IVV vs QLTY: Differences, Returns & Fees

IVV and QLTY hold 33% of their weight in the same names, and QLTY returned +19.9% over the year. Net assets: $896.4bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, and $4.5bn on May 31, 2026 for GMO U.S. Quality ETF.

IVV costs 0.47 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; IVV is far larger, $760.6bn against $3.0bn.

IVV vs QLTY: Differences, Returns & Fees
IVVQLTY
Expense ratio0.03%0.50%
Net assets, as of Dec 31, 2025$760.6bn$3.0bn
Total return, 1 year+17.3%+19.9%
What it tracksS&P 500No index, actively managed
Holdings in common33%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund39.0%48.9%

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

+17.3%
IVV total return, 1 year
+19.9%
QLTY total return, 1 year
0.03%
IVV expense ratio
0.50%
QLTY expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IVV and QLTY hold 33% 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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33% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IVV QLTY
MICROSOFT 5.89% 7.17%
APPLE 7.29% 5.12%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.82% 3.90%
ALPHABET CLASS A 3.06% 5.64%
BROADCOM INC 2.55% 4.79%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.35% 4.32%
ELI LILLY 1.40% 2.52%
VISA CLASS A 0.97% 2.58%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.93% 4.22%
MASTERCARD CLASS A 0.71% 1.78%
LAM RESEARCH 0.59% 5.38%
MERCK & CO INC 0.53% 1.83%
Only in IVV
NVIDIA 8.23%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.45%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.72%
TESLA INC 1.60%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.47%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.42%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.31%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.03%
Only in QLTY
Texas Instruments Inc 4.44%
Aramark 2.48%
General Electric Co 1.79%
TJX Cos Inc/The 1.45%
Tradeweb Markets Inc 0.72%
Jack Henry & Associates Inc 0.37%
Moody's Corp 0.25%

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On the same fields

IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
QLTY
GMO U.S. Quality ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares GMO
What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +17.3% +19.9%
Its benchmark over the same days +17.3% (SPY) +17.3% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SPY +2.6 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.50%
Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 96.5%
Holdings 505 41
Net assets, IVV as of Oct 9, 2026 and QLTY as of May 31, 2026 $896.4bn $4.5bn

IVV and QLTY 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 QLTY

QLTY is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 41 positions, with the top ten at 48.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IVV or QLTY?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +17.3% and QLTY +19.9%.
Which is cheaper, IVV or QLTY?
IVV is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVV and QLTY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 96% of QLTY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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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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