Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QUAL vs VOOG: how they differ
QUAL and VOOG hold 42% of their weight in the same names, and VOOG returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and VOOG hold 42% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QUAL | VOOG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 6.52% | 14.29% |
| APPLE INC. | 6.28% | 6.38% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 5.05% | 9.31% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 3.50% | 3.85% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.54% | 6.17% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 2.92% | 2.44% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.12% | 4.90% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 2.12% | 2.42% |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | 2.52% | 1.14% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION | 3.23% | 1.11% |
| NETFLIX, INC. | 2.00% | 1.01% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 2.45% | 0.99% |
| Only in QUAL | Only in VOOG |
|---|---|
| SLB N.V. 1.56% | Broadcom Inc 5.90% |
| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 1.42% | Amazon.com Inc 3.90% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION 1.31% | Micron Technology Inc 3.04% |
| WALMART INC. 1.23% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.34% |
| ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION 1.21% | Tesla Inc 2.12% |
| ADOBE INC. 1.19% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.43% |
| MERCK & CO., INC. 1.08% | Palantir Technologies Inc 1.00% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 1.03% | GE Vernova Inc 0.73% |
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 | VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI USA Quality Factor | S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.0% | +17.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 98.9% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 121 | 146 |
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.
VOOG in plain words
VOOG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or VOOG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QUAL or VOOG?
- QUAL charges 0.15% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QUAL and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of QUAL and 100% of VOOG 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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