Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVLV vs QUAL: how they differ
AVLV and QUAL hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and AVLV returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and QUAL hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVLV | QUAL |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 3.17% | 6.28% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.74% | 3.50% |
| Lam Research Corp | 2.52% | 3.23% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 2.53% | 2.52% |
| Microsoft Corp | 1.63% | 5.05% |
| TJX Cos Inc/The | 1.52% | 3.19% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 2.06% | 1.31% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 1.75% | 1.08% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 1.06% | 2.45% |
| KLA Corp | 0.93% | 2.79% |
| Netflix Inc | 0.91% | 2.00% |
| Walmart Inc | 0.89% | 1.23% |
| Only in AVLV | Only in QUAL |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc 4.57% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.52% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.18% | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2.92% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 2.59% | MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 2.30% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.79% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 2.12% |
| Verizon Communications Inc 1.64% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.92% |
| Union Pacific Corp 1.53% | SLB N.V. 1.56% |
| Morgan Stanley 1.37% | ARISTA NETWORKS, INC. 1.49% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc 1.29% | ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION 1.21% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF | QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Large Cap Value | MSCI USA Quality Factor |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.0% | +16.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +13.5 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.5% | 98.9% |
| Holdings | 275 | 121 |
AVLV in plain words
AVLV is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 275 positions, with the top ten at 26.9%.
QUAL in plain words
QUAL is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 121 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or QUAL?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and QUAL returned +16.0%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVLV or QUAL?
- AVLV charges 0.15% a year and QUAL charges 0.15%, so AVLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVLV and QUAL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 99% of QUAL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 28% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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