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QUAL vs BELT

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF vs iShares U.S. Select Equity Active ETF

QUAL

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$50.1B

BELT

iShares U.S. Select Equity Active ETF

BlackRock

Annual cost

0.75%

Fund size

$9M

Key differences

  • QUAL costs 0.60% less per year.
  • QUAL is significantly larger than BELT — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • QUAL follows a index tracking strategy; BELT uses index enhanced.
  • QUAL has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

QUALBELT
Annual cost (TER)0.15%0.75%
Fund size (AUM)$50.1B$9M
Since20132024
Dividend yield0.91%0.00%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex enhanced
CAGR 1Y+22.9%+28.9%
CAGR 3Y+20.8%N/A
CAGR 5Y+12.3%N/A
Sharpe 3Y1.13N/A
Volatility 1Y12.05%17.21%
Max drawdown-34.06%-23.05%

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

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