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Is IQSM a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

NYLI Candriam U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF (IQSM) is a US mid-cap ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores IQSM 4.0 out of 10 — highest on Risk (5.9), lowest on Quality (2.3). It trades at 21.0 times earnings, against its own median of 20.6. Its ten largest holdings are 8% of the fund.

What stands out in IQSM's data

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

Expected to grow earnings more slowly than similar funds — a trade-off for the ESG screen.

Its 14% growth estimate trails the 16% category median, behind most peers. Holdings number 244, and the trailing P/E multiple of 21.0x sits in line with the 20.7x category norm.

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

How is IQSM rated? ETF Copilot scores NYLI Candriam U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF (IQSM) 4.0 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores NYLI Candriam U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF (IQSM) 4.0 out of 10 overall.

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

  • Overall: 4.0 / 10
  • Growth: 3.0 / 10
  • Value: 5.1 / 10
  • Risk: 5.9 / 10
  • Quality: 2.3 / 10
  • Return: 4.0 / 10

Is IQSM expensive right now? It trades at 21.0 times earnings, against its own median of 20.6

As of October 28, 2026, IQSM is more expensive than 55% of its own last 4 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from IQSM's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside IQSM? 19% Tech

What's inside IQSM: Size (Large 0%, Mid 99%, Small 1%); Geography (International 4%, US 96%); Tech 18.8%; Semiconductors 4.1%; Memory 1.0%.

What are IQSM's top holdings? The ten largest are 8% of the fund

Guardant Health, US Foods, Viatris, PTC, Roku, Best BUY, Nutanix, Synnex, Dynatrace and Perkinelmer are IQSM's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 62% of US Mid Cap ETFs.

Half of IQSM's weight sits in its 84 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 208 equally weighted holdings.

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

As of October 28, 2026, IQSM charges 0.15% a year, yields 1.05% and holds $427M in assets across 244 positions.

NYLI Candriam U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF (IQSM) — cost, income and size
MeasureIQSM
Expense ratio0.15%
Dividend yield1.05%
Assets under management$427M
Holdings244

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.

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ETF Copilot, “NYLI Candriam U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF (IQSM) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/iqsm

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