# QUAL (iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF) iShares · Stock ETFs · U.S. large-cap blend · data as of Oct 28, 2026 QUAL returned +13.1% over the year to Oct 28, 2026, charges 0.15% a year and holds $48.2bn in net assets on Oct 28, 2026. Promise check: Not measured. No other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/ QUAL tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor and returned +13.1% over the past year. ## Key facts - QUAL, total return, 1 year: +13.1%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - QUAL, expense ratio: 0.15%, as of Nov 21, 2025. - QUAL, holdings: 119, as of Oct 27, 2026. - QUAL, below its high: −2.0%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - QUAL, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 0.9%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - QUAL, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 15, 2026: $0.4727, as of Sep 15, 2026. - QUAL, net assets: $48.2bn (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026). ## QUAL over each window to Oct 28, 2026 | Window | Total return | Benchmark (MLRG) | Gap to MLRG | S&P 500 (SPY) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 month | +0.1% | +0.9% | −0.8 pts | +0.9% | | 3 months | +3.5% | +6.3% | −2.8 pts | +6.1% | | 6 months | +8.9% | +9.4% | −0.5 pts | +9.1% | | Year to date | +13.0% | +14.3% | −1.3 pts | +14.1% | | 1 year | +13.1% | +13.6% | −0.5 pts | +13.6% | | 3 years | +80.1% | +96.2% | −16.1 pts | +95.0% | | 5 years | +66.7% | +76.5% | −9.8 pts | +79.8% | | 10 years | +290.4% | +297.1% | −6.7 pts | +325.8% | | Since launch | +442.4% | +433.8% | +8.6 pts | +472.2% | | Since launch, annualised | +13.6% | – | – | – | ## QUAL key stats - 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $227.72 on Oct 12, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $186.49 on Mar 30, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $223.11, 89% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - Holdings: 119 - Top ten weight: 44.5% ## QUAL trading - Not scored. - Premium to NAV at the Oct 28 close: +0.05%; 95% of days within ±0.05%. - The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/qual/trading/ ## Every published field | Field | Value | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | What it tracks | MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index | ETFIQ | | Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ | | Category | Stocks · U.S. large-cap blend | ETFIQ | | Expense ratio | 0.15% | 485BPOS XBRL, Nov 21, 2025 | | Price | $223.11 | ETFIQ | | First traded | Jul 18, 2013 | ETFIQ | | Net assets | $48.2bn | the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026 | | Benchmark | MSCI USA Index, measured by MLRG, which tracks the same index | ETFIQ, from its filings | | Benchmark named in | its shareholder report, N-CSR, Oct 5, 2026 | ETFIQ | | QUAL, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 | +13.1% | ETFIQ | | MLRG, the same days | +13.6% | ETFIQ | | Against its benchmark, 1 year | −0.5 pts | ETFIQ | | Below its high | −2.0% | ETFIQ | | Holdings | 119 | ETFIQ | | Top ten weight | 44.5% | ETFIQ | | Holdings published for | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file | | Holdings as of the close of | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file | | Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 97.2% | ETFIQ | | Active share vs the S&P 500 | 57.6% | ETFIQ | | Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 52.7% | ETFIQ | ## Money in and out, to Oct 23, 2026 | Window | Dates | Net flow | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 week | Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | +$182m | | 1 month | Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | +$181m | | 3 months | Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | +$980m | | Year to date | Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | −$5.4bn | | 1 year | Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026 | −$11.0bn (of which a round trip: −$159m) | Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: . Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows ## Questions ### How has QUAL performed? Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, QUAL returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. Over three years the number is +80.1%. ### What does QUAL cost? The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. ### What does QUAL hold? 119 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 44.5% of the fund. 97% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds. ### How far is QUAL below its high? 2.0% below its high of Oct 12, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026. ## Cite this page ETFIQ, QUAL, stock fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/qual Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at . HTML: https://etfiq.com/funds/qual · JSON: https://etfiq.com/funds/qual.json