Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QUAL vs VXF: how they differ
QUAL and VXF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and QUAL returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and VXF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QUAL | VXF |
|---|---|---|
| CARLISLE COMPANIES INCORPORATED | 0.10% | 0.17% |
| UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION | 0.09% | 0.27% |
| GRACO INC. | 0.09% | 0.15% |
| Oklo Inc | 0.71% | 0.09% |
| TRADEWEB MARKETS INC. | 0.05% | 0.14% |
| RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. | 0.04% | 0.17% |
| Only in QUAL | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.52% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% |
| APPLE INC. 6.28% | Snowflake Inc 1.03% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.05% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 3.50% | Cloudflare Inc 0.92% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.23% | Astera Labs Inc 0.76% |
| THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. 3.19% | Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% |
| VISA INC. 3.09% | Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2.92% | Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54% |
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 | VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI USA Quality Factor | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.0% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.5 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 98.9% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 121 | 3365 |
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.
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% 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 Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and VXF returned +14.1%, so QUAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QUAL or VXF?
- QUAL charges 0.15% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QUAL and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of QUAL and 0% of VXF 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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