QUAL vs SCHK: Differences, Returns & Fees
QUAL and SCHK hold 39% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $49.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF, and $5.7bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab 1000 Index ETF.
SCHK costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; QUAL is 12.8 times larger.
| QUAL | SCHK | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025 | $51.6bn | $4.0bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.1% | +16.9% |
| What it tracks | MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index ? | Schwab 1000 Index |
| Holdings in common | 39% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 45.7% | 36.2% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and SCHK hold 39% 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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39% in common
On the same fields
QUAL and SCHK on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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%.
About SCHK
SCHK tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 986 positions, with the top ten at 36.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or SCHK?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +17.1% and SCHK +16.9%.
- Which is cheaper, QUAL or SCHK?
- SCHK is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 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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