PABU vs SQS: Differences, Returns & Fees
PABU and SQS hold 36% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $2.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Paris-Aligned Climate Optimized MSCI USA ETF, and $1.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Sapient Quality Select ETF.
PABU costs 0.70 points a year less; PABU is 1.8 times larger.
| PABU | SQS | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.10% | 0.80% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $2.4bn | $1.4bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.2% | not published |
| What it tracks | MSCI USA Climate Paris Aligned Benchmark Extended Select Index | not published |
| Holdings in common | 36% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 48.9% | 54.2% |
| Below its high | 4.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PABU and SQS hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
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36% in common
On the same fields
PABU and SQS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About PABU
PABU tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +10.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 88 positions, with the top ten at 48.9%.
About SQS
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.80% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 54.2%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, PABU or SQS?
- PABU is cheaper, by 0.70 percentage points a year. That is about $70 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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