iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL)
- Expense ratio0.15%
- Net assets$48.40B
- Dividend yield0.83%
- 1-year return+17.29%
- Holdings118
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QUAL quote & trading statistics
QUAL performance
Total return · as of October 17, 2026- YTD+13.62%
- 1 year+17.29%
- 3 years+19.12%/yr
- 5 years+11.26%/yr
- 10 years+13.99%/yr
- 1Y volatility
- 10.97%
- 3Y volatility
- 11.50%
- 3Y Sharpe ratio
- 1.23
Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.
QUAL top 10 holdings
| # | Symbol | Name | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 8.00% |
| 2 | AAPL | Apple Inc. | 7.37% |
| 3 | NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 6.28% |
| 4 | META | Meta Platforms Inc. | 4.65% |
| 5 | LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | 4.06% |
| 6 | TJX | The TJX Companies Inc | 3.48% |
| 7 | V | Visa Inc. Class A | 3.26% |
| 8 | LRCX | Lam Research Corp | 3.10% |
| 9 | MA | Mastercard Inc | 2.46% |
| 10 | AMAT | Applied Materials Inc | 2.44% |
The top 10 holdings make up 45.1% of the fund (118 holdings in total). As of October 17, 2026.
About iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The index is based on a traditional market capitalization-weighted parent index, the MSCI USA Index.
QUAL ETF FAQ
What is the QUAL expense ratio?
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a net expense ratio of 0.15%, or $15.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.
How much money is in QUAL?
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has about $48.40B in net assets.
What are the top holdings of QUAL?
The largest positions in QUAL are Microsoft Corporation (8.00%), Apple Inc. (7.37%), NVIDIA Corporation (6.28%). The fund holds 118 securities in total.
How has QUAL performed?
QUAL returned +17.29% over the past year and +11.26% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.
Does QUAL pay dividends?
QUAL has a dividend yield of 0.83% and pays distributions na.
When was QUAL launched?
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF began trading on July 16, 2013.
ETFs similar to QUAL
Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with QUAL's. Overlap: shared top-10 weight as a share of the larger top-10 total of the two funds.
| Symbol | Fund | Overlap | Expense ratio | Net assets | 1-year return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUAL | iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | — | 0.15% | $48.40B | +17.29% |
| SIZE | iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF | 97% | 0.15% | $426.1M | +13.98% |
| DUHP | DFA Investment Dimensions Group | 76% | 0.21% | $12.83B | +14.37% |
| VSLU | Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF | 66% | 0.46% | $574.6M | +16.99% |
| HGRO | Hedgeye Quality Growth ETF | 66% | 0.72% | $116.0M | +10.42% |
| USMC | Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF | 63% | 0.11% | $5.07B | +14.16% |
| LCAP | Principal Capital Appreciation Select ETF | 62% | 0.29% | $1.90B | +16.74% |
| QUSA | VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF | 61% | — | $21.7M | +4.33% |
| ALRG | Allspring LT Large Core ETF | 61% | — | $8.0M | +18.36% |