Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or SCHB?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and SCHB returned +17.2%, so SCHB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

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QUAL vs SCHB: how they differ

QUAL and SCHB are both equity index funds, and over the year SCHB returned more, +17.2% against +16.0%.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF.

QUAL and SCHB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF	SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	MSCI USA Quality Factor	US broad market, book from ITOT
Total return, 1 year	+16.0%	+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.5 pts	−0.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	not published
Holdings	121	not filed

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.

SCHB in plain words

SCHB is an index equity fund tracking the US broad market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or SCHB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and SCHB returned +17.2%, so SCHB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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