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IWB vs QLTY: Differences, Returns & Fees

IWB and QLTY hold 31% of their weight in the same names, and QLTY returned +19.9% over the year. Net assets: $49.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF, and $4.5bn on May 31, 2026 for GMO U.S. Quality ETF.

IWB costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.3 points; IWB is 15.3 times larger.

IWB vs QLTY: Differences, Returns & Fees
IWBQLTY
Expense ratio0.15%0.50%
Net assets, as of Dec 31, 2025$46.3bn$3.0bn
Total return, 1 year+16.6%+19.9%
What it tracksRussell 1000 IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common31%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund36.1%48.9%

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

+16.6%
IWB total return, 1 year
+19.9%
QLTY total return, 1 year
0.15%
IWB expense ratio
0.50%
QLTY expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and QLTY hold 31% 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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31% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IWB QLTY
MICROSOFT 5.53% 7.17%
APPLE 6.77% 5.12%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.54% 3.90%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.85% 5.64%
BROADCOM INC 2.34% 4.79%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.20% 4.32%
ELI LILLY 1.31% 2.52%
VISA CLASS A 0.91% 2.58%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.88% 4.22%
MASTERCARD CLASS A 0.66% 1.78%
LAM RESEARCH 0.55% 5.38%
MERCK & CO INC 0.50% 1.83%
Only in IWB
NVIDIA 7.44%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.30%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.61%
TESLA INC 1.56%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.38%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.34%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.24%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.97%
Only in QLTY
Texas Instruments Inc 4.44%
General Electric Co 1.79%
TJX Cos Inc/The 1.45%
Jack Henry & Associates Inc 0.37%
Moody's Corp 0.25%

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On the same fields

IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
QLTY
GMO U.S. Quality ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares GMO
What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +16.6% +19.9%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.8% (VONE) +17.3% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VONE +2.6 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.50%
Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 96.5%
Holdings 1025 41
Net assets, IWB as of Oct 9, 2026 and QLTY as of May 31, 2026 $49.6bn $4.5bn

IWB and QLTY 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 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, IWB or QLTY?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.6% and QLTY +19.9%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or QLTY?
IWB is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and QLTY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 96% of QLTY 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 ↗QLTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗QLTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗GMO 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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