Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or SECT?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +17.8% and SECT +13.1%.

Which is cheaper, QUAL or SECT?

QUAL is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do QUAL and SECT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QUAL and 0% of SECT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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QUAL vs SECT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUAL returned +17.8% to SECT's +13.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $49.1bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF, and $2.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Main Sector Rotation ETF.

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At a glance

+17.8%

QUAL total return, 1 year

+13.1%

SECT total return, 1 year

0.15%

QUAL expense ratio

0.69%

SECT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

QUAL costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.7 points.

QUAL vs SECT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	QUAL	SECT
Return
Measure	QUAL	SECT
Total return, 1 year	+17.8%	+13.1%
Drawdown
Measure	QUAL	SECT
Below its high		3.0%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	QUAL	SECT
What it tracks	MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	QUAL	SECT
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.69%
Net assets, QUAL as of Nov 4, 2026 and SECT as of Jul 31, 2026	$49.1bn	$2.8bn
Holdings
Measure	QUAL	SECT
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	44.5%	99.6%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and SECT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QUAL SECT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in QUAL

MICROSOFT 7.98%

APPLE 7.09%

NVIDIA 5.99%

ELI LILLY 4.47%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.09%

VISA CLASS A 3.61%

TJX 3.46%

LAM RESEARCH 2.73%

Only in SECT

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 38.39%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 19.67%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 12.44%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 9.03%

INVESCO EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST II 6.08%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 6.02%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 4.01%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 3.91%

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Side by side

QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF SECT Main Sector Rotation ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Main

What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +17.8% +13.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.5% (MLRG) +14.8% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark +3.3 pts vs MLRG −1.7 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.69%

Already in the S&P 500 97.2% 0.0%

Holdings 119 8

Net assets, QUAL as of Nov 4, 2026 and SECT as of Jul 31, 2026 $49.1bn $2.8bn

QUAL and SECT on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

QUAL

QUAL tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +14.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 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%.

SECT

SECT is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.69% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 99.6%. It sat 3.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or SECT?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +17.8% and SECT +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, QUAL or SECT?: QUAL is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do QUAL and SECT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QUAL and 0% of SECT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

QUAL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QUAL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for QUAL ↗

SECT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SECT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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