Which returned more over the last year, SPHQ or VBIL?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +17.4% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPHQ or VBIL?

SPHQ charges 0.15% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so VBIL 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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SPHQ vs VBIL: how they differ

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

Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF and Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPHQ and VBIL 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 SPHQ	Only in VBIL
Costco Wholesale Corp. 4.82%	United States Treasury Bill 6.78%
Visa Inc. 4.69%	United States Treasury Bill 6.10%
Apple Inc. 4.51%	United States Treasury Bill 5.61%
Mastercard Inc. 4.32%	United States Treasury Bill 5.41%
General Electric Co. 4.16%	United States Treasury Bill 5.18%
Lam Research Corp. 4.10%	United States Treasury Bill 5.17%
Caterpillar Inc. 3.78%	United States Treasury Bill 5.15%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.54%	United States Treasury Bill 5.13%

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.

SPHQ and VBIL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF	VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Invesco	Vanguard
What it is	S&P 500 Quality	0-3 Month Treasury Bill
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+3.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.1 pts	−13.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.06%
Holdings	99	26

SPHQ in plain words

SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% 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, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VBIL in plain words

VBIL is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPHQ or VBIL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +17.4% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPHQ or VBIL?: SPHQ charges 0.15% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so VBIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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