ETF comparison
IVVvsQUAL
US Large Cap vs Quality Factor.
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF · iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
Holdings overlap
115 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IVV and QUAL would leave roughly44.4%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
IVV is 12 bps cheaper than QUAL. On a $100,000 position that's about $120/yr more in fees for QUAL.
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 IVV vs QUAL.
Top shared holdings
115 shared in total| # | Holding | In IVV | In QUAL | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA Corp. | 7.51% | 6.50% | 6.50% |
| 2 | Apple, Inc. | 6.58% | 6.27% | 6.27% |
| 3 | Microsoft Corp. | 4.29% | 5.04% | 4.29% |
| 4 | Alphabet, Inc. | 3.25% | 2.53% | 2.53% |
| 5 | Alphabet, Inc. | 2.59% | 2.11% | 2.11% |
| 6 | Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.92% | 3.49% | 1.92% |
| 7 | Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.47% | 2.92% | 1.47% |
| 8 | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. | 1.42% | 2.11% | 1.42% |
| 9 | Johnson & Johnson | 0.95% | 1.92% | 0.95% |
| 10 | Applied Materials, Inc. | 0.89% | 2.45% | 0.89% |
| 11 | Visa, Inc. | 0.88% | 3.08% | 0.88% |
| 12 | Lam Research Corp. | 0.84% | 3.22% | 0.84% |
Only in IVV
391 total- Amazon.com, Inc.3.61%
- Broadcom, Inc.2.77%
- Micron Technology, Inc.2.02%
- Tesla, Inc.1.83%
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.1.47%
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.1.36%
- Intel Corp.1.02%
- Exxon Mobil Corp.0.88%
- Cisco Systems, Inc.0.72%
- AbbVie, Inc.0.69%
Only in QUAL
6 total- Oklo Inc0.71%
- CARLISLE COMPANIES INCORPORATED0.10%
- UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION0.09%
- GRACO INC.0.09%
- TRADEWEB MARKETS INC.0.05%
- RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.0.04%
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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.