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IYE vs QUAL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYE returned +58.8% to QUAL's +13.1%; 4% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $1.8bn for iShares U.S. Energy ETF and $48.2bn for iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF.

IYE on its own →QUAL on its own →
At a glance
+58.8%
IYE total return, 1 year
+13.1%
QUAL total return, 1 year
0.37%
IYE expense ratio
0.15%
QUAL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

QUAL costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 45.7 points; QUAL is far larger, $48.2bn against $1.8bn.

IYE vs QUAL: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIYEQUAL
Return
Total return, 1 year+58.8%+13.1%
Benchmark
What it tracksRussell 1000 Energy RIC 22MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.37%0.15%
Net assets$1.8bn$48.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund71.5%44.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

4%

By the books each fund has filed, IYE and QUAL hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IYE QUAL
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.48% 2.50%
EOG RESOURCES 3.28% 0.34%
SLB 3.04% 0.31%
DEVON ENERGY 2.30% 0.19%
HALLIBURTON 1.18% 0.10%
TEXAS PACIFIC LAND 0.77% 0.10%
EXPAND ENERGY 0.83% 0.07%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IYE
CHEVRON 16.24%
CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.74%
MARATHON PETROLEUM 4.68%
VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.07%
PHILLIPS 66 3.97%
WILLIAMS 3.37%
KINDER MORGAN 2.59%
TARGA RESOURCES 2.52%
Only in QUAL
MICROSOFT 8.09%
APPLE 7.38%
NVIDIA 6.28%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.06%
ELI LILLY 4.04%
TJX 3.50%
VISA CLASS A 3.44%
LAM RESEARCH 2.84%
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Side by side

IYE iShares U.S. Energy ETF QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Energy Tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor
Total return, 1 year +58.8% +13.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.5 pts vs MLRG
Expense ratio 0.37% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 67.1% 97.2%
Holdings 41 119
Net assets $1.8bn $48.2bn

IYE and QUAL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
IYE

IYE tracks an index of U.S. Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +58.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 67% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 41 positions, with the top ten at 71.5%.

QUAL

QUAL tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 119 positions, with the top ten at 44.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYE or QUAL?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +58.8% and QUAL +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, IYE or QUAL?
QUAL is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IYE and QUAL overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 67% of IYE and 97% of QUAL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IYE on its own →QUAL on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IYE dividend history →IYE holdings →QUAL dividend history →QUAL holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IYE and QUAL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IYE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IYE ↗
QUAL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for QUAL ↗

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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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