QUALequity
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
122holdings
0.15%annual fee
USmarket
Valuation116 companies covered
23.3×P / E100% by weight
7.76×P / B89% by weight
4.3%Earnings yield
ETF comparisons / QUAL vs VT
equity comparison · QUAL 2026-09-11 · VT 2026-04-30
QUAL vs VT
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF compared with VANGUARD TOTAL WORLD STOCK INDEX FUND
Most company exposure is different between these funds.QUAL has 8 companies outside the overlap; VT has 9,669.
Do QUAL and VT overlap?
QUAL and VT overlap by 25.7% by weight, across 112 shared companies.
VTGlobal equity
VANGUARD TOTAL WORLD STOCK INDEX FUND
10,093holdings
0.06%annual fee
USmarket
Valuation7,366 companies covered
23.2×P / E90% by weight
2.81×P / B82% by weight
4.3%Earnings yield
Price development
Both lines rebased to 0% over their shared dates
Largest shared positions
112 companies held in both funds
QUAL weight
VT weight
| Shared company | QUAL | VT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP NVDA | 6.38% | 4.17% |
| ALPHABET INC GOOGL 2 share classes | 3.49% | 3.61% |
| ↳ ALPHABET INC-CL A GOOGL | 1.95% | 2.02% |
| ↳ ALPHABET INC-CL C GOOG | 1.54% | 1.59% |
| Apple Inc AAPL | 7.17% | 3.49% |
| Microsoft Corp MSFT | 7.66% | 2.70% |
| META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A META | 4.30% | 1.19% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. BRK/B 2 share classes | 1.85% | 0.77% |
| ↳ BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. BRK/B | 1.85% | 0.69% |
| ↳ Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRH | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| ELI LILLY & CO LLY | 3.57% | 0.67% |
| WALMART INC. WMT | 0.95% | 0.51% |
| Visa Inc V | 3.21% | 0.49% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ | 2.14% | 0.49% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp COST | 1.05% | 0.40% |
| Mastercard Inc MA | 2.27% | 0.36% |
| NETFLIX INC NFLX | 1.85% | 0.35% |
| THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY PG | 0.82% | 0.31% |
| LAM RESEARCH LRCX | 3.56% | 0.29% |
| Applied Materials Inc AMAT | 2.80% | 0.28% |
| THE COCA-COLA COMPANY KO | 0.82% | 0.27% |
| Merck & Co Inc MRK | 1.38% | 0.24% |
| Linde PLC LIN | 0.99% | 0.21% |
| KLA Corp KLAC | 2.45% | 0.21% |
| Pepsico, Inc. PEP | 0.35% | 0.19% |
| ARISTA NETWORKS, INC. ANET | 1.53% | 0.16% |
| THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. TJX | 3.19% | 0.16% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc GILD | 0.68% | 0.15% |
| BLACKROCK, INC. BLK | 0.47% | 0.14% |
QUAL and VT questions
Based on the holdings compared above
How much do QUAL and VT overlap?
QUAL and VT overlap by 25.7% by weight, across 112 shared companies.
Which companies do QUAL and VT both hold?
The largest companies held in both funds are NVIDIA CORP, ALPHABET INC, Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A.
Can I hold both QUAL and VT?
Holding both means 25.7% of that part of your portfolio is the same companies counted twice. That can suit you or not depending on your goals; this tool reports the overlap rather than giving advice.
Is QUAL or VT cheaper?
QUAL has a 0.15% expense ratio and VT has 0.06%.
How do QUAL and VT compare on valuation?
QUAL has a weighted P/E of 23.3 and VT has a weighted P/E of 23.2.
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