ETF comparison
IQLTvsVO
Quality Factor vs US Mid Cap.
iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF · Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
Holdings overlap
1 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IQLT and VO would leave roughly0.2%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.
Cost difference
VO is 27 bps cheaper than IQLT. On a $100,000 position that's about $270/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 thecost calculator pre-filled with IQLT vs VO.
Top shared holdings
1 shared in total| # | Holding | In IQLT | In VO | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS, INC. | 0.24% | 0.30% | 0.24% |
Only in IQLT
296 total- ASML Holding N.V.6.04%
- SHELL PLC2.55%
- Allianz SE2.49%
- Novartis AG2.25%
- ABB Ltd2.21%
- Roche Holding AG2.17%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC2.02%
- Nestle S.A.1.99%
- Zurich Insurance Group AG1.61%
- Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.1.55%
Only in VO
281 total- Vertiv Holdings Co1.22%
- Western Digital Corp1.06%
- Seagate Technology Holdings PLC1.05%
- Quanta Services Inc1.04%
- Howmet Aerospace Inc1.04%
- Cummins Inc0.95%
- Datadog Inc0.83%
- Bloom Energy Corp0.79%
- Constellation Energy Corp0.78%
- Robinhood Markets Inc0.77%
Open IQLT or VO at a brokerage
Both funds trade commission-free at major US brokerages.
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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.