IWV vs QLC: Differences, Returns & Fees

IWV and QLC hold 52% of their weight in the same names, and QLC returned +19.8% over the year. Net assets: $20.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Russell 3000 ETF, and $1.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust US Quality Large Cap ETF.

IWV costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; IWV is 19.4 times larger.

IWV vs QLC: Differences, Returns & Fees
IWVQLC
Expense ratio0.20%0.25%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$19.6bn$1.0bn
Total return, 1 year+16.7%+19.8%
What it tracksRussell 3000 IndexNorthern Trust Quality Large Cap Index
Holdings in common52%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund34.7%37.6%

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

+16.7%
IWV total return, 1 year
+19.8%
QLC total return, 1 year
0.20%
IWV expense ratio
0.25%
QLC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWV and QLC hold 52% 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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52% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IWV QLC
NVIDIA 7.15% 7.10%
APPLE 6.51% 7.33%
MICROSOFT 5.32% 4.25%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.74% 4.09%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.40% 2.59%
BROADCOM INC 2.25% 2.94%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.21% 3.66%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.11% 1.40%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.28% 1.27%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.19% 1.98%
ELI LILLY 1.26% 1.12%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.55% 1.09%
Only in IWV
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.93%
VISA CLASS A 0.87%
WALMART 0.65%
MASTERCARD CLASS A 0.64%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 0.56%
APPLIED MATERIAL INC 0.54%
CHEVRON 0.53%
COCA-COLA 0.46%
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

IWV
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
QLC
Northern Trust US Quality Large Cap ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +16.7% +19.8%
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% 0.25%
Already in the S&P 500 87.8% 96.4%
Holdings 2600 177
Net assets, IWV as of Oct 9, 2026 and QLC as of Jul 31, 2026 $20.6bn $1.0bn

IWV and QLC 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 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, IWV or QLC?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWV returned +16.7% and QLC +19.8%.
Which is cheaper, IWV or QLC?
IWV is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWV and QLC overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 88% of IWV and 96% of QLC 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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