DYNF vs QDF: Differences, Returns & Fees
DYNF and QDF hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and DYNF returned +19.6% over the year. Net assets: $42.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF, and $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETF.
DYNF costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; DYNF is 17.4 times larger.
| DYNF | QDF | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.26% | 0.39% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $38.6bn | $2.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.6% | +17.4% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Northern Trust Quality Dividend Index |
| Holdings in common | 40% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 41.0% | 39.4% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DYNF and QDF hold 40% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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40% in common
On the same fields
DYNF and QDF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About DYNF
DYNF is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.9% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 261 positions, with the top ten at 41.0%.
About QDF
QDF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 123 positions, with the top ten at 39.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DYNF or QDF?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DYNF returned +19.6% and QDF +17.4%.
- Which is cheaper, DYNF or QDF?
- DYNF is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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