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QGRO vs VLUE

American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF vs iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

QGRO

American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF

American Century Investments

Annual cost

0.29%

Fund size

$2.2B

VLUE

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$12.0B

Key differences

  • VLUE costs 0.14% less per year.
  • VLUE is significantly larger than QGRO — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • QGRO follows a index enhanced strategy; VLUE uses index tracking.
  • Over the last 3 years, VLUE has delivered higher annualized returns.
  • VLUE has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

QGROVLUE
Annual cost (TER)0.29%0.15%
Fund size (AUM)$2.2B$12.0B
Since20182013
Dividend yield0.20%1.70%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex enhancedindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+10.4%+79.1%
CAGR 3Y+21.7%+31.4%
CAGR 5Y+12.5%+15.0%
Sharpe 3Y0.981.54
Volatility 1Y15.36%16.92%
Max drawdown-32.56%-39.47%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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