ETF comparison
IQLT vs VIG
Quality Factor vs Dividend.
iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF · Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
1 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IQLT and VIG would leave roughly 0.1% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.
Cost difference
VIG is 26 bps cheaper than IQLT. On a $100,000 position that's about $260/yr more in fees for IQLT.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with IQLT vs VIG.
Top shared holdings
1 shared in total| # | Holding | In IQLT | In VIG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS, INC. | 0.20% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
Only in IQLT
300 total- ASML Holding N.V. 5.42%
- Allianz SE 2.68%
- Roche Holding AG 2.20%
- ABB Ltd 1.95%
- Zurich Insurance Group AG 1.83%
- Nestle S.A. 1.81%
- Novartis AG 1.78%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.68%
- ADVANTEST CORPORATION 1.65%
- SHELL PLC 1.59%
Only in VIG
332 total- Broadcom Inc 4.63%
- Apple Inc 4.45%
- Microsoft Corp 4.34%
- JPMorgan Chase & Co 4.07%
- Eli Lilly & Co 3.93%
- ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.78%
- Johnson & Johnson 2.67%
- Visa Inc 2.45%
- Walmart Inc 2.11%
- Mastercard Inc 2.00%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
Open IQLT or VIG at a brokerage
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.