QUAL ETF Profile
QUAL is an equity ETF from IShares. Its largest disclosed positions include AAPL, NVDA, and MSFT, and the top three holdings account for 17.66% of portfolio weight shown here. On ETF Overlap Checker, it currently connects to 61 comparison pages.
Issuer
IShares
Asset Class
Equity
Holdings
120
Compare Pages
61
About QUAL
The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks with quality characteristics as identified through certain fundamental metrics.
- QUAL has a fairly diversified holdings footprint, with 120 positions in the latest imported dataset.
- The largest disclosed position is AAPL at 6.24% of the portfolio.
- The top three disclosed holdings make up 17.66% of the portfolio, and the top ten add up to 38.77%.
- Sector labels are limited in the visible top holdings, so the biggest positions matter more than sector buckets here.
- QUAL currently appears in 61 active ETF comparison pages on this site.
Data And Coverage
- Expense ratio
- 0.15%
- AUM
- $49B
- Inception date
- Jul 16, 2013
- Holdings updated
- Mar 12, 2026
- Data source
- Financial Modeling Prep
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What Stands Out About QUAL
Portfolio Shape
The disclosed top holdings suggest a middle-ground portfolio shape. AAPL, NVDA, and MSFT are the main visible positions, with the top three accounting for 17.66% and the top ten for 38.77% of portfolio weight shown here. Sector labels are limited in the visible top holdings, so the concentration read is driven mainly by the largest names themselves.
What Kind Of Overlap To Expect
QUAL should show the most meaningful overlap with adjacent style, factor, or dividend funds that own similar large positions. Comparisons against broader market or international ETFs will usually look more differentiated. That makes overlap checks useful before stacking multiple factor tilts that may still share the same core names.
When Investors Compare It
On this site, investors often compare QUAL with VOO, VTI, and QQQ. Those matchups usually answer a simple question: does adding this fund create a different sleeve, or does it mostly duplicate exposure you already own? QUAL currently connects to 61 live comparison pages.
Holdings Concentration Snapshot
Concentration
- Largest disclosed holding
- 6.24%
- Top 3 holdings
- 17.66%
- Top 10 holdings
- 38.77%
- Total holdings
- 120
These numbers help show whether QUAL behaves more like a broad portfolio building block or a fund where the biggest positions dominate the ride.
Visible Sector Mix
Sector labels are limited in the visible top holdings for QUAL, so the strongest signal here is still the size of the largest positions themselves.
Top Holdings
These holdings help explain how QUAL overlaps with other funds. The top ten disclosed positions represent 38.77% of the portfolio shown here.
| Holding | Name | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | APPLE INC | N/A | 6.24% |
| NVDA | NVIDIA CORP | N/A | 6.23% |
| MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP | N/A | 5.19% |
| META | META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A | N/A | 3.87% |
| TJX | TJX INC | N/A | 3.36% |
| LLY | ELI LILLY | N/A | 3.23% |
| V | VISA INC CLASS A | N/A | 3.04% |
| LRCX | LAM RESEARCH CORP | N/A | 2.79% |
| MA | MASTERCARD INC CLASS A | N/A | 2.43% |
| KLAC | KLA CORP | N/A | 2.39% |
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