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IQLT vs VIGI: Differences, Returns & Fees

IQLT and VIGI hold 18% 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 $8.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF.

VIGI costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.5 points.

IQLTVIGI
Expense ratio0.30%0.07%
Net assets, IQLT as of Oct 9, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026$13.6bn$8.8bn
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+7.3%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common18%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund23.7%35.4%
Below its high4.8%, high on Aug 25, 20264.8%, high on Sep 3, 2026

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

+14.8%
IQLT total return, 1 year
+7.3%
VIGI total return, 1 year
0.30%
IQLT expense ratio
0.07%
VIGI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IQLT and VIGI hold 18% 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 Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

18% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IQLT VIGI
ROCHE PS PAR AG 2.20% 3.40%
NESTLE SA 1.69% 3.52%
NOVARTIS AG 1.67% 3.35%
TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS 1.48% 1.59%
IBERDROLA 1.35% 2.48%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 1.30% 3.18%
DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG 0.86% 1.06%
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC 0.62% 0.92%
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 0.60% 1.41%
MS&AD INSURANCE GROUP HOLDINGS 0.59% 0.66%
RELX PLC 0.59% 1.09%
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY 0.50% 1.16%
Only in IQLT
ASML HOLDING 6.01%
ALLIANZ 2.57%
ADVANTEST 2.24%
ABB LTD 1.93%
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 1.86%
SHELL 1.85%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 1.70%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.59%
Only in VIGI
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 4.63%
Royal Bank of Canada 4.61%
SAP SE 3.84%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 3.46%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 2.81%
Hitachi Ltd 2.63%
Sony Group Corp 2.60%
Novo Nordisk A/S 2.47%

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On the same fields

IQLT
iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF
VIGI
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +7.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −2.5 pts −10.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 294 343
Net assets, IQLT as of Oct 9, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026 $13.6bn $8.8bn

IQLT and VIGI 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.

VIGI in plain words

VIGI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 343 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IQLT or VIGI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IQLT returned +14.8% and VIGI +7.3%.
Which is cheaper, IQLT or VIGI?
VIGI is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IQLT and VIGI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IQLT and 0% of VIGI 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 ↗VIGI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VIGI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VIGI ↗

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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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