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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IQLT returned +14.8% and SEIE +18.9%.

Which is cheaper, IQLT or SEIE?

IQLT is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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IQLT vs SEIE: Differences, Returns & Fees

IQLT and SEIE hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and SEIE returned +18.9% over the year. Net assets: $13.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF, and $1.1bn on Jun 30, 2026 for SEI Select International Equity ETF.

IQLT costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.1 points.

	IQLT	SEIE
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.50%
Net assets, IQLT as of Oct 9, 2026 and SEIE as of Jun 30, 2026	$13.6bn	$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+18.9%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	19%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	23.7%	13.0%
Below its high	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026	5.2%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+14.8%

IQLT total return, 1 year

+18.9%

SEIE total return, 1 year

0.30%

IQLT expense ratio

0.50%

SEIE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IQLT and SEIE hold 19% 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 9, 2026.

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19% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IQLT SEIE

ASML HOLDING 6.01% 1.61%

NOVARTIS AG 1.67% 1.17%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.59% 0.97%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.75% 0.98%

TOTALENERGIES 1.34% 0.72%

FAST RETAILING 0.72% 0.69%

OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING 0.87% 0.68%

SHELL 1.85% 0.59%

COMPASS GROUP PLC 0.52% 0.67%

CAIXABANK SA 0.44% 0.44%

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC 0.40% 0.49%

EXPERIAN PLC 0.38% 0.38%

Only in IQLT

ALLIANZ 2.57%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 2.20%

ABB LTD 1.93%

ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 1.70%

BHP GROUP LTD 1.54%

TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS 1.48%

TOKYO ELECTRON 1.40%

IBERDROLA 1.35%

Only in SEIE

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 2.00%

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 1.79%

GSK PLC 1.21%

ING Groep N.V. 1.19%

BARCLAYS PLC 1.06%

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC 0.98%

NATWEST GROUP PLC 0.95%

UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0.92%

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On the same fields

IQLT

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

SEIE

SEI Select International Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares SEI

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +18.9%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −2.5 pts +1.7 pts

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.50%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 294 342

Net assets, IQLT as of Oct 9, 2026 and SEIE as of Jun 30, 2026 $13.6bn $1.1bn

IQLT and SEIE 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.

SEIE in plain words

SEIE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 342 positions, with the top ten at 13.0%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IQLT or SEIE?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IQLT returned +14.8% and SEIE +18.9%.
Which is cheaper, IQLT or SEIE?: IQLT is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IQLT and SEIE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IQLT and 0% of SEIE 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 ↗SEIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SEIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗SEI 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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