Which returned more over the last year, IMTM or IQLT?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IMTM returned +15.3% and IQLT +14.8%.

Which is cheaper, IMTM or IQLT?

Neither: IMTM and IQLT both charge 0.30% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IMTM and IQLT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IMTM and 0% of IQLT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

IMTM vs IQLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

IMTM and IQLT hold 40% of their weight in the same names. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $4.2bn for iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF and $13.6bn for iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF.

Both cost 0.30% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; IQLT is 3.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

	IMTM	IQLT
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.30%
Net assets	$4.2bn	$13.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+15.3%	+14.8%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	40%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.4%	23.7%
Below its high	4.3%, high on Aug 17, 2026	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+15.3%

IMTM total return, 1 year

+14.8%

IQLT total return, 1 year

0.30%

IMTM expense ratio

0.30%

IQLT expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IMTM and IQLT 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 Oct 9, 2026.

50%

half

40% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IMTM IQLT

ASML HOLDING 5.21% 6.01%

ADVANTEST 1.86% 2.24%

SHELL 1.91% 1.85%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.73% 2.20%

NOVARTIS AG 1.83% 1.67%

BHP GROUP LTD 1.51% 1.54%

TOKYO ELECTRON 1.37% 1.40%

TOTALENERGIES 1.67% 1.34%

IBERDROLA 1.30% 1.35%

ABB LTD 1.21% 1.93%

ALLIANZ 1.10% 2.57%

DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 1.10% 1.05%

Only in IMTM

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 3.16%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 2.80%

TORONTO DOMINION 2.25%

KIOXIA HOLDINGS 1.93%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.68%

BANCO SANTANDER 1.51%

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 1.24%

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 1.23%

Only in IQLT

ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 1.70%

NESTLE SA 1.69%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.59%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 1.41%

UNILEVER PLC 1.33%

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 1.09%

AIRBUS GROUP 1.08%

HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING 1.06%

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On the same fields

IMTM

iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF

IQLT

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +15.3% +14.8%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −2.0 pts −2.5 pts

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.30%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 301 294

Net assets $4.2bn $13.6bn

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

IMTM in plain words

IMTM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.3% 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 301 positions, with the top ten at 24.4%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 17, 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. 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, IMTM or IQLT?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IMTM returned +15.3% and IQLT +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, IMTM or IQLT?: Neither: IMTM and IQLT both charge 0.30% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IMTM and IQLT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IMTM and 0% of IQLT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Other comparisons

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IMTM on its own →IQLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

IMTM and IQLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IMTM and IQLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IMTM ↗iShares page for IQLT ↗

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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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