Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QUAL vs URTH: how they differ
QUAL and URTH hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and URTH hold 34% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QUAL | URTH |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 6.52% | 5.64% |
| APPLE INC. | 6.28% | 5.04% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 5.05% | 3.50% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.54% | 2.43% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.12% | 2.01% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 3.50% | 1.51% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 2.92% | 0.97% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 2.12% | 0.72% |
| VISA INC. | 3.09% | 0.60% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 1.92% | 0.60% |
| WALMART INC. | 1.23% | 0.56% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION | 1.31% | 0.47% |
| Only in QUAL | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.86% | |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.21% | |
| TESLA, INC. 1.35% | |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.20% | |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0.92% | |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 0.90% | |
| ASML Holding N.V. 0.69% | |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 0.67% |
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 | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | MSCI USA Quality Factor | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.0% | +17.4% |
| 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% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 98.9% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 121 | 1322 |
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.
URTH in plain words
URTH is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI World. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 70% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1322 positions, with the top ten at 27.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and URTH returned +17.4%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QUAL or URTH?
- QUAL charges 0.15% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so QUAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QUAL and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of QUAL and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 34% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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