Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
QUAL vs SCHP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, QUAL returned +13.1% to SCHP's −0.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $48.2bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF, and $16.5bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF.
Pair scorecard
SCHP costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.9 points.
| Measure | QUAL | SCHP |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +13.1% | −0.8% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index | US TIPS |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, QUAL as of Oct 28, 2026 and SCHP as of Jun 30, 2026 | $48.2bn | $16.5bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 97% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 44.5% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and SCHP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
QUAL and SCHP on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QUAL
QUAL tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 119 positions, with the top ten at 44.5%.
SCHP
SCHP tracks an index of US TIPS. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or SCHP?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +13.1% and SCHP −0.8%.
- Which is cheaper, QUAL or SCHP?
- SCHP 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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