ETF comparison
QUALvsSPHQ
Both Quality Factor.
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF · Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF
Holdings overlap
50 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of QUAL and SPHQ would leave roughly40.0%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
Expense ratios are effectively identical (0.15% vs 0.15%).
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 QUAL vs SPHQ.
Top shared holdings
50 shared in total| # | Holding | In QUAL | In SPHQ | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APPLE INC. | 6.27% | 4.50% | 4.50% |
| 2 | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION | 3.22% | 4.09% | 3.22% |
| 3 | VISA INC. | 3.08% | 4.68% | 3.08% |
| 4 | KLA CORPORATION | 2.78% | 3.27% | 2.78% |
| 5 | CATERPILLAR INC. | 2.52% | 3.78% | 2.52% |
| 6 | APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 2.45% | 2.79% | 2.45% |
| 7 | MASTERCARD INCORPORATED | 2.30% | 4.32% | 2.30% |
| 8 | THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. | 3.19% | 1.79% | 1.79% |
| 9 | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 1.41% | 2.03% | 1.41% |
| 10 | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION | 1.31% | 4.81% | 1.31% |
| 11 | ADOBE INC. | 1.19% | 1.44% | 1.19% |
| 12 | MERCK & CO., INC. | 1.08% | 2.86% | 1.08% |
Only in QUAL
71 total- NVIDIA CORPORATION6.50%
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION5.04%
- META PLATFORMS, INC.3.49%
- ELI LILLY AND COMPANY2.92%
- ALPHABET INC.2.53%
- ALPHABET INC.2.11%
- BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.2.11%
- NETFLIX, INC.1.99%
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON1.92%
- SLB N.V.1.56%
Only in SPHQ
50 total- General Electric Co.4.16%
- Cisco Systems, Inc.3.54%
- GE Vernova Inc.3.15%
- Gilead Sciences, Inc.2.27%
- Western Digital Corp.2.15%
- Eaton Corp. PLC1.64%
- 3M Co.1.17%
- Parker-Hannifin Corp.1.08%
- Johnson Controls International PLC1.05%
- Constellation Energy Corp.0.99%
Open QUAL or SPHQ 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.