Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IALT vs QUAL: how they differ
IALT and QUAL hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF and iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IALT and QUAL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IALT | Only in QUAL |
|---|---|
| Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 17.26% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.52% |
| PRIME SECSRVC BRW/FINANC 1.29% | APPLE INC. 6.28% |
| PHINIA INC 0.94% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.05% |
| DISH DBS CORP 0.21% | META PLATFORMS, INC. 3.50% |
| DISH DBS CORP 0.19% | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.23% |
| DISH DBS CORP 0.10% | THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. 3.19% |
| VISA INC. 3.09% | |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2.92% |
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.
| IALT iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF | QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | Systematic Alternatives Active | MSCI USA Quality Factor |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +16.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +12.1% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.4 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 54.9% | 98.9% |
| Holdings | 8 | 121 |
IALT in plain words
IALT is an index equity fund tracking the Systematic Alternatives Active. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.
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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. 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
- How much do IALT and QUAL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 55% of IALT and 99% of QUAL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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