21.0 times earnings, against its own median of 20.9. Its ten largest holdings are 11% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is IQSM rated? ETF Copilot scores NYLI Candriam U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF (IQSM) 4.9 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores NYLI Candriam U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF (IQSM) 4.9 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 4.9 / 10
Growth: 6.7 / 10
Valuation: 4.7 / 10
Risk: 8.5 / 10
Quality: 1.7 / 10
Return: 2.9 / 10

What is IQSM's expense ratio? 0.15% a year

As of September 11, 2026, IQSM charges 0.15% a year, yields 1.49% and holds $337M in assets across 243 positions.

NYLI Candriam U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF (IQSM) — cost, income and size
Measure	IQSM
Expense ratio	0.15%
Dividend yield	1.49%
Assets under management	$337M
Holdings	243

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in IQSM's data

U.S. mid-cap stocks screened for ESG criteria.

An ESG tilt on the mid-cap space, for portfolios that want responsibility built in.

Why did IQSM move this week? It fell 1.9% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Guidewire Software and US Foods drove it

IQSM fell 1.9% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Guidewire Software (−30.5%), US Foods (−8.7%) and Twilio (−5.5%); Semtech (+23.5%) pushed the other way.

Is IQSM expensive right now? It trades at 21.0 times earnings, against its own median of 20.9

As of September 11, 2026, IQSM is more expensive than 56% of its own 48 monthly readings since 2022 — 27 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside IQSM? 18% Tech

What's inside IQSM: Size (Large 5%, Mid 95%, Small 1%); Geography (International 6%, US 94%); Tech 18.4%; AI 0.5%; Semiconductors 4.1%; Memory 0.9%.

What are IQSM's top holdings? The ten largest are 11% of the fund

Moderna, Revolution Medicines, Twilio, Okta, Nvent Electric, US Foods, F5, Guardant Health, Coeur Mining and Roku are IQSM's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 54% of US Mid Cap ETFs.

Half of IQSM's weight sits in its 80 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 193 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “NYLI Candriam U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF (IQSM) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/iqsm