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AVLC vs QUAL: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVLC and QUAL hold 42% of their weight in the same names, and AVLC returned +20.9% over the year. Net assets: $1.3bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, and $49.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF.

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 3.8 points; QUAL is far larger, $51.6bn against $481m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AVLCQUAL
Expense ratio0.15%0.15%
Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025$481m$51.6bn
Total return, 1 year+20.9%+17.1%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index ?
Holdings in common42%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund30.9%45.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

+20.9%
AVLC total return, 1 year
+17.1%
QUAL total return, 1 year
0.15%
AVLC expense ratio
0.15%
QUAL expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVLC and QUAL hold 42% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

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42% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding AVLC QUAL
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK USD.00001 5.74% 7.14%
NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK USD.001 5.68% 6.56%
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK USD.00000625 4.90% 7.86%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK USD.000006 2.31% 4.66%
ALPHABET INC CL A COMMON STOCK USD.001 1.75% 1.96%
ALPHABET INC CL C COMMON STOCK USD.001 1.37% 1.54%
ELI LILLY + CO COMMON STOCK 1.27% 3.64%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP COMMON STOCK 1.15% 2.31%
LAM RESEARCH CORP COMMON STOCK USD.001 0.76% 3.73%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP COMMON STOCK USD.005 0.73% 1.08%
VISA INC CLASS A SHARES COMMON STOCK USD.0001 0.73% 3.17%
APPLIED MATERIALS INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.64% 3.04%
Only in AVLC
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 3.74%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 2.25%
BROADCOM INC COMMON STOCK 1.76%
JPMORGAN CHASE + CO COMMON STOCK USD1.0 1.39%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES COMMON STOCK USD.01 1.04%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B COMMON STOCK USD.0033 0.68%
CATERPILLAR INC COMMON STOCK USD1.0 0.64%
TESLA INC COMMON STOCK USD.001 0.64%
Only in QUAL
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.80%
PROLOGIS REIT 0.73%
PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 0.28%
VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL 0.26%
MCCORMICK & CO NON-VOTING 0.02%
S&P500 EMINI DEC 26 0.00%

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On the same fields

AVLC
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
QUAL
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor
Total return, 1 year +20.9% +17.1%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +3.7 pts −0.2 pts
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 89.1% 97.2%
Holdings 831 119
Net assets, AVLC as of May 31, 2026 and QUAL as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.3bn $49.0bn

AVLC and QUAL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AVLC in plain words

AVLC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 831 positions, with the top ten at 30.9%.

QUAL in plain words

QUAL tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 119 positions, with the top ten at 45.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLC or QUAL?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLC returned +20.9% and QUAL +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, AVLC or QUAL?
Neither: AVLC and QUAL both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVLC and QUAL overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 89% of AVLC and 97% of QUAL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
AVLC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AVLC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Avantis website ↗QUAL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗QUAL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for QUAL ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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