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IWB vs QLC: Differences, Returns & Fees

IWB and QLC hold 53% of their weight in the same names, and QLC returned +19.8% over the year. Net assets: $49.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF, and $1.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust US Quality Large Cap ETF.

IWB costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.2 points; IWB is far larger, $48.3bn against $1.0bn.

IWB vs QLC: Differences, Returns & Fees
IWBQLC
Expense ratio0.15%0.25%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$48.3bn$1.0bn
Total return, 1 year+16.6%+19.8%
What it tracksRussell 1000 IndexNorthern Trust Quality Large Cap Index
Holdings in common53%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund36.1%37.6%

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

+16.6%
IWB total return, 1 year
+19.8%
QLC total return, 1 year
0.15%
IWB expense ratio
0.25%
QLC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and QLC hold 53% 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.

half

53% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IWB QLC
NVIDIA 7.44% 7.10%
APPLE 6.77% 7.33%
MICROSOFT 5.53% 4.25%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.85% 4.09%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.54% 2.59%
BROADCOM INC 2.34% 2.94%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.30% 3.66%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.20% 1.40%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.34% 1.27%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.24% 1.98%
ELI LILLY 1.31% 1.12%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.61% 1.09%
Only in IWB
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.97%
VISA CLASS A 0.91%
WALMART 0.68%
MASTERCARD CLASS A 0.66%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 0.58%
APPLIED MATERIAL INC 0.56%
CHEVRON 0.55%
COCA-COLA 0.48%
Only in QLC
Applied Materials, Inc. 1.15%
Simon Property Group, Inc. 0.58%
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 0.57%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.55%
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 0.54%
Franklin Resources, Inc. 0.53%
VICI Properties, Inc. 0.49%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. 0.24%

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On the same fields

IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
QLC
Northern Trust US Quality Large Cap ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Northern Trust
What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +16.6% +19.8%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.8% (VONE) not published
Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VONE not available
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.25%
Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 96.4%
Holdings 1025 177
Net assets, IWB as of Oct 9, 2026 and QLC as of Jul 31, 2026 $49.6bn $1.0bn

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

About IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 36.1%.

About QLC

QLC tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 177 positions, with the top ten at 37.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or QLC?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.6% and QLC +19.8%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or QLC?
IWB is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and QLC overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 96% of QLC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IWB ↗QLC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗QLC 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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