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VALIC Company I Mid Cap Index Overview

VALIC Company I Mid Cap Index (VMIDX) is a passively managed U.S. Equity Mid-Cap Blend fund. VALIC launched the fund in 1991.

The investment seeks to provide growth of capital through investments primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks that, as a group, are expected to provide investment results closely corresponding to the performance of the S&P MidCap 400® Index. The fund is managed to seek to track the performance of the index, which measures the performance of the mid-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets are invested in stocks that are in the index.

About VALIC Company I Mid Cap Index (VMIDX)

There are 4 members of the management team with an average tenure of 1.17 years: Jennifer Hsui (2025), Peter Sietsema (2025), Matt Waldron (2025), Steven White (2025). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: Russell 3000 TR USD index with a weighting of 100% and S&P MidCap 400 TR index with a weighting of 100%. VALIC Company I Mid Cap Index has 402 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 7.5% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

VALIC Company I Mid Cap Index is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity fund group. VALIC Company I Mid Cap Index has 2.6% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 96.6%. There is 2.6% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). VALIC Company I Mid Cap Index has 0.8% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $2 billion in total assets, which is above the $1 billion average for the Mid-Cap Blend category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

VMIDX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The VALIC Company I Mid Cap Index expense ratio is below average compared to funds in the Mid-Cap Blend category. VALIC Company I Mid Cap Index has an expense ratio of 0.35%, which is 64% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a A. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. VALIC Company I Mid Cap Index has a portfolio turnover rate of 18%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.1 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 51% for the Mid-Cap Blend category.

Recently, in the month of June 2026, VALIC Company I Mid Cap Index returned 3.6%, which earned it a grade of D, as the Mid-Cap Blend category had an average return of 4.1%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

VALIC Company I Mid Cap Index has a trailing yield of 1.16%, which is above the 0.47% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

VALIC Company I Mid Cap Index Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 17.2%, 1.9 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of C. The fund has returned 25.5% over the past year (grade of B), 14.9% over the past three years (grade of C) and 8.6% per year over the past five years (grade of C) and 11.2% per year over the past 10 years (grade of B).

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