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RECS vs SPHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

RECS and SPHQ hold 24% of their weight in the same names, and SPHQ returned +18.0% over the year. Net assets: $5.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF, and $19.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF.

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 3.2 points; SPHQ is 3.3 times larger.

RECS vs SPHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
RECSSPHQ
Expense ratio0.15%0.15%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$5.8bn$19.4bn
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+18.0%
What it tracksBeta Advantage Research Enhanced U.S. Equity IndexS&P 500 Quality Index
Holdings in common24%
Holdings datedJul 31, 2026Oct 10, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund40.4%43.7%
Below its high4.6%, high on Jun 30, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+14.8%
RECS total return, 1 year
+18.0%
SPHQ total return, 1 year
0.15%
RECS expense ratio
0.15%
SPHQ expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, RECS and SPHQ hold 24% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

24% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding RECS SPHQ
Apple Inc 11.50% 5.65%
Mastercard Inc 2.46% 5.90%
TJX Cos Inc/The 1.60% 1.39%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.12% 3.81%
Parker-Hannifin Corp 0.90% 1.05%
Automatic Data Processing Inc 0.82% 1.05%
Applied Materials Inc 0.78% 2.62%
Lam Research Corp 0.74% 4.30%
Ross Stores Inc 0.73% 0.67%
Progressive Corp/The 0.66% 1.36%
Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.79% 0.63%
Illinois Tool Works Inc 0.61% 0.75%
Only in RECS
NVIDIA Corp 11.41%
Meta Platforms Inc 4.17%
Bank of America Corp 2.09%
Micron Technology Inc 1.99%
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF 1.85%
Vanguard Communication Services ETF 1.79%
Chevron Corp 1.52%
Altria Group Inc 1.25%
Only in SPHQ
Visa Inc 5.84%
GE Vernova Inc 4.17%
Costco Wholesale Corp 3.96%
Netflix Inc 3.62%
General Electric Co 3.37%
Procter & Gamble Co/The 2.96%
QUALCOMM Inc 2.42%
Texas Instruments Inc 2.27%

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On the same fields

RECS
Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF
SPHQ
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Columbia Invesco
What it is Tracks an index Tracks the S&P 500 Quality
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +18.0%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 86.1% 100.0%
Holdings 356 102
Net assets, RECS as of Jul 31, 2026 and SPHQ as of Oct 9, 2026 $5.8bn $19.1bn

RECS and SPHQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About RECS

RECS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 356 positions, with the top ten at 40.4%.

About SPHQ

SPHQ tracks the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 102 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, RECS or SPHQ?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RECS returned +14.8% and SPHQ +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, RECS or SPHQ?
Neither: RECS and SPHQ both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do RECS and SPHQ overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 86% of RECS and 100% of SPHQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
RECS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗RECS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Columbia website ↗SPHQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPHQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for SPHQ ↗

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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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