Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QUAL vs VT: how they differ
QUAL and VT hold 27% of their weight in the same names, and VT returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and VT hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QUAL | VT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 6.52% | 4.22% |
| APPLE INC. | 6.28% | 3.53% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 5.05% | 2.73% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.54% | 2.04% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.12% | 1.61% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 3.50% | 1.21% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 2.12% | 0.69% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 2.92% | 0.68% |
| WALMART INC. | 1.23% | 0.52% |
| VISA INC. | 3.09% | 0.50% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 1.92% | 0.50% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION | 1.31% | 0.41% |
| Only in QUAL | Only in VT |
|---|---|
| ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY 0.03% | Amazon.com Inc 2.29% |
| Broadcom Inc 1.74% | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% | |
| Tesla Inc 0.97% | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.72% | |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.64% | |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 0.59% | |
| Micron Technology Inc 0.52% |
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 | VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI USA Quality Factor | Total World Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.0% | +18.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.5 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 98.9% | 55.2% |
| Holdings | 121 | 10042 |
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.
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or VT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QUAL or VT?
- QUAL charges 0.15% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QUAL and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of QUAL and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 27% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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