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QLC vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

QLC and VIG hold 33% of their weight in the same names, and QLC returned +19.8% over the year. Net assets: $1.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust US Quality Large Cap ETF, and $109.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF.

VIG costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.8 points; VIG is far larger, $130.9bn against $1.0bn.

QLC vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
QLCVIG
Expense ratio0.25%0.04%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$1.0bn$130.9bn
Total return, 1 year+19.8%+12.0%
What it tracksNorthern Trust Quality Large Cap IndexS&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Holdings in common33%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund37.6%33.5%

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

+19.8%
QLC total return, 1 year
+12.0%
VIG total return, 1 year
0.25%
QLC expense ratio
0.04%
VIG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QLC and VIG hold 33% 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 Aug 31, 2026.

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33% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding QLC VIG
Apple, Inc. 7.33% 4.50%
Microsoft Corp. 4.25% 4.67%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.94% 4.34%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.98% 4.07%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.85% 1.86%
Johnson & Johnson 1.81% 2.73%
Bank of America Corp. 1.46% 1.72%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.17% 1.21%
Eli Lilly & Co. 1.12% 3.90%
KLA Corp. 1.08% 0.98%
Lam Research Corp. 0.80% 1.61%
Morgan Stanley 0.78% 1.09%
Only in QLC
NVIDIA Corp. 7.10%
Alphabet, Inc. 4.09%
Alphabet, Inc. 3.66%
Amazon.com, Inc. 2.59%
Citigroup, Inc. 1.66%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.40%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.27%
GE Aerospace 1.21%
Only in VIG
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.84%
Visa Inc 2.50%
Mastercard Inc 2.03%
Walmart Inc 1.96%
Costco Wholesale Corp 1.78%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.51%
Coca-Cola Co/The 1.46%
Texas Instruments Inc 1.01%

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On the same fields

QLC
Northern Trust US Quality Large Cap ETF
VIG
Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Northern Trust Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year +19.8% +12.0%
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.04%
Already in the S&P 500 96.4% 92.6%
Holdings 177 335
Net assets, QLC as of Jul 31, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.0bn $109.1bn

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

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%.

About VIG

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 335 positions, with the top ten at 33.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QLC or VIG?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QLC returned +19.8% and VIG +12.0%.
Which is cheaper, QLC or VIG?
VIG is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do QLC and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 96% of QLC and 93% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
QLC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗QLC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗VIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VIG ↗

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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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