Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QUAL vs VTV: how they differ
QUAL and VTV hold 23% of their weight in the same names, and VTV returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and Vanguard Value Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and VTV hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QUAL | VTV |
|---|---|---|
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 2.12% | 2.96% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 1.92% | 2.30% |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | 2.52% | 1.84% |
| WALMART INC. | 1.23% | 1.87% |
| MERCK & CO., INC. | 1.08% | 1.19% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED | 1.03% | 1.42% |
| THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | 0.93% | 1.28% |
| LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 0.88% | 0.90% |
| THE COCA-COLA COMPANY | 0.75% | 1.05% |
| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 1.42% | 0.73% |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 0.55% | 0.59% |
| BLACKROCK, INC. | 0.57% | 0.51% |
| Only in QUAL | Only in VTV |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.52% | Micron Technology Inc 4.89% |
| APPLE INC. 6.28% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.07% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.05% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.13% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 3.50% | AbbVie Inc 1.67% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.23% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.57% |
| THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. 3.19% | Bank of America Corp 1.37% |
| VISA INC. 3.09% | Home Depot Inc/The 1.32% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2.92% | Chevron Corp 1.18% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | VTV Vanguard Value Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI USA Quality Factor | US value |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.0% | +22.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.5 pts | +5.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 98.9% | 98.6% |
| Holdings | 121 | 308 |
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.
VTV in plain words
VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or VTV?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QUAL or VTV?
- QUAL charges 0.15% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QUAL and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of QUAL and 99% of VTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 23% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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