DMXF vs IQLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

DMXF and IQLT hold 45% of their weight in the same names, and DMXF returned +15.5% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.0bn for iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF and $13.6bn for iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF.

DMXF costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; IQLT is 13.4 times larger.

DMXFIQLT
Expense ratio0.12%0.30%
Net assets$1.0bn$13.6bn
Total return, 1 year+15.5%+14.8%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common45%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund22.8%23.7%
Below its high3.9%, high on Aug 13, 20264.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+15.5%
DMXF total return, 1 year
+14.8%
IQLT total return, 1 year
0.12%
DMXF expense ratio
0.30%
IQLT expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DMXF and IQLT hold 45% 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 9, 2026.

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45% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DMXF IQLT
ASML HOLDING 6.50% 6.01%
ADVANTEST 1.79% 2.24%
NOVARTIS AG 2.45% 1.67%
ALLIANZ 1.66% 2.57%
TOKYO ELECTRON 1.63% 1.40%
ABB LTD 1.39% 1.93%
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 1.38% 1.86%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 1.53% 1.30%
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 1.11% 1.05%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 0.95% 1.70%
TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS 0.83% 1.48%
LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 1.11% 0.71%
Only in DMXF
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 2.18%
SAP 2.03%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 1.63%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 1.40%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 1.27%
MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP 1.13%
AIA GROUP 0.89%
ING GROEP 0.89%
Only in IQLT
ROCHE PS PAR AG 2.20%
SHELL 1.85%
NESTLE SA 1.69%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.59%
BHP GROUP LTD 1.54%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 1.41%
IBERDROLA 1.35%
TOTALENERGIES 1.34%

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On the same fields

DMXF
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF
IQLT
iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +15.5% +14.8%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −1.8 pts −2.5 pts
Expense ratio 0.12% 0.30%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 396 294
Net assets $1.0bn $13.6bn

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

DMXF in plain words

DMXF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 396 positions, with the top ten at 22.8%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

IQLT in plain words

IQLT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 294 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DMXF or IQLT?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DMXF returned +15.5% and IQLT +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, DMXF or IQLT?
DMXF is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DMXF and IQLT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DMXF and 0% of IQLT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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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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