Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QUAL vs VPL: how they differ
QUAL and VPL hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VPL returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and VPL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QUAL | Only in VPL |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.52% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06% |
| APPLE INC. 6.28% | SK hynix Inc 4.12% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.05% | Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 3.50% | Toyota Motor Corp 1.74% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.23% | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69% |
| THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. 3.19% | BHP Group Ltd 1.66% |
| VISA INC. 3.09% | Hitachi Ltd 1.18% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2.92% | Advantest Corp 1.16% |
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.
| QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | VPL Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI USA Quality Factor | Pacific Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.0% | +36.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.5 pts | +19.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 98.9% | 0.1% |
| Holdings | 121 | 2335 |
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.
VPL in plain words
VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% 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 Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or VPL?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QUAL or VPL?
- QUAL charges 0.15% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, so VPL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QUAL and VPL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of QUAL and 0% of VPL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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