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IVV vs QDF: Differences, Returns & Fees

IVV and QDF hold 37% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $896.4bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, and $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETF.

IVV costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; IVV is far larger, $869.2bn against $2.2bn.

IVV vs QDF: Differences, Returns & Fees
IVVQDF
Expense ratio0.03%0.39%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$869.2bn$2.2bn
Total return, 1 year+17.3%+17.4%
What it tracksS&P 500Northern Trust Quality Dividend Index
Holdings in common37%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund39.0%39.4%

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

+17.3%
IVV total return, 1 year
+17.4%
QDF total return, 1 year
0.03%
IVV expense ratio
0.39%
QDF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IVV and QDF hold 37% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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37% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IVV QDF
APPLE 7.29% 8.67%
NVIDIA 8.23% 6.33%
MICROSOFT 5.89% 3.97%
BROADCOM INC 2.55% 4.01%
ALPHABET CLASS A 3.06% 2.40%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.45% 1.95%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.31% 2.56%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.93% 2.81%
ABBVIE 0.72% 2.94%
ELI LILLY 1.40% 0.71%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.69% 2.96%
LAM RESEARCH 0.59% 2.57%
Only in IVV
AMAZON.COM INC 3.82%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.35%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.72%
TESLA INC 1.60%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.47%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.42%
INTEL CORPORATION 0.77%
WALMART 0.74%
Only in QDF
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 0.66%
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. 0.63%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 0.62%
Bath & Body Works, Inc. 0.60%
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. 0.60%
Public Storage 0.60%
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 0.58%
H&R Block, Inc. 0.56%

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On the same fields

IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
QDF
Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Northern Trust
What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +17.3% +17.4%
Its benchmark over the same days +17.3% (SPY) not published
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SPY not available
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.39%
Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 85.9%
Holdings 505 123
Net assets, IVV as of Oct 9, 2026 and QDF as of Jul 31, 2026 $896.4bn $2.2bn

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

About IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 39.0%.

About QDF

QDF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 123 positions, with the top ten at 39.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IVV or QDF?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +17.3% and QDF +17.4%.
Which is cheaper, IVV or QDF?
IVV is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVV and QDF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 86% of QDF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IVV ↗QDF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗QDF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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