Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QUAL vs VYMI: how they differ
QUAL and VYMI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and VYMI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QUAL | Only in VYMI |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.52% | HSBC Holdings PLC 1.73% |
| APPLE INC. 6.28% | Novartis AG 1.56% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.05% | Nestle SA 1.44% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 3.50% | Shell PLC 1.43% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.23% | Royal Bank of Canada 1.38% |
| THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. 3.19% | Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.15% |
| VISA INC. 3.09% | Toyota Motor Corp 1.12% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2.92% | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.08% |
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 | VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI USA Quality Factor | International High Dividend Yield |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.0% | +28.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.5 pts | +10.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 98.9% | 0.1% |
| Holdings | 121 | 1582 |
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.
VYMI in plain words
VYMI is an index equity fund tracking the International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 1582 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or VYMI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QUAL or VYMI?
- QUAL charges 0.15% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VYMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QUAL and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of QUAL and 0% of VYMI 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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