Which returned more over the last year, LQD or SPHQ?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and SPHQ returned +17.4%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or SPHQ?

LQD charges 0.14% a year and SPHQ charges 0.15%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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LQD vs SPHQ: how they differ

LQD is a bond index fund and SPHQ an equity index fund, and over the year SPHQ returned more, +17.4% against −2.7%.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF.

LQD and SPHQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Invesco
What it is	US investment grade bonds	S&P 500 Quality
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+17.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.15%
Holdings	not filed	99

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

SPHQ in plain words

SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% 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, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or SPHQ?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and SPHQ returned +17.4%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or SPHQ?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and SPHQ charges 0.15%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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