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QUAL vs QGRO

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

QUAL

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$50.1B

QGRO

American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF

American Century Investments

Annual cost

0.29%

Fund size

$2.2B

Key differences

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

Side-by-side comparison

QUALQGRO
Annual cost (TER)0.15%0.29%
Fund size (AUM)$50.1B$2.2B
Since20132018
Dividend yield0.91%0.20%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex enhanced
CAGR 1Y+22.9%+10.4%
CAGR 3Y+20.8%+21.7%
CAGR 5Y+12.3%+12.5%
Sharpe 3Y1.130.98
Volatility 1Y12.05%15.36%
Max drawdown-34.06%-32.56%

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

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