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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and SPLG returned +17.6%, so SPLG 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 SPLG: how they differ

QUAL and SPLG are both equity index funds, and over the year SPLG returned more, +17.6% against +16.0%.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and S&P 500, book from IVV.

QUAL and SPLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF	SPLG S&P 500, book from IVV
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	S&P
What it is	MSCI USA Quality Factor	S&P 500, book from IVV
Total return, 1 year	+16.0%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.5 pts	+0.1 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.

SPLG in plain words

SPLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% 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 SPLG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and SPLG returned +17.6%, so SPLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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