Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
QUAL vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, QUAL returned +13.1% to USHY's +1.7%; 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 $26.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.
Pair scorecard
USHY costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.4 points; QUAL is 1.9 times larger.
| Measure | QUAL | USHY |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +13.1% | +1.7% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index | ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.08% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026 | $48.2bn | $25.8bn |
| 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 Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and USHY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.
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Side by side
QUAL and USHY 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%.
USHY
USHY tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index, measured by the closely related ICE BofA US High Yield Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or USHY?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +13.1% and USHY +1.7%.
- Which is cheaper, QUAL or USHY?
- USHY is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 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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