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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and SCHP returned −0.8%, so QUAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, QUAL or SCHP?

QUAL charges 0.15% a year and SCHP charges 0.03%, so SCHP 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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QUAL vs SCHP: how they differ

QUAL and SCHP hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and QUAL returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and SCHP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in QUAL	Only in SCHP
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.52%	United States Treasury 4.09%
APPLE INC. 6.28%	United States Treasury 4.03%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.05%	United States Treasury 4.02%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 3.50%	United States Treasury 3.79%
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.23%	United States Treasury 3.62%
THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. 3.19%	United States Treasury 3.42%
VISA INC. 3.09%	United States Treasury 3.39%
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2.92%	United States Treasury 3.38%

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 and SCHP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF	SCHP Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	MSCI USA Quality Factor	US TIPS
Total return, 1 year	+16.0%	−0.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.5 pts	−18.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	121	48

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.

SCHP in plain words

SCHP is a bond fund tracking the US TIPS. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or SCHP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and SCHP returned −0.8%, so QUAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QUAL or SCHP?: QUAL charges 0.15% a year and SCHP charges 0.03%, so SCHP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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