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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so QUAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, QUAL or VTEB?

QUAL charges 0.15% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB 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 VTEB: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and VTEB 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 VTEB
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.52%	University of California 0.12%
APPLE INC. 6.28%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.05%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 3.50%	State of California 0.11%
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.23%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. 3.19%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
VISA INC. 3.09%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2.92%	Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%

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 and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI USA Quality Factor	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+16.0%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.5 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	121	10185

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.

VTEB in plain words

VTEB is a bond fund tracking the Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so QUAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QUAL or VTEB?: QUAL charges 0.15% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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