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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so QUAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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QUAL vs VGLT: how they differ

QUAL and VGLT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and QUAL returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and VGLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in QUAL	Only in VGLT
MICROSOFT 7.67%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62%
APPLE 7.10%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.50%
NVIDIA 6.44%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.32%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
ELI LILLY 3.62%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
LAM RESEARCH 3.59%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.48%
TJX 3.23%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44%
VISA CLASS A 3.21%	Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

QUAL and VGLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI USA Quality Factor	Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+16.0%	−5.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.5 pts	−22.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	not published
Holdings	121	1703

QUAL in plain words

QUAL is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 121 positions, with the top ten at 44.4%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VGLT in plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or VGLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so QUAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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