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IQLT vs MFSI: Differences, Returns & Fees

IQLT and MFSI hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and IQLT returned +14.8% over the year. Net assets: $13.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF, and $1.1bn on May 31, 2026 for MFS Active International ETF.

IQLT costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.5 points.

IQLTMFSI
Expense ratio0.30%0.59%
Net assets, IQLT as of Oct 9, 2026 and MFSI as of May 31, 2026$13.6bn$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+11.3%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund23.7%27.9%
Below its high4.8%, high on Aug 25, 20263.4%, high on Aug 10, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+14.8%
IQLT total return, 1 year
+11.3%
MFSI total return, 1 year
0.30%
IQLT expense ratio
0.59%
MFSI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IQLT and MFSI hold 15% 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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15% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IQLT MFSI
NOVARTIS AG 1.67% 1.80%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 1.41% 1.78%
TOTALENERGIES 1.34% 1.69%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 1.30% 1.99%
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 1.05% 1.01%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 1.70% 0.93%
DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG 0.86% 1.06%
RIO TINTO 0.69% 0.83%
NESTLE SA 1.69% 0.60%
RELX PLC 0.59% 0.65%
COMPASS GROUP PLC 0.52% 1.52%
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 0.50% 1.12%
Only in IQLT
ASML HOLDING 6.01%
ALLIANZ 2.57%
ADVANTEST 2.24%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 2.20%
ABB LTD 1.93%
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 1.86%
SHELL 1.85%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.59%
Only in MFSI
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 7.86%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 4.02%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.26%
Air Liquide SA 2.10%
Mitsubishi Electric Corp 2.10%
Hitachi Ltd 1.99%
Cie Financiere Richemont SA 1.90%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.74%

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On the same fields

IQLT
iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF
MFSI
MFS Active International ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares MFS
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +11.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −2.5 pts −6.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.59%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 294 93
Net assets, IQLT as of Oct 9, 2026 and MFSI as of May 31, 2026 $13.6bn $1.1bn

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

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.

MFSI in plain words

MFSI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 93 positions, with the top ten at 27.9%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 10, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IQLT or MFSI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IQLT returned +14.8% and MFSI +11.3%.
Which is cheaper, IQLT or MFSI?
IQLT is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IQLT and MFSI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IQLT and 0% of MFSI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
IQLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IQLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IQLT ↗MFSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MFSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗MFS website ↗

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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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