Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QUAL vs RDVY: how they differ
QUAL and RDVY hold 26% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and RDVY hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QUAL | RDVY |
|---|---|---|
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION | 3.23% | 4.42% |
| KLA CORPORATION | 2.79% | 4.14% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 2.45% | 4.69% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.54% | 2.12% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 6.52% | 1.91% |
| VISA INC. | 3.09% | 1.82% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 3.50% | 1.50% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 5.05% | 1.45% |
| APPLE INC. | 6.28% | 1.44% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION | 1.31% | 1.73% |
| MASTERCARD INCORPORATED | 2.30% | 1.19% |
| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC. | 0.88% | 1.63% |
| Only in QUAL | Only in RDVY |
|---|---|
| THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. 3.19% | GE VERNOVA INC 2.80% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2.92% | BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) 2.15% |
| CATERPILLAR INC. 2.52% | GE AEROSPACE 2.13% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.12% | ROSS STORES INC 2.01% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 2.12% | ALLSTATE CORP (THE) 2.01% |
| NETFLIX, INC. 2.00% | SNAP-ON INC 2.00% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.92% | CHUBB LTD (SWITZERLAND) 1.97% |
| SLB N.V. 1.56% | BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.96% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | First Trust |
| What it is | MSCI USA Quality Factor | First Rising Dividend Achievers |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.0% | +22.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.5 pts | +4.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 98.9% | 94.4% |
| Holdings | 121 | 71 |
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.
RDVY in plain words
RDVY is an index equity fund tracking the First Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 71 positions, with the top ten at 28.6%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or RDVY?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and RDVY returned +22.0%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QUAL or RDVY?
- QUAL charges 0.15% a year and RDVY charges 0.47%, so QUAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QUAL and RDVY overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of QUAL and 94% of RDVY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 26% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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