Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs QUAL: how they differ
AVUS and QUAL hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and QUAL hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | QUAL |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.49% | 6.52% |
| Apple Inc | 5.37% | 6.28% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.85% | 5.05% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.42% | 2.54% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.21% | 3.50% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.94% | 2.12% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.00% | 3.23% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.92% | 2.52% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.84% | 2.92% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 0.69% | 1.31% |
| Visa Inc | 0.68% | 3.09% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 0.68% | 2.45% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in QUAL |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | Oklo Inc 0.71% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | PROLOGIS, INC. 0.57% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.20% | SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC. 0.36% |
| Broadcom Inc 1.18% | PUBLIC STORAGE. 0.25% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 1.07% | VICI PROPERTIES INC. 0.14% |
| Tesla Inc 0.80% | AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. 0.12% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 0.67% | EQUITY RESIDENTIAL 0.11% |
| Intel Corp 0.58% | WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PUBLIC LIMITED COMP 0.09% |
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.
| AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity 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. Equity | MSCI USA Quality Factor |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +16.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 98.9% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 121 |
AVUS in plain words
AVUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% 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 1875 positions, with the top ten at 29.7%.
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, AVUS or QUAL?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and QUAL returned +16.0%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or QUAL?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and QUAL charges 0.15%, so AVUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and QUAL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 99% of QUAL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 40% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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