Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QUAL vs SCHX: how they differ
QUAL and SCHX hold 42% of their weight in the same names, and SCHX returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and SCHX hold 42% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QUAL | SCHX |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 6.52% | 7.51% |
| APPLE INC. | 6.28% | 6.71% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 5.05% | 4.89% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.54% | 3.24% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.12% | 2.58% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 3.50% | 2.02% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 2.92% | 1.28% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 2.12% | 1.27% |
| VISA INC. | 3.09% | 0.80% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 1.92% | 0.80% |
| WALMART INC. | 1.23% | 0.74% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION | 1.31% | 0.62% |
| Only in QUAL | Only in SCHX |
|---|---|
| LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.88% | Amazon.com Inc 3.87% |
| Garmin Ltd. 0.88% | Broadcom Inc 3.10% |
| TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 0.83% | Tesla Inc 1.79% |
| ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.83% | Micron Technology Inc 1.60% |
| ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. 0.12% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.23% |
| WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PUBLIC LIMITED COMP 0.09% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.18% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 0.89% | |
| Intel Corp 0.79% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | SCHX Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Schwab |
| What it is | MSCI USA Quality Factor | U.S. Large-Cap |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.0% | +16.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.5 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 98.9% | 94.9% |
| Holdings | 121 | 748 |
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.
SCHX in plain words
SCHX is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.8% 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. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 748 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or SCHX?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and SCHX returned +16.8%, so SCHX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QUAL or SCHX?
- QUAL charges 0.15% a year and SCHX charges 0.03%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QUAL and SCHX overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of QUAL and 95% of SCHX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 42% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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