PWRD vs QGRW: Differences, Returns & Fees

PWRD and QGRW hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and QGRW returned +16.8% over the year. Net assets: $1.5bn on Jul 31, 2026 for TCW Transform Systems ETF, and $2.7bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Fund.

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QGRW costs 0.47 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.0 points.

PWRD vs QGRW: Differences, Returns & Fees
PWRDQGRW
Expense ratio0.75%0.28%
Net assets, PWRD as of Jul 31, 2026 and QGRW as of Jun 30, 2026$1.5bn$2.7bn
Total return, 1 year−1.2%+16.8%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedWisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Index
Holdings in common13%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund52.0%54.1%
Below its high20.1%, high on Jun 30, 20264.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

−1.2%
PWRD total return, 1 year
+16.8%
QGRW total return, 1 year
0.75%
PWRD expense ratio
0.28%
QGRW expense ratio

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PWRD and QGRW are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. PWRD follows No index, actively managed and QGRW follows WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 13% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 PWRD returned −1.2% and QGRW +16.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 18.0 points.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PWRD and QGRW hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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13% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding PWRD QGRW
BROADCOM INC 4.22% 3.17%
APPLIED MATERIALS INC 5.42% 1.69%
CATERPILLAR INC 1.91% 1.51%
GENERAL ELECTRIC 10.15% 1.34%
KLA CORP 4.29% 1.29%
GE VERNOVA INC 3.51% 1.15%
ARISTA NETWORKS INC 4.05% 0.74%
VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A 4.94% 0.57%
QUANTA SERVICES INC 3.22% 0.54%
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 2.98% 0.54%
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC 1.81% 0.45%
FIRST SOLAR INC 1.24% 0.08%
Only in PWRD
SAFRAN SA /EUR 5.56%
VENTURE GLOBAL INC-CL A 5.25%
AIRBUS SE /EUR 4.12%
POWELL INDUSTRIES INC 4.03%
UNION PACIFIC CORP 4.03%
BLOOM ENERGY CORP- A 3.44%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.12%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 2.88%
Only in QGRW
NVIDIA CORP 11.36%
ALPHABET INC 8.03%
MICROSOFT CORP 7.24%
AMAZON.COM INC 6.82%
META PLATFORMS INC 5.55%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.35%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 3.13%
APPLE INC 2.82%

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On the same fields

PWRD
TCW Transform Systems ETF
QGRW
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Fund
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year −1.2% +16.8%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +15.9% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +1.0 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.28%
Already in the S&P 500 57.0% 96.7%
Holdings 31 100
Net assets, PWRD as of Jul 31, 2026 and QGRW as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.5bn $2.7bn

PWRD and QGRW on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About PWRD

PWRD is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 57% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 31 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 20.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About QGRW

QGRW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested, against +15.9% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 54.1%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PWRD or QGRW?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PWRD returned −1.2% and QGRW +16.8%.
Which is cheaper, PWRD or QGRW?
QGRW is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do PWRD and QGRW overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 57% of PWRD and 97% of QGRW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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