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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and USFR returned +4.1%, so QUAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, QUAL or USFR?

QUAL charges 0.15% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, so QUAL 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 USFR: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and USFR 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 USFR
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.52%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.04%
APPLE INC. 6.28%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.01%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.05%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.00%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 3.50%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 15.95%
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.23%
THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. 3.19%
VISA INC. 3.09%
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2.92%

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 and USFR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF	USFR WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	WisdomTree
What it is	MSCI USA Quality Factor	Floating Rate Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+16.0%	+4.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.5 pts	−13.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Holdings	121	4

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.

USFR in plain words

USFR is a bond fund tracking the Floating Rate Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.1% 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 USFR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and USFR returned +4.1%, so QUAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QUAL or USFR?: QUAL charges 0.15% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, so QUAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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