Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QUAL vs VONG: how they differ
QUAL and VONG hold 43% of their weight in the same names, and QUAL returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and VONG hold 43% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QUAL | VONG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 6.52% | 13.09% |
| APPLE INC. | 6.28% | 11.97% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 5.05% | 8.98% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 3.50% | 3.20% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 2.92% | 2.67% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.54% | 3.91% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.12% | 3.15% |
| VISA INC. | 3.09% | 1.57% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION | 1.31% | 1.28% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION | 3.23% | 1.21% |
| MASTERCARD INCORPORATED | 2.30% | 1.20% |
| NETFLIX, INC. | 2.00% | 1.10% |
| Only in QUAL | Only in VONG |
|---|---|
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 2.12% | Broadcom Inc 5.78% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.92% | Amazon.com Inc 5.07% |
| ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION 1.21% | Tesla Inc 3.48% |
| MERCK & CO., INC. 1.08% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.47% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 1.03% | AbbVie Inc 1.16% |
| NIKE, INC. 0.93% | Oracle Corp 1.15% |
| THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY 0.93% | Palantir Technologies Inc 1.03% |
| LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.88% | General Electric Co 1.02% |
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 | VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI USA Quality Factor | Russell 1000 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.0% | +7.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.5 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 98.9% | 95.6% |
| Holdings | 121 | 387 |
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.
VONG in plain words
VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or VONG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and VONG returned +7.2%, so QUAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QUAL or VONG?
- QUAL charges 0.15% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QUAL and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of QUAL and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 43% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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