MODL vs QUAL: Differences, Returns & Fees

MODL and QUAL hold 36% of their weight in the same names, and QUAL returned +17.1% over the year. Net assets: $1.0bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares WestEnd U.S. Sector ETF, and $49.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF.

QUAL costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; QUAL is far larger, $45.9bn against $1.0bn.

MODL vs QUAL: Differences, Returns & Fees
MODLQUAL
Expense ratio0.46%0.15%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$1.0bn$45.9bn
Total return, 1 year+15.3%+17.1%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index ?
Holdings in common36%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund32.6%45.7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+15.3%
MODL total return, 1 year
+17.1%
QUAL total return, 1 year
0.46%
MODL expense ratio
0.15%
QUAL expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MODL and QUAL hold 36% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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36% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding MODL QUAL
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.04% 6.49%
APPLE INC. 5.48% 7.03%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.52% 8.01%
ALPHABET INC. 3.36% 1.97%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.97% 4.62%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.73% 1.81%
ALPHABET INC. 2.90% 1.54%
VISA INC. 1.41% 3.24%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.31% 2.04%
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 1.03% 2.28%
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 0.70% 3.69%
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. 0.94% 0.69%
Only in MODL
ABBVIE INC. 2.69%
BROADCOM INC. 2.31%
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2.21%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 2.16%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 1.96%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.69%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1.22%
AMGEN INC. 1.17%
Only in QUAL
ELI LILLY 3.65%
TJX 3.41%
APPLIED MATERIAL INC 3.01%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.31%
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 1.16%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.07%
LINDE PLC 1.00%
WALMART 0.96%

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On the same fields

MODL
VictoryShares WestEnd U.S. Sector ETF
QUAL
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor
Total return, 1 year +15.3% +17.1%
Expense ratio 0.46% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 95.6% 97.2%
Holdings 363 119
Net assets, MODL as of Jun 30, 2026 and QUAL as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.0bn $49.0bn

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

About MODL

MODL is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 363 positions, with the top ten at 32.6%.

About QUAL

QUAL tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 119 positions, with the top ten at 45.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MODL or QUAL?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MODL returned +15.3% and QUAL +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, MODL or QUAL?
QUAL is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MODL and QUAL overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 96% of MODL and 97% of QUAL 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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