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QLC vs VV: Differences, Returns & Fees

QLC and VV hold 56% 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 $54.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF.

VV costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points.

QLC vs VV: Differences, Returns & Fees
QLCVV
Expense ratio0.25%0.03%
Net assets, QLC as of Jul 31, 2026 and VV as of Sep 30, 2026$1.0bn$54.1bn
Total return, 1 year+19.8%+17.1%
What it tracksNorthern Trust Quality Large Cap IndexCRSP US Large Cap Index
Holdings in common56%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund37.6%38.2%

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

+19.8%
QLC total return, 1 year
+17.1%
VV total return, 1 year
0.25%
QLC expense ratio
0.03%
VV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QLC and VV hold 56% 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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56% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding QLC VV
Apple, Inc. 7.33% 7.19%
NVIDIA Corp. 7.10% 7.84%
Microsoft Corp. 4.25% 5.82%
Alphabet, Inc. 4.09% 3.08%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.94% 2.71%
Amazon.com, Inc. 2.59% 3.88%
Alphabet, Inc. 3.66% 2.42%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.98% 1.47%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.40% 1.94%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.27% 1.37%
Eli Lilly & Co. 1.12% 1.51%
Micron Technology, Inc. 1.09% 1.67%
Only in QLC
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. 0.63%
Tapestry, Inc. 0.61%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.55%
Franklin Resources, Inc. 0.53%
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 0.52%
Jabil, Inc. 0.50%
Evergy, Inc. 0.48%
Royalty Pharma plc 0.46%
Only in VV
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.03%
Visa Inc 0.90%
Mastercard Inc 0.72%
Walmart Inc 0.71%
Costco Wholesale Corp 0.65%
Chevron Corp 0.60%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 0.55%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 0.48%

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On the same fields

QLC
Northern Trust US Quality Large Cap ETF
VV
Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Northern Trust Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +19.8% +17.1%
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 96.4% 98.0%
Holdings 177 434
Net assets, QLC as of Jul 31, 2026 and VV as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.0bn $54.1bn

QLC and VV 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 VV

VV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 434 positions, with the top ten at 38.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QLC or VV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QLC returned +19.8% and VV +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, QLC or VV?
VV 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 QLC and VV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 96% of QLC and 98% of VV 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) ↗VV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VV ↗

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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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