EPS vs QUAL: Differences, Returns & Fees
EPS and QUAL hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and EPS returned +19.6% over the year. Net assets: $1.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Fund, and $49.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF.
EPS costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points; QUAL is far larger, $45.9bn against $1.6bn.
| EPS | QUAL | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $1.6bn | $45.9bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.6% | +17.1% |
| What it tracks | WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Index | MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index ? |
| Holdings in common | 40% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 37.6% | 45.8% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EPS and QUAL 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
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40% in common
On the same fields
EPS and QUAL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EPS in plain words
EPS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 37.6%.
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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. 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, EPS or QUAL?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EPS returned +19.6% and QUAL +17.1%.
- Which is cheaper, EPS or QUAL?
- EPS is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 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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