IWV vs QDF: Differences, Returns & Fees

IWV and QDF hold 35% of their weight in the same names, and QDF returned +17.4% over the year. Net assets: $20.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Russell 3000 ETF, and $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETF.

IWV costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; IWV is 8.8 times larger.

IWV vs QDF: Differences, Returns & Fees
IWVQDF
Expense ratio0.20%0.39%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$19.6bn$2.2bn
Total return, 1 year+16.7%+17.4%
What it tracksRussell 3000 IndexNorthern Trust Quality Dividend Index
Holdings in common35%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund34.7%39.4%

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

+16.7%
IWV total return, 1 year
+17.4%
QDF total return, 1 year
0.20%
IWV expense ratio
0.39%
QDF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWV and QDF hold 35% 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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35% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IWV QDF
APPLE 6.51% 8.67%
NVIDIA 7.15% 6.33%
MICROSOFT 5.32% 3.97%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.74% 2.40%
BROADCOM INC 2.25% 4.01%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.21% 1.95%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.19% 2.56%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.84% 2.81%
ELI LILLY 1.26% 0.71%
ABBVIE 0.65% 2.94%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.63% 2.96%
LAM RESEARCH 0.53% 2.57%
Only in IWV
AMAZON.COM INC 3.40%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.11%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.55%
TESLA INC 1.49%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.32%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.28%
WALMART 0.65%
INTEL CORPORATION 0.64%
Only in QDF
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 0.66%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 0.62%
Bath & Body Works, Inc. 0.60%
Public Storage 0.60%
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 0.58%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. 0.56%
Electronic Arts, Inc. 0.56%
Federal Realty Investment Trust 0.54%

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On the same fields

IWV
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
QDF
Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +16.7% +17.4%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.8% (VTHR) not published
Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VTHR not available
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.39%
Already in the S&P 500 87.8% 85.9%
Holdings 2600 123
Net assets, IWV as of Oct 9, 2026 and QDF as of Jul 31, 2026 $20.6bn $2.2bn

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

About IWV

IWV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.7% with distributions reinvested, against +16.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,600 positions, with the top ten at 34.7%.

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, IWV or QDF?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWV returned +16.7% and QDF +17.4%.
Which is cheaper, IWV or QDF?
IWV is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWV and QDF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 88% of IWV and 86% of QDF 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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